Volunteer/Intern

Connect with art, science, or natural history—and your community

Expand your horizons, meet interesting people, and surround yourself with some of civilization’s greatest achievements. Whether you work with the public or behind the scenes, volunteering or interning with one of the four Carnegie Museums offers the opportunity to share your passion, gain work experience in a creative environment, support the community, explore your potential, learn something new, and make new friends.

Find your niche as a volunteer
At Carnegie Museums, we celebrate curiosity, discovery, and experiential engagement! Our diverse volunteer community welcomes people of all ages, abilities, educations levels, and employment backgrounds. Opportunities exist for everyone, including teens, students, and adults. Volunteers work on the museum floors with the public and behind-the-scenes with curators, educators, scientists, and other museum staff. Teens also assist with museum summer camps, special projects, and youth programming.

Intern with us to gain hands-on experience
Limited internships and other experiential learning opportunities are available at all four museums. Some intern positions may require at least one year of college or university to be completed and a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher.

The Perks

All volunteers and interns enjoy free admission to all four museums; a subscription to CARNEGIE magazine; discounts on parking, classes, food services and gift shops; networking, recognition, enrichment and social opportunities; and education sessions and training.

Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Are you a teen who loves Carnegie Museums? Are you looking for a fun and exciting way to spend your summer and gain valuable experience? Apply to become a teen volunteer assistant with our museum summer camps! As a summer camps teen volunteer, you will help museum staff and camp educators with a variety of educational activities to ensure campers have a fun, safe, engaging experience.

Carnegie Museum of Art Summer Camps: Teen applicants must be 16+. Click here to apply.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Summer Camps: Teen applicants must be 14+. Click here to apply.
Powdermill Nature Reserve Summer Camps: Teen applicants must be age 14-19. Click here to apply.

Please Note: Volunteer placement is determined by a combination of staffing needs, experience, and availability.

Other Programming Just For Teens
Did you know we offer special ways for teens to discover, engage, tour, explore, and more?
Learn more about our Free Teen Membership and programming.

Volunteer opportunities
Volunteers are found behind-the-scenes, doing research, record-keeping, and general office work. Opportunities also exist in curatorial departments and education, to assist with special projects.

Teen Volunteers
Teens age 16+ may help with a variety of educational activities including summer camps.

If you are interested in volunteer or experiential learning opportunities with Carnegie Museum of Art, apply here. Specific positions are listed on the application. To explore internship opportunities, please visit our Careers page to browse for available openings.

Questions? Contact us at: volunteers@carnegiemuseums.org or 412.353.4680.

Volunteer opportunities
Volunteers conduct data entry for researchers, work behind-the-scenes in offices, conduct marketing and exhibition surveys, and help with various projects and programs.

Teen Volunteers
Teens age 14+ may help with a variety of educational activities including summer camps.

If you are interested in volunteer or experiential learning opportunities with Carnegie Museum of Natural History, apply here. Specific positions are listed on the application. To explore internship opportunities, please visit our Careers page to browse for available openings.

Volunteering at Powdermill Nature Reserve
Volunteers play a major part at Powdermill Nature Reserve, the museum’s environmental research center in the Laurel Highlands. Volunteers help with mailings, data management, summer children’s programs, trail grooming, and cleanup days. Volunteers also assist in a variety of ways at our bird banding station.

If you are interested in volunteer or experiential learning opportunities with Powdermill Nature Reserve & Avian Research Center, apply here. Specific positions are listed on the application.

Questions? Contact us at: volunteers@carnegiemuseums.org or 412.353.4680.

Adult Volunteers
No science expertise necessary—just a sense of fun and a willingness to learn! All positions focus on creating an extraordinary visitor experience. Our volunteer team includes diverse people of all ages, abilities, educational levels, and employment backgrounds. If you are interested in volunteer opportunities with Carnegie Science Center, click here to learn more and apply.

Teen Volunteers
If you’re between the ages of 14-18, check out the requirements for these hands-on resume-boosting experiences!

Internships
Carnegie Science Center seeks highly motivated college students with a passion for learning. If you’d like an opportunity to be creative, apply classroom studies in a practical application, and to develop personally and professionally, don’t miss our list of opportunities and deadlines.

Questions? Contact us.

Volunteer opportunities
Volunteers work in The Factory helping visitors of all ages make art inspired by Andy Warhol, assist in the museum’s world-famous archives, or provide office and curatorial support. Volunteer opportunities also exist in the registrars and rights/reproduction offices.

If you are interested in volunteer or experiential learning opportunities with The Andy Warhol Museum, apply here. Specific positions are listed on the application. To explore internship opportunities, please visit our Careers page to browse for available openings.

Questions? Contact us at: volunteers@carnegiemuseums.org or 412.353.4680.