Paid Curatorial Research Intern - Museum Exhibitions

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church History Museum is offering a 40 hour per week, paid curatorial internship from January 2027 to April 2027 in Salt Lake City, UT. Interns will work one-on-one with the art curator to conduct research and help develop exhibitions, including a special project preparing collection materials for publication.

Ideal candidates are excited about Latter-day Saint visual culture, have strong research and writing skills, and can work both independently and with staff collaboration.

Qualifications

• Paid Interns are qualified while enrolled in an educational institution and for one year following graduation.
• Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree (or recently graduated in the last year) in art history, visual arts, humanities, history, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Conduct historical research to support museum projects
• Submitting reports about and obtaining information for intellectual property licensing
• Participate in project team meetings
• Perform other tasks according to project needs and individual capabilities and interests

Skills

Research

Writing

Independent work

Collaboration

Education

Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in art history/visual arts/history

Job description

The Church History Museum is offering a 40 hour per week, paid curatorial internship from January 2027 to April 2027 in Salt Lake City, UT. Interns will work one-on-one with the art curator to conduct research and help develop exhibitions, including a special project preparing collection materials for publication.

Ideal candidates are excited about Latter-day Saint visual culture, have strong research and writing skills, and can work both independently and with staff collaboration.