Adrienne, My experience with internships has been that all museums do not offer them. Depending on the staff available to supervise an intern, there may be interns in each department of a museum, or one for the whole institution. Remember, an intern who is unpaid is only a step away from being a volunteer. Assuming that the intern has more technical expertise than a volunteer. Also, interns, even if paid are still untried and can not be expected to replace a professional worker. All this having been said, I found that even a museum that does not have a formal internship program (one that pays or gives course credit for the work) will accept an intern if they have put together a proposal clearly defining the project to be completed, the time to complete, and will complete a written report or documentation of the project. The Ellis Island Museum in NYC has such an arrangement. does this help? jhchin