Dennos Museum Center Curatorial Research Internship

We're excited to announce a paid 2026 summer internship opportunity at the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College (@nmc_tc) for one undergraduate or graduate student thanks to an IDEAL grant award from The Decorative Arts Trust (@decorativeartstrust)!

The IDEAL intern will research our Works Project Administration-era collection of black ash, sweet grass, and quill baskets in preparation for a fall 2026 exhibition in partnership with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Government.

Applications are due March 1, 2026.

Find the application online here.

Or email our Executive Director, Craig Hadley at chadley@nmc.edu for the application!