Conservation Intern

Brooklyn Museum; New York (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Brooklyn Museum offers an internship in Conservation to learn art handling, documentation, and description of materials used in making art objects. You will create basic condition reports and assist conservators with minor treatments under supervision.

The program includes preventive conservation activities, environmental data work, pest management, and making storage housings. Intern seminars meet every other Tuesday, starting February 2, 2026, from 9:30am to 12:30pm.

Qualifications

• Eligibility: Paid internships are for undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, and adults 21+ who aren’t enrolled in higher education.
• PhD candidates are not eligible.
• Ideal candidate has an interest in science, art, and loves working with their hands.

Responsibilities

• Learn art handling best practices, photo documentation, and how to describe materials and processes used in making art objects to create basic condition reports.
• Perform minor treatments under the supervision of conservators and assist on preventive conservation activities (environmental data, pest management, storage housings, accession numbers).
• Attend intern seminars every other Tuesday starting February 2, 2026, from 9:30am–12:30pm.

Job description

Summary

The Department of Conservation works closely with the Museum’s curatorial departments to understand, document and preserve collections. The intern in Conservation will learn about art handling best practices, photo documentation, and how to look at and describe materials and processes used in making art objects to create basic condition reports. The intern will have the opportunity to perform minor treatments under the supervision of conservators. The intern will also assist conservators on preventive conservation activities, such as working with environmental data, integrated pest management activities, making storage housings and containers for artworks and applying accession numbers. This internship will serve as an introduction to the field of art conservation.

In addition to working in Conservation, the intern will be expected to attend intern seminars every other Tuesday starting February 2, 2026, from 9:30am -12:30pm.

Key Details

Compensation: $17/hour

Duration:February 2 – April 27, 2027

Schedule: PT (12 hours/week)

Deadline:November 8, 2026 (11:59 PM ET)

Eligibility

Paid internships are for undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, and adults 21+ who aren’t enrolled in higher education. PhD candidates are not eligible.

The ideal candidate has an interest in science, art, and loves working with their hands.

About

For 200 years, the Brooklyn Museum has been recognized as a trailblazer. Through a vast array of exhibitions, public programs, and community-centered initiatives, it continues to broaden the narratives of art, uplift a multitude of voices, and center creative expression within important dialogues of the day.