Opportunities
Fellowships:
Our May Kean Raynolds Graduate Museum Studies Fellow is offered to graduate students in a master’s program in Museum Studies, History, or a related field.
The fellowship is designed to provide a mentored professional development opportunity to graduate students seeking careers within a museum setting. Fellowships are tailored to the student’s individual educational goals and provide opportunities to explore multiple areas of museum work while gaining specialized skills and experience. Projects may include designing, developing, and delivering innovative programming for diverse audiences, as well as collections management, exhibit development, and marketing design and implementation, based on the fellow’s interests.
Fellows will work approximately 30 hours per week during the 13-week fellowship. Work hours are flexible and will be scheduled during museum operating hours. The fellowship will commence in June 2026 and conclude in August 2026. The museum is easily accessible by New Jersey Transit trains on the Raritan Valley line and New Jersey Transit bus lines.
To apply, please submit the following to Rachael Goldberg at rachael.goldberg@kean.edu by March 31, 2026. Please indicate May Kean Raynolds Fellowship in the subject line.
- Full curriculum vitae of education, professional experience, honors, awards, and publications.
- A statement, not to exceed 1,000 words, specifying what you wish to accomplish during the fellowship period and detailing how you can utilize the Museum’s resources to achieve your goals. The statement should also discuss the issues you wish to investigate during the fellowship period, explain how this research is relevant to the field, and outline how it will advance the work of the Liberty Hall Museum.
- Two letters of recommendation
Education Internship Program
Liberty Hall is currently looking for Museum Education Interns for the Spring 2026 semester. The goal of the internship program at Liberty Hall is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of a Historic House Museum. Interns will lead field trips, design educational materials, and research, develop, and conduct their own education program!
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received by January 15, 2026. Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter explaining their qualifications and interest in Liberty Hall to Hannah Gaston, Director of Education, at hannah.gaston@kean.edu.
Spring 2026 Collections Internship
Liberty Hall Museum seeks a Collections Intern for Spring 2026. This intern will work with the Curator of Collections on a rehousing and cataloging project for the museum’s ceramic collection, featuring items from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. The intern will be responsible for cleaning and labelling objects, creating object records in PastPerfect, conducting object-based research, and safely relocating items in the museum’s collection storage area. The intern will also gain experience with preventative conservation in a house museum environment and will have the opportunity to write an object study on an item of their choosing in the museum’s collection
How to Apply
Send an email with a cover letter and resume to Curator of Collections, Katherine Quigley at kquigley.libertyhall@gmail.com
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received by February 1, 2025
Volunteers:
We are always looking for volunteers to join our team! Our volunteer opportunities are in our public tours, school programs, and special events. If you are interested in an area not listed, please let us know. For more information, contact the museum at libertyhall@kean.edu