Put learning into practice
Beyond extending your academic learning into real-world contexts, internships are an opportunity to explore and try things on for size, to refine your interests and to identify professional strengths and areas for growth. Internships allow you to gain skills and build your resume while simultaneously developing your understanding of different work environments and organizational cultures.
Flexibility
Museology students have the flexibility to conduct internships at host sites of their own choosing, rather than being placed in a pre-determined set of internship positions. While it’s ultimately up to students to arrange and complete their internships, Museology faculty and staff provide extensive advising, numerous opportunities to connect with alumni and professionals working in local institutions, and an annual internship fair typically attended by around 30 to 40 organizations representing the full spread of institution types and sizes.
Museology students are required to complete 180 hours of internship. Students may complete all their internship hours at one or multiple institutions.
Paid Internship Program
We’re pleased to offer all students 90 hours of funding at $22/hr. Museums pay students directly and are reimbursed by Museology. No hassle for the students! Our goal for paid internships is to give every student an opportunity to gain real-world, resume-building work experience without sacrificing much-needed income.
Our students have conducted internships with over 100 local museums, galleries, and other non-profits. Most either pay their interns or participate in our paid internship program. We’re able to fund 90 hours per student, and we hope organizations are able to cost-share and fund the other 90 hours. However, students are able to do multiple internships and may choose to complete two separate 90-hour internships.
Internship spotlight
“My experience has been even better than I expected. It opened up so many opportunities that I didn’t even know about within the art scene in Seattle. It has been such an amazing experience to learn from other QTBIPOC individuals who are part of the team at the Fishbowl or just part of the greater Fishbowl community.”
-Michelle Villagomez, Class of 2025