Student Opportunities Postcard

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MUSEUM blockengagement@northwestern.edu

Student opportunities across the museum Northwestern University students of all disciplines are deeply involved with the life of the museum.

The Block Museum Student Associates Program

The Block Museum Student Associates is a paid cohort of Northwestern undergraduates from all academic disciplines and levels of museum experience. The group works together as public facilitators in the galleries, peer-to-peer ambassadors for the museum on campus, and in-house student advisors for the museum staff and Board of Advisors.

Graduate Fellowships

The Block currently offers two graduate fellowships each year to scholars seeking a deeper understanding of museum practice. These include an Art History Graduate Fellowship, selected from applicants studying within the Northwestern Department of Art History, and an Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship, open to students from various departments.

Curatorial Internships

The Block’s curatorial internship program offers paid opportunities to Northwestern University undergraduate students from various academic programs and disciplines.

"Being in class, I absorb knowledge. Being at The Block, I make it with my peers...The Block has helped me become a more confident person in every way. The museum has made me feel my voice matters, my contributions are relevant, and there is no time like the present to make my voice heard." –Meghan Considine ('20)

Student Research

We invite student researchers from across Northwestern to search our collection, schedule study visits, and access our digital resources and program archives.

Object-based Discussion

Art is a starting point for understanding our world and conversations that matter today.

Our engagement or curatorial staff can lead object-based discussions for co-curricular programs, sharing artwork as a discussion prompt, or providing context on past projects and exhibitions.

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