A 12-week placement in a recognized museum, gallery or related institution.
- An avenue for you to develop competence in the practice of museum studies
- An opportunity to apply theory to practice, by engaging in hands-on work with industry professionals
- An opportunity to gain invaluable practical experience
- A program designed to meet your individual career goals and interests
- MMSt students take the internship program in the summer between their 1st and 2nd year of enrolment.
To provide greater flexibility to partners and students alike in light of the pandemic, we have made some changes to the Summer 2020 and Fall 2020/Winter 2021 MMSt Internship offering. Please follow this link for more details on COVID-19 Information for Students.
Please also also visit our MMSt Fall/Winter Internship FAQ page for more detailed information.
Sample Experiences
MMSt students complete 12 week internships in a wide range of institutions in Canada and abroad.
Sample Organizations
Art Gallery of Ontario
Peel Art Gallery, Museum & Archives
Baycrest Health Sciences Heritage Museum
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
Royal Ontario Museum
Canadian War Museum
Textile Museum of Canada
North by Northeast Music Festival
Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
Theatre Museum Canada
…and many more! |
Sample Roles
Interpretive Planning Intern
Exhibit & Archives Coordinator
Heritage in Healthcare Intern
Collections Assistant
Archaeological Collections Intern
Curatorial Intern
Assistant Curator of Heritage Projects
Learning Specialist Intern
Programming & Social Media Assistant
Education Intern
…and many more! |
In the past 10 years, MMSt students have interned at world-renowned, established, and up-and-coming institutions and organizations around the globe, including:
Agora Excavation Project
Alberta Art Gallery
American Museum of Natural History
American School of Archaeology
Architecture & Design Museum
Art Gallery of Ontario
Asian Civilisations Museum
British Museum
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian National Archives
Cincinnati History Museum
Denver Art Museum
Design Exchange
Detroit Art Institute
Dundas Museum & Archives
Evergreen Brickworks
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Heritage Toronto
Inuit Art Collection, TD Bank Group
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport
Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal
Museum of Anthropology, UBC
National Gallery of Scotland
National Museum of Ireland
Natural History Museum
Nelson Mandela Foundation Centre of Memory
Ontario Science Centre
Oregon Jewish History Museum
Portrait Gallery of Canada
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Stratford Festival Archives
TELUS Spark Science Centre
Toronto International Film Festival
University of London Museums
University of Toronto Art Centre
Vancouver Museum
…and dozens of others! |