Internships & Apprenticeships

Graduate Assistantships

Explore a museum career in depth through a graduate assistantship. With a collection that includes art from 30,000 BCE to the present day, our art holdings are vast and diverse. Graduate assistants are important contributors to the teaching and learning that underpins everything we do with our collection—from curatorial work to registration, education, and more.

Each spring, the museum recruits for assistantships, which are open to graduate students from any department, carry stipends, and provide tuition remission.  Questions about the graduate assistanceship program can be directed to Ben Gardner, Andrew W. Mellon and Anthony J. Moravec University Experiences Manager, at bengard@iu.edu.

Check with us early in spring semester to find out what graduate assistanceships will be available the following year.

Student Guides

Through the museum's experiential training, you will learn to be a teacher, tour guide, and interpreter of the museum's amazing collection. You will be introduced to a range of theories and practices on museum learning, conduct research on our collection, practice public speaking, and explore the practical aspects of conducting gallery tours.

We welcome students from all backgrounds and experience levels to share their rich and diverse life experiences with each other and our museum visitors. A background in art, art history, or teaching is not required to become a successful student guide.

Student guide is a paid, part-time position. For more information, please contact ematours@iu.edu.

Internships

Learn about museum careers and practice essential skills through an internship at the Eskenazi Museum of Art. Your internship experience will be developed collaboratively by you, your advisor, and a museum educator. Internships at the museum are co-active. That means we will work together every step of the way to help you meet your learning goals while you make valuable contributions to the museum.

Internships are available for qualified IU undergraduate students with junior standing as well as graduate students. Contact Ben Gardner, Andrew W. Mellon and Anthony J. Moravec University Experiences Manager, for more information.