For rising sophomores and juniors in Becoming a Man and The BASE

The Curatorial Study Hall internship is a specialized project-based internship where students get to explore and delve deeper into exhibition creation, interpretation, and design. This program provides an excellent opportunity to develop career experience and a closer connection to art, meet great people, and explore the Museum and its collection.

• Learn about marginalized artists in the MFA’s collection through workshops in close looking, research methods, proposal developments, interpretation, design, promotion, and installation
• No art or museum background is necessary

How to Apply

The application period for the 2024–25 cycle is over. The application period for 2025–26 opens in February. Please keep an eye out and e-mail teens@mfa.org if you have any questions.

Pilot Program and Materials

Curatorial Study Hall was first piloted in 2019 and resulted in the students curating the 2020 exhibition “Black Histories, Black Futures.”

For more details on this program and to see resource material for students and facilitators, visit Curatorial Study Hall Pilot Program and Materials.