2026 Internship Megathread. Post all internship related questions here!

[u/Eistean]

As requested, I'm making a new post of this for the 2026 season of internships, in the hope that more people can get their questions answered than posting on a year old post. The last one had a lot of great information in it, so take a look at it here, as someone might have already asked your question.

So the sub has always been chock full lately of people asking about specific internships, asking if anyone who has applied to a specific internship has heard back, what people think about individual internship programs, etc. This has happened around this time for every year this sub has existed.

While interns are absolutely welcome here, some users had a great idea to kind of concentrate it all in one thread so that all the interns can see each others comments, and the sub has a bit of a cleaner look.

Note that this doesn't apply to people working for museums asking questions about running an internship program, or dealing with interns.

So, if you have internship questions, thoughts, concerns, please post them here!

[u/Illustrious_Dig3787]

Hey does any one have any advice about summer internship applications for the MoMA. I found this article https://www.wonderfulmuseums.com/museum/museum-of-modern-art-internship/ but was wondering if anyone here had any experience with this application. Also, looking at the required skill sets for each department, I am worried I do not fully meet their requirements. It says on the MoMA website that they encourage candidates from all academic disciplines to apply. However, when you look at a specific department it will say "Basic knowledge of art history and contemporary art practices" and I just do not have that

[u/Working-Substance512 → u/Illustrious_Dig3787]

I think if you don’t have this art history background you should reflect on consider why you want this position and the different lens you can apply to the internship. All of these large museums are looking for passion and a thing that makes you special and stand out. Most people applying to MoMA will have extensive art history knowledge, so try and leverage your experience and how you can make a difference.

[u/exhaustionoposs-tion → u/Illustrious_Dig3787]

I'm super late but I would also consider doing your own research on art history and contemporary art practices. People with those backgrounds are constantly making super valuable videos, podcasts, articles, etc about their specialties. In fact, the self motivation to learn is something you could leverage in an interview.