The Morgan Library & Museum 2026 - Imaging and Rights Summer Internship

Description

The Morgan Library & Museum welcomes applications for its 2026 paid summer internship program.

The program will provide an introduction to the variety of career opportunities available in museums

and special collection libraries. Each intern will be assigned to a department relevant to their interest

and work with departmental staff on timely topics in that area. Interns will also have the opportunity to

learn about the Morgan, and the museum and special collection fields more generally, through

professional development opportunities such as facility tours and meetings with museum leadership.

The Morgan especially seeks to provide opportunities to candidates with experiences and perspectives

that have not been adequately reflected in the museum and special collection libraries fields.

Internships are available in several areas. Please note that this application pertains only to the internship

described below, not to the program overall. Detailed application instructions are provided below.

Position Description:

This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in Imaging and Rights. The department

provides access to the Morgan’s rare collections via digital surrogates and clears rights and permissions

for various uses. The successful candidate will assist with an inventory of analogue image assets and

paper files, in addition to assisting with preparing images for use in Morgan publications and exhibition-

related projects such as press and publicity, audio guides, and Morgan Shop uses, organizing images and

tracking spreadsheets, assisting with print color proofing, and maintaining image and copyright credits.

The intern will also update descriptive metadata in image files and will ingest these prepared image files

into the Morgan digital asset management system (DAM). This requires accessing databases,

embedding metadata into image files, and, after DAM ingest, reviewing, revising, and correcting data

when necessary.

Eligibility:

•  Current enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student
•  Strong interest in a career in the museum or library field
•  Eligibility to work in the United States; international candidates must be eligible to participate in a paid internship program in the United States
•  Strong verbal and written communication skills

Compensation: $19 per hour.

Summer internships are onsite at the Morgan, with interns generally working up to 28 hours per week

for up to 12 weeks, beginning at the end of May and running through mid to late August.

To Apply:

Interns will be selected on a competitive basis via an application process. The deadline to apply for an

internship is April 12, 2026.

• A cover letter describing your interest in the Imaging and Rights Internship. The cover letter should also include a statement about your interest in the museum or library field, and your
• future aspirations
•  Any other information that you would like to provide regarding your candidacy for a Morgan
• summer internship
• Your resume
• The names and contact information of two references (please include the person’s name, title,
• organization, telephone number, and email address)

Please note that applications received without all the requested information, including a cover letter,

will not be considered. Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted before April 30, 2026, with

notification of the decision following soon thereafter. No phone calls, please.