Internship Opportunities

The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village has a number of interesting and challenging internship opportunities for college students across a variety of majors.  The following internships are designed to provide students with valuable workplace experience linked to specific areas of study.  

Majors:   Agriculture / Graphic Design / History / Museum Studies

Program focus:   Exhibit Research, Design and Curation

The museum is seeking student interns to assist with the research and design of exhibit panels, displays and interactives for use in our main museum and 1890’s village.  There are a total of three (3) unpaid internships available.

Internship Period:  Open – the museum can accommodate student schedules in winter/spring/summer/fall months.  A six (6) week minimum commitment is required.

Majors:   Archeology / Anthropology / History / Museum Studies

Program focus:   Archeology Camp

The museum is seeking student interns to assist with the program content development and execution of an “Archeology Camp” for children ages 6-12.  There are a total of four (4) unpaid internships available (two in the winter 2019 and two in the summer 2019).

Internship period and program focus:  

January - March 2019

• Assist with research and development of educational material for summer camp

June - July 2019  

• Lead summer camp sessions (two summer camp sessions, each lasting five days)

Majors:   Agriculture / Education / History / Museum Studies

Program focus:   Historical Interpretation

The museum is seeking student interns to provide historical interpretation programs (living history) based on agricultural and rural themes for elementary school children.  Programs are provided to public schools, charters, home school groups and summer camps in our main museum and 1890’s village.  There are a total of four (4) unpaid internships available.

Internship Period:  Open – the museum can accommodate student schedules in winter/spring/summer/fall months.  A six (6) week minimum commitment is required.

Majors:   Agriculture/Horticulture

Program focus:   Hydroponic Farming

The museum is seeking student interns to design, build and install a vertical hydroponic gardening system on the museum grounds. There are two (2) unpaid internships available.

Internship Period:  Open (with some limitations) the museum can accommodate student schedules in the spring and summer months.  A four (4) week minimum commitment is required.

Major:   Art

Program:   Mural Design and Painting

The museum is seeking a student intern to design and paint a mural with an agricultural theme in our main museum.  There is one (1) unpaid internship available.

Internship Period:  Open (with some limitations) the museum can accommodate a student intern during the winter and fall months.  A five (5) week minimum commitment is required.