Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space - Summer 2026 Intern

Responsibilities: All interns operate from the front desk of the museum. Daily responsibilities include:

• Open and close the museum
• Greet visitors (inform them about the museum, make sales, answer questions)
• Clean and organize the space
• Promote the museum and upcoming events across social media platforms
• On top of day-to-day operations, interns have the opportunity to take on additional facets of the museum such as:
• Raise funds for the museum by applying to grants and building up our membership program
• Sort and digitize the museum archives
• Update the museum's website
• Run and document museum events through photos, videos, and text - including monthly volunteer green-ups at surrounding community gardens
• Plus anything else you can think of to bring more people to the museum!

Skills: (* indicates skills that are not required but highly preferred)

Organization: keep the space clean and orderly. Writing - quickly and clearly compose emails and promotional materials. Digital fluency - Google suite, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Eventbrite, etc. Promotion - advertise the museum online and in-person with creative ways to attract more visitors. Fundraising ability - write grants to fund museum programming. Graphic design - create calendars of events, flyers, merchandise, and more. Qualities: Quick learner - get oriented to the museum's activities and how things work here. Eager to take initiative - apply your skills to support the museum's operations. Well-versed in NYC history/willing to learn - MoRUS specializes in the history of squats and community gardens on the LES, from the 1970s and onwards.

Education: High school diploma