Other Opportunities

Students gain professional experience through yearlong and summer internships at the Hammer. Yearlong internships are offered for credit for UCLA students. Paid summer internships are offered through the Getty Marrow Internship program. Positions are offered in departments including curatorial, communications, development, and programs, among others.

Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship – Academic Programs
Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship – Curatorial 
Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship – Digital Collections 

The Hammer Museum’s Academic Programs internship will provide an undergraduate student with a comprehensive overview of the museum’s educational programming for community, K-12, university, and adult audiences. Working with the museum’s Academic Programs department on a full-time basis for ten weeks, the intern will provide research, and administrative and logistical support for programs across all audiences. Specific projects include supporting the facilitation of Art Lab, the Hammer’s drop-in artmaking program for multigenerational audiences; assisting with programs for UCLA medical students and residents; and supporting the preparation of K-12 educational materials and programming for the Hammer’s fall exhibitions. The intern will also meet with key staff from other museum departments to gain a broader perspective on professional duties and possible career paths within a museum.

This will be a full-time in-person internship that will be administered with guidance from UCLA policy for health and safety. The intern will have a dedicated workspace with desk, chair, computer, and phone, as well as full access to office supplies, printers, etc. All needed work files and supplementary resources such as books and other printed research materials will be available at the intern's provided computer. If needed, we will provide a laptop to the intern. The intern will participate in weekly department meetings, weekly meetings with supervisors, and additional meetings as needed for projects and cross-departmental working groups. In addition, supervisors and teams will communicate over email and Slack.

Successful candidates will have excellent written and oral communication skills, some teaching or tutoring experience, and an interest in contemporary art. Academic Programs interns will work Tuesday – Saturday.

Please send a resume and cover letter to academicprograms@hammer.ucla.edu with “Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship – Academic Programs” in the subject line by April 10, 2025.

The internship is a full-time (40 hours/week) position, with a stipend of $7,400, for a consecutive ten-week work period between June 1 and August 21, 2026.

Eligibility:

• Be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in either a bachelor’s degree program or an associate’s degree program. Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June. Students who graduated the semester or quarter immediately before the internship begins are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.)
• Attend college in or be a permanent resident of LA County; and
• Be a United States citizen or permanent resident (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid through the internship period are also eligible.

Please note that students who have previously served as Getty Marrow Undergraduate summer interns at your organization are not eligible for consideration. Finally, staff members and relatives of staff or board members are not eligible.

The Hammer Museum’s Curatorial department oversees a dynamic schedule of temporary special exhibitions, as well as five collections located at the museum and on the UCLA campus. The Getty Marrow Curatorial internship position will focus on the Hammer’s upcoming group exhibition Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines, as well as various other exhibitions and projects. Working on a full-time basis for ten weeks, the student selected for this internship will work within the museum’s database (specifically on The Museum System), complete research projects, and learn more about exhibition planning and development. In addition to working with the Curatorial team, the intern will meet with key staff from other museum departments to gain a broader perspective on professional duties and possible career paths within a museum.

This will be a full-time in-person internship that will be administered with guidance from UCLA policy for health and safety. The intern will have a dedicated workspace with desk, chair, computer, and phone, as well as full access to office supplies, printers, etc. All needed work files and supplementary resources such as books and other printed research materials will be available at the intern's provided computer. If needed, we will provide a laptop to the intern. The intern will participate in weekly or twice-weekly department meetings, weekly meetings with supervisors, and additional meetings as needed for projects and cross-departmental working groups. In addition, supervisors and teams will communicate over email and Slack.

Successful candidates will have excellent written and oral communication skills, an interest in contemporary art, and experience with project management and detailed research projects. Fluency in Spanish is preferred.

Applicants should send a resume and cover letter to resumes@hammer.ucla.edu with “Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship - Curatorial” in the subject line by April 10, 2025.

The internship is a full-time (40 hours/week) position, with a stipend of $7,400, for a consecutive ten-week work period between June 1 and August 21, 2026.

Eligibility:

• Be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in either a bachelor’s degree program or an associate’s degree program. Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June. Students who graduated the semester or quarter immediately before the internship begins are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.)
• Attend college in or be a permanent resident of LA County; and
• Be a United States citizen or permanent resident (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid through the internship period are also eligible.

Please note that students who have previously served as Getty Marrow Undergraduate summer interns at your organization are not eligible for consideration. Finally, staff members and relatives of staff or board members are not eligible.

The Hammer Museum’s Digital Collections Getty Marrow Internship will provide an undergraduate student with familiarity with the museum’s efforts to digitize the museum’s collection of 50,000 artworks spanning the Renaissance to the present. During the full-time ten-week internship, the intern’s primary responsibilities will be to work with the Hammer Online Collections (HOC) team to assist with coordinating and processing digital assets related to the collection, including onsite photography and visual descriptions for audiences with accessibility needs, as well as copyright research. Alongside the HOC team, they will collaborate closely with curators and registrars and within museum databases to increase public access to the Hammer’s permanent collection. The intern will also meet with key staff from other museum departments to gain a broader perspective on professional duties and possible career paths within a museum.

Successful candidates will have excellent written and oral communication skills, familiarity with social media platforms, and an interest in contemporary art. Please send a resume and cover letter with “Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship – Digital Collections” to resumes@hammer.ucla.edu by April 10, 2026.

The internship is a full-time (40 hours/week) position, with a stipend of $7,400, for a consecutive ten-week work period between June 1 and August 21, 2026.

Eligibility:

• Be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in either a bachelor’s degree program or an associate’s degree program. Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June. Students who graduated the semester or quarter immediately before the internship begins are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.)
• Attend college in or be a permanent resident of LA County; and
• Be a United States citizen or permanent resident (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid through the internship period are also eligible.

Please note that students who have previously served as Getty Marrow Undergraduate summer interns at your organization are not eligible for consideration. Finally, staff members and relatives of staff or board members are not eligible.