1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
New York, NY 10128
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The Jewish Museum is open 11 am - 6 pm
The Jewish Museum is open 11 am - 6 pm
The Jewish Museum is open 11 am - 6 pm
1109 5th Ave at 92nd St
New York, NY 10128
Directions
Plan your visit to the Jewish Museum and discover the intersection of art and Jewish culture Learn More
Installation view of Scenes from the Collection. Photo by Sarah Wass.
The Jewish Museum is an art museum rooted in Jewish culture that serves people of all religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Founded in 1904 and located on New York City’s Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum is dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of the Jewish people. The Museum maintains a unique collection of nearly 30,000 works of art, ceremonial objects, and media reflecting the global Jewish experience over more than 4,000 years. The Museum’s thought-provoking, innovative, and intellectually stimulating exhibitions and education programs serve a wide range of audiences, including families, teens, students, educators, and visitors with disabilities. As an identity-based institution representing a historically marginalized people, the Museum plays an important role among cultural institutions to fight against all forms of bigotry and discrimination and to promote understanding among wide audiences. The Jewish Museum invites applicants of all backgrounds to consider joining the Museum in its work.
The Jewish Museum is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all and to promoting a positive work culture that celebrates difference, challenges prejudice, and ensures fairness. Integrity, collegiality, and excellence are central to the Museum’s values. These values, along with an institution-wide commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion (DEAI), are embedded in the Museum’s strategic plan and will be the focus of a comprehensive DEAI action plan.
Visitor Experience Assistants provide visitors with a positive and welcoming experience at the Jewish Museum through courteous, proactive, and efficient sales and customer service. The Museum operates four days a week, including evenings, weekends, and holiday hours.
The Jewish Museum seeks a highly experienced museum professional, strategic thinker, and diplomatic partner to work with the Chief Curator in developing operational excellence related to the Museum’s collection and exhibitions.
The Museum’s Security Guards play a vital role in maintaining the security and safety of the Museum premises, assets, visitors, and staff, while also serving as ambassadors with the Museum’s visitors and guests.
The Jewish Museum seeks a Digital Communications Associate to support all aspects of the Museum’s audience-facing messaging.
The Jewish Museum seeks an extraordinary leader to oversee its Development division. Reporting to the Museum’s Director, the successful candidate will be a thought partner on how to grow the Museum’s support base and will play an integral role on the Museum’s senior leadership team.
The Senior Manager, Human Resources will play a critical role in the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources Department. In this highly visible position, the Senior Manager will be responsible for overseeing talent recruitment and retention, payroll and benefits administration, and staff morale initiatives.
The Jewish Museum seeks a vibrant curator with a strong network of artistic relationships, an inspiring creative vision in the contemporary field, and a collaborative mindset to become its next Barnett and Annalee Newman Curator of Contemporary Art.
The Jewish Museum seeks an experienced building mechanic to provide critical facility support by maintaining, troubleshooting, and servicing all aspects of the building mechanical systems.
The Jewish Museum seeks an entrepreneurial Chief of Staff to serve as a trusted right-hand to the Director, enabling her to efficiently manage a wide range of priorities and constituents, including internal and external stakeholders, the Jewish Museum Board of Trustees, staff, funders and external partners.
Summer 2019 interns at The Frick Collection
The Jewish Museum's year-round Internship Program provides an opportunity to participate in the day-to-day operations of one of New York City's leading museums of art and culture.
The Jewish Museum is currently offering paid virtual internships for the 2021-22 academic year to students attending the City University of New York and Fordham University.
For information about our Internship Programs, including the Virtual Summer Institute, please email interns@thejm.org. Summer 2022 internship information will be added in the coming months.
Fall 2021-Spring 2022
The Curatorial Intern will assist in research and preparations for an upcoming exhibition, the Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt.
The Jewish Museum is offering a virtual or hybrid internship opportunity for an individual on the autism spectrum who is interested in the administrative aspect of working in an art museum.
Volunteers play an integral role at the Jewish Museum, providing support to many aspects of Museum operations.
There are no volunteer positions at this time, but please check back for future opportunities.
The Jewish Museum offers the volunteer positions listed on this page and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Time commitments vary depending on the position.