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Ways to Participate

Volunteer

Volunteers play an important role in telling the stories of the USCT at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum. See how you can help the Museum below:

Internships

The African American Civil War Memorial Museum hires interns to assist with various projects throughout the year. See how you can support the Museum below:

Employment

The Museum periodically offers career opportunities for creatives and professionals to support its mission. See how you can be a part of the team below:

Volunteer

The volunteer program offers a wide range of opportunities. Volunteers can assist with different areas such as education, interpretation, fundraising, administrative support, and special events.

Complete the Volunteer Application:

Internships

If you want to apply for an internship in interpretation and research, education, marketing and development, web/media, or a field not listed, please send a cover letter, resume, two letters of reference, and an outline of your proposed internship objectives to dawnchitty(at)afroamcivilwar.org.

Applicants should be resourceful and willing to take on new challenges, comfortable interacting with people in various situations, demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills, and have a keen attention to detail.

Education and Public Engagement Internship

Tasks may include:

  • Research.
  • Program design.
  • Visitor satisfaction studies.
  • Early childhood education programs.
  • Education support at the Museum. 

Responsibilities include:

  • Welcoming visitors.
  • Present history through a variety of hands-on learning opportunities.
  • Wear historical clothing to promote specific historical themes or celebrations.
  • Participate in interpretive planning and exhibit development.
  • Assist with educational outreach efforts such as social media and web content development.

The internship is unpaid, and the expected commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per week. 

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Curatorial Research Internship

Projects may include:

  • Research.
  • Program design.
  • Visitor satisfaction studies.
  • Early childhood education programs.
  • Education support  at the Museum. 

Tasks include:

  • Assist with scholarly historical research for museum exhibitions, publications, and programs.
  • Photograph, describe, and document artifacts.
  • Create and maintain databases of the collections.
  • Write finding aids.
  • Assist with care and basic conservation of objects in the collections.
  • Prepare materials for fundraising purposes.
  • Welcome visitors and present history in a variety of hands-on learning opportunities.
  • Wear historical clothing to promote specific historical themes or celebrations.
  • Participate in interpretive planning and exhibit development.
  • Assist with educational outreach efforts such as social media and web content development.

The internship is unpaid, and the expected commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per week.

Apply Now

Employment

Employment opportunities are not available at this time. 

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