[Fall 2026] Exhibition and Collections Management - Audio Visual 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 program includes training, direct work experience, professional development, and a weekly speaker series.  

 
The Whitney’s Fall internship program is a full-time, paid, nine-week session. For Fall 2026, interns commit between 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks for a total of 176 hours. The program will begin on September 15, 2026, and end on December 5, 2026 (this may vary depending on schedule). Participants must be available Monday through Friday for nine consecutive weeks, five days per week. Interns are assigned to a specific department at the Museum for the duration of the internship. 

 
For more information, including information on eligibility requirements, please visit our internships page .  

 
The application window for our Fall 2026 Ostrover Family Academic Internship is now open through  August 14 .

Please note that all candidates will be considered on a rolling basis, and as such, some opportunities may close before the deadline.     

The Whitney Exhibition and Collections Management Department seeks an Audio-Visual Intern for the Fall 2026 semester. 

Expectations
The AV team is seeking a skilled, detail-oriented individual with an interest in the audiovisual field to assist with media management, equipment tracking, and scheduling for an upcoming digital/computer-based show.

The ideal candidate shall also be willing to help set up equipment for gallery mock-ups and will be able to take direction from staff members.

Skills & Qualifications  

• Strong computer and organizational skills
• Thorough understanding of Excel, Outlook, Acrobat, video codecs, aspect ratios, and video compression formats.

Provided Training 

• Interns will be exposed to the process of how exhibitions are realized from conception to installation and the role of Exhibition Design in that process 

• Interns will work alongside designers and curators to develop an exhibition’s narrative and environment 

• Interns will learn the tools designers use to communicate spatial and conceptual ideas to curators and the larger institution 

• Training in developing scaled models of the art work, working with architectural models of the exhibition, developing larger mock ups, developing architectural drawings, and looking critically at art layout in terms of the curatorial narrative 

Compensation  

Interns will be paid a stipend of $3,000 stipend for full participation.  

Generous support for Ostrover Family Academic Year Interns is provided by Julie and Doug Ostrover. 

If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates. Whether you’re new to arts and culture administration, returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or take the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar. Please use your cover letter to tell us about your interest in the arts and culture space and what you hope to bring to this role.  

About the Whitney
The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years. The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists themselves, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.  

 
EEO Statement
The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other factor prohibited by law.  The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels.