[Spring 2025] Education - Youth Learning Internship

The Whitney’s Academic Year Internship program offers a semester-long paid internship for undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited academic program. The internship is hybrid, with some onsite work. For Spring 2025, interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 200 hours, depending on availability. The official program dates will span from February 3, 2025 through April 18, 2025. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship.

The Whitney seeks a Youth Learning Intern in the Education Department for the Spring 2025 semester. To view all Internship opportunities and to learn more about The Whitney's offerings, please refer to our Internships Page.

• Assist during in-person Youth Insights and drop-in Teen Programs to create a welcoming environment for teens at the Museum
• Prepare art materials, organize material inventory and digital files
• Perform administrative tasks to support programs (track statistics, art supply research, student data, and create signs and informational materials)
• Assist in outreach and marketing efforts

• Demonstrated interest in art history, contemporary art, American studies, and/or museum education
• Interest in K-12 Museum Education is imperative, as is a desire to learn more about inquiry-based teaching in the galleries
• Excellent attention to detail and written communication skills
• Ability to be flexible, personable, and juggle a variety of tasks simultaneously and work in a fast-paced work environment
• Familiarity with MS Office and Google Suite

• Lead an inquiry-based discussion of an object
• Collect, analyze, and visualize data
• Conduct research for new exhibitions to create art workshops and inquiry-based discussions
• Trained in Outlook, calendar management, and all technological and administrative skills needed to perform tasks assigned
• Gain familiarity with artmaking and working with high school-aged audiences

• Learn about different techniques to engage teen learners
• Have gained knowledge about running and maintaining a variety of free programs for youth
• Improved writing and documentation skills
• Develop the ability to create artmaking activities related to Whitney exhibitions
• Knowledge of current and upcoming Whitney exhibitions and the artists participating in Teen Programs, as well as more broadly the field of modern and contemporary art history and related disciplines
• Experience in developing and producing museum programming, including goal-setting, coordinating with museum staff, program documentation, program ticketing, and preparing visual materials