Guest star as a museum educator! In this paid internship, New York City teens immerse themselves in art, art history, and museum education. Guided by Museum educators and curators, you’ll create lesson plans and gain experience teaching to audiences of all ages.
What you’ll be doing
Meet artists and curators to learn about art and the Brooklyn Museum’s collections
Discuss critical topics in the field of museum education, such as working with the public school system and the role of museums in social justice movements
Connect with education staff and get trained on how to use artworks to teach people of all ages and abilities
Assist with family programs such as Art Explorers: Families Create
Develop tours and teach summer camp groups
Learn about education programming in a museum setting, and work to make connections between art and the world
Build public speaking, lesson planning, research, and teaching skills
Strengthen communication, collaboration, time management, and organizational skills
Compensation and eligibility
Get paid $16 per hour. Second-year Museum Apprentices serve as leaders in the program and are paid $17 per hour. Work up to 180 hours for the year! MetroCards will be provided to support weekend and summer work.
This program is open to all NYC high school students ages 14–19.
Schedule
The next Museum Apprentice Program takes place November 2024–August 2025. All participants must commit to the full work schedule in both fall 2024 and summer 2025:
November 2024–June 2025:
Thursdays: Weekly meetings, 5–7 pm
Fridays: Occasional teen staff events and field trips, to be determined
Weekends: Occasional family events and pop-up talks, to be determined
July–August 2025:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: 9:30 am–4:30 pm
Apply now
Submit an application, including a letter of recommendation, by October 6, 2024.
Teachers/mentors can submit letters of recommendation online.
Questions?
Email teen.programs@brooklynmuseum.org.
Join the email list to learn more about free arts programming planned by teen staff, and follow #bkmteens on Facebook and Instagram.
