Job Details

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the United States and a thriving cultural center for the Bay Area. We cannot imagine life without art; it inspires and connects us every day. Now more than ever, these connections matter and are aligned with our values.

Inclusive: We strive to be a museum of many voices in dialogue.

Passionate: We believe working with art is more than a job or trusteeship - it's a way of life.

Brave: We are committed to approaching our work with courage and a sense of adventure, always ready to explore new perspectives.

Empathic: We aim to act like a person, not an institution.

SFMOMA is a place for the infinitely curious to explore, support, and experience the art of our time. We believe that modern and contemporary art can influence the way we think, view the world, and embrace the many voices and perspectives around us. We aspire to foster an environment that elicits joy, nurtures a sense of belonging and purpose-where difference is seen as a strength, and every one is appreciated for their whole self.

Schedule: Full Time, 35 hours/week, Monday, June 15 - Friday, August 14, at least three days working onsite

Department Description

Interpretive Media (IM) at SFMOMA is an award-winning, in-house educational media department focused on the creation of educational audio/video assets and interactive experiences for in-museum and online use. IM puts artist and community voices at the center of compelling stories designed to make modern and contemporary art more meaningful, relevant, and accessible to a broad and diverse public.

Position Description

Under the mentorship of the Director of Interpretive Media and the Chief Education and Community Engagement Officer, the Interpretation Evaluation Intern will conduct qualitative and quantitative research to determine audience response and impact of the museum's Gallery Interpretation program.

Project Plan

Over the 9-week program the Interpretation Evaluation Intern will evaluate and report on SFMOMA's Gallery Interpretation program, including Interpretive Galleries, audio guides, in-gallery didactics, artist videos and ephemera displays. Work will include:

• Developing tools for evaluation of visitor outcomes and Interpretive Impacts

• Interviewing internal stakeholders regarding Interpretive Planning

• Conducting visitor studies through observation

• Conducting and transcribing visitor interviews

• Tallying and coding visitor response cards

• Quantifying data of onsite engagement

• Preparing reports on the above data

Educational Objectives

• Understand gallery interpretation within a museum's content ecosystem, and its role in arriving at visitor

outcomes and audience experience goals.

• Develop hands on experience with quantitative and qualitative evaluation tools such as observation rubrics,

surveys and data analysis.

• This internship would be great for a diverse range of students including a museum studies student, a sociologist

or someone studying statistics.

Additional Internship Programming

The Summer 2026 Internship will offer 9-weeks of hands-on experience and mentorship along with weekly presentations and discussions with various departments in the museum, off-site educational visits within the Bay Area community, and access to various tours and events within the museum.

Requirements

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in school or a recent graduate. The SFMOMA recognizes a graduation date

within 6 months of the internship start date as a recent graduate.

• If you are a current employee of the SFMOMA applying for an internship, you must be a current student or a

recent graduate, within 6 months of the internship start date.

$7,000 - $7,000 one-time

Pre-tax stipend paid out in a one-lump sum after start date

*TAX WITHHOLDING: For certain non-US residents and non-CA residents, any payments that constitute taxable income under U.S. tax law may be subject to up to 30% federal and 7% state tax withholding (or the current applicable rates), and so any payments you receive may be reduced accordingly. Please consult with your tax advisor regarding the tax treatment of your stipend from this internship.

Application Requirements

• Intern application on SFMOMA job site

• Resume, in PDF format

• Cover letter stating the specific internship of interest, in PDF format

• Describe the experience you bring, why you are interested in museum or nonprofit work, reasons for

applying to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and your goals for the internship.

• Two letters of recommendation from either a college professor or current/former employer, in PDF format

• College/university transcript, in PDF format

• Transcripts can be unofficial but must be legible

• If you are currently enrolled in a master's or PhD program, please provide the transcript for your current

program, not your undergraduate transcript

Application Deadline: February 28, 2026

Please note: You only need two letters of recommendation total, not separate letters for each internship. If you apply to multiple internships (up to three), simply inform your recommenders which positions you're applying for. We'll review the same two letters across all your applications.

Location: San Francisco, 151 3rd Street.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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