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Museum Education Practicum

The Museum Education Practicum provides an in-depth look at museum education from the guidance of the Studio Museum’s knowledgeable educators. 

Program DescriptionApplication Information
Program DescriptionApplication Information

Program Description

This ten-week intensive training program provides emerging and established museum and arts educators with seminars, professional talks, presentations, and opportunities to learn about the Museum’s education programs. 


Participants will facilitate and develop strategies for adult, school, youth, and family audiences, explore both theory and practice, and engage in conversations around artists of African descent, contemporary art practices, and strategic programming. Participants will gain:  

To be a part of a collective of arts workers that are deeply invested in education and critical thinking. The program helps support dialogues to foster the next generation of scholars and educators.

Build art-based curriculums

Using an inquiry-driven museum education model

Including leading curators, scholars, and academics

Fall 2026 Applications

The Studio Museum in Harlem is offering Museum Education Practicum in-person throughout 2026. We will begin to re-introduce a hybrid session for those not based in NYC by Fall of 2027. The upcoming cycle of the program is set for the Fall 2026 semester and will be taking place in-person in our new building. 

To apply, submit your application material in one PDF by the application deadline, 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.Applications must include a resume with a statement of intent that specifically answers the following three questions clearly:

1. Describe your interest in the museum as a site for education. Why are you interested in the museum versus other educational models (i.e., a classroom, etc.)
2. Please specify your areas of interest and their relationship to the Museum’s mission, collection, and programming. How will you contribute to your cohort and the Studio Museum?
3. What are your career goals and how can this program help you accomplish these goals? Please discuss an example from your academic or professional career that illustrates these goals.

Applicants must have an interest or background in the following fields: art history, arts education, art criticism, museum studies, museum education, or Black/Africana studies.


All applicants must commit to in-person Wednesday evenings (5:00 pm—7:30 pm EST) throughout the ten-week program, from October 21, 2026 to December 23, 2026.


Submit your application materials within one PDF to [email protected] by 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, with the subject line: 'Museum Education Practicum Application.