UPDATE APRIL 13, 2026: Applications are open for two internship positions beginning May 18 running thorugh August 8
Applicants for our Small Museum Internship program for our 2027 season are encouraged to apply as early as November.
Interns and seasonal staff are hired each year with staff training the week before we open for the season in May. Seasonal Visitor Services Representatives have similar duties as those included in the Small Museum Management Internship PD – let us know if you’d like to apply!
If you would like to consider being a volunteer Tour Guide, please contact us! Staff training is generally the third/fourth week of May each spring and we’d love to add to our volunteer family. Volunteer Tour Guides may be scheduled as little as 5 hours per week.
Museum leaders make every effort to maintain a safe, inclusive, equitable space for all employees and guests. Support this program
Small Museum Management Internship
Late-May-early-August*, full-time, entry level
$15.00/hour plus housing
This internship provides experience in working at and operating a small history museum. Training and work in customer service, museum gift shop operations, public programming delivery, event planning and hosting, understanding budgets/finances, collections care and preservation, buildings and grounds, and special projects catered to both the strengths of the intern and needs of the Museum will be part of this position.
*This position starts with paid staff training the third or fourth week of May and can extend through and beyond Labor Day depending on academic calendars or housing availability after the first week of August.
To apply:
Mail or email resume/work experience and at least two references to Jess Edberg at jess@rootbeerlady.com or mail to:
Re: Employment, PO Box 391, Ely, Minnesota 55731
