Winterthur Library Graduate Intern

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library encompasses an unrivaled museum of American decorative arts in its mansion and galleries and a magnificent 60-acre naturalistic garden—all set on 1,000 gorgeous acres.

Winterthur employs a wide array of positions in the areas of curatorial, horticulture, education, conservation, library, maintenance, marketing, development, technology, and administration.

Winterthur offers a unique and rewarding experience that is rich in culture and natural beauty. Winterthur considers its employees and volunteers to be among its greatest assets and welcomes applications from candidates who will contribute their specific skills to its mission “to inspire, enlighten, and delight all of its visitors while preserving and enhancing [Winterthur]” and also uphold its core values of agility, excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusion, and transparency.

The Winterthur Library Graduate Internship supports emerging library professionals with an interest in special collections librarianship, particularly in the areas of art, design, history, and material culture.

Part of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur Library is an independent research center whose extraordinary collections of rare books, manuscripts, and archives document and preserve the history of decorative arts and material culture, with particular focus on the art, craft, and culture of the Americas from the 17th through 21st centuries. In addition, the Winterthur Archives document Winterthur’s own history as a home, museum, garden, and premier Americana collection.

Under the guidance of Winterthur’s Special Collections Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, the Winterthur Library Graduate Intern will gain hands‑on experience cataloging for these distinctive collections, enhancing description and access for materials across a range of formats, languages, and eras. The variety of objects to be cataloged may include rare books, bound manuscripts, trade catalogs, realia, and unique bound formats such as swatch and sample books.

This internship is semester‑based and will last approximately 15 weeks during the fall, spring, or summer semesters, with the possibility to work consecutive semesters. There is also potential to work with a candidate’s institution to satisfy credit requirements with this internship.

$20.00 per hour

403b with employer match for eligible employees; discounts in the museum store and cafe; free general admission for you and your immediate family

15 weeks - spring semester; 20 hours per week, flexible Monday-Friday

B.A. in a humanities discipline, preferably American studies, art history, history, literature, or a related field of study, required. Must be currently enrolled in a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from an…