Internships
The Block Museum of Art’s curatorial internship offers paid opportunities to Northwestern University undergraduate students from various academic programs and disciplines. The Museum is committed to promoting diverse perspectives and providing behind-the-scenes access to students who are interested in exploring museum professions.
APPLY NOW: Undergraduate Curatorial Internships - Academic Year 2026-27
Block Museum of Art curatorial internships are open to Northwestern University undergraduate students from academic disciplines and programs across campus. The internships provide hands-on experience working in an academic art museum and offer opportunities to learn about curatorial and other museum careers. Projects may include work on collections and acquisitions, exhibitions, programs, and publications with an emphasis on research and writing. Interns will be assigned independent and collaborative projects and will have opportunities to meet with staff members to learn about different museum roles.
Interns are paid $15 per hour and can work up to 10 hours per week during the fall, winter, and spring quarters. Work may be scheduled throughout the academic year, between mid-September 2026 and June 2027. (Interns may vary the number of hours they work per quarter, depending on course load.)
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Application materials include a cover letter and resume:
Please include your major, if declared, your anticipated graduation date, your employment history, and a list of relevant courses completed.
Submit your cover letter and resume as a single PDF document by Saturday, April 18, 11:59pm via email with the subject line “Curatorial Internship [applicant name]” to Corinne Granof, Academic Curator:
Please note: You are welcome to apply for both the Block Museum Student Associates program and the Undergraduate Curatorial Internship, but you can only be selected for one.
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Year |
Name / Department |
Projects |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Muyang Chen | |
| 2025 | Aja Frazier | |
| 2024 | Raya Bryant-Young (Art History,) Anthropology) | Permanent collection research (Dawoud Bey), BMSA acquisition research, contributed research to Helen Frankenthaler exhibition |
| 2024 | Helaina Harris (Art Theory and Practice) | Permanent collection research (Karl Wirsum), BMSA acquisition research, contributed research to Helen Frankenthaler exhibition |
| 2024 | Sam Kliss (Art History, Psychology, English) | Permanent collection research (WPA prints), BMSA acquisition research, contributed research to Helen Frankenthaler exhibition |
| 2023 | Audrey Bannister (American Studies & French) | Permanent collection research (Mikki Ferrill and Roland L. Freeman), Vik Muniz acquisition |
| 2023 | Kelsey Carroll (Art History & Journalism) | BMSA acquisition research, permanent collection research (Lowell Nesbitt), contributed research to Bev Grant exhibition |
| 2022 | Vitoria Monteiro de Carvalho Faria (Art History, Economics) | Permanent collection research (Edward Steichen) and library installation |
| 2022 | Elizabeth Vazquez (Anthropology, History) | Laura Aguilar and Bev Grant acquisitions |
| 2021 | Madeleine Giaconia (RTVF, Art History) | Permanent collection research (W. Eugene Smith), collection inventory |
| 2020 | Bailey Pekar (Journalism, Art History) | Permanent collection research (Honoré Daumier) |
| 2019 | Madeline Hultquist (Anthropology) | Permanent collection research |
| 2019 | Mary Pedraza (Political Science) | Permanent collection research |
| 2018 | Anna Clara White (Medill) | Permanent collection research |
| 2018 | Brianna Heath (Art History, German) | Permanent collection research & Block Library installation |
| 2018 | Zoe Detweiler (Medill) | Permanent collection research & Block Library installation |
| 2017 | Isabella Ko (Art History) | Permanent collection research & Campus Art Walk audio guide |
| 2017 | Nicholas Liou (Art History) | Permanent collection research & Campus Art Walk audio guide |
| 2017 | Julia Poppy (Art History) | Curated “Looking Life Right Straight in the Face”: The Art of Purvis Young September 23, 2017 - December 10, 2017 (Katz Gallery) |
| 2016-17 | Linnea Hodge (Art History) | Assisted with William Blake exhibition catalog and curated Lovis Corinth exhibition |
| 2016 | Mari Morsch (Art History) | Permanent collection research & Block Library installation |
| 2016 | Cristobal Alday (Art History) | Permanent collection research & Block Library installation |
| 2014-15 | Claire Kissinger | Organized Katz Gallery exhibition Exposure (Fall 2015) |
| 2013-14 | Maris O'Tierney | Charlotte Morman research, Left Front labels and archiving |
| 2014 | Isaac Alpert | Curator for Work Print Protest Repeat (Katz Winter 2014) |
| 2012-13 | Jasmine Jennings | Exhibition research |
| 2011-12 | Elisabeth Rivard | Curatorial assistant |
| 2011-12 | Sophie Jenkins | Exhibition research |
| 2010-11 | Julia Detchon | Worked on research and checklist for the David Van Zanten project, collections research, and Blake project research |
| 2010-11 | Kari Rayner | Print Room Assistant |
| 2009-10 | Elliot Reichert | Paschke cat. raisonne |
| 2008 | Anna Blumberg | Paschke cat. raisonne |
| 2005-06 | Colleen Conrad | Exhibition research |
| 2004-05 | Lauren Wright | Assisted with exhibit & collection records for Currents |
| 2001-02 | Sheetal Prajapati | Pictures of Music volunteer curatorial assistant |
| 2001 | Eugene Mikyung Kim | Pictures of Music |