Do you have a strong desire to change the way that people interact with art?Do you have a strong admiration for cutting-edge visitor experiences and museum education? The Interpretive Planning & Evaluation Fellowship 2025–2026, offered by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York City, is a unique chance for up-and-coming academics and museum professionals to influence museum interpretation and audience engagement in the future.

This 12-month, full-time fellowship puts you in the center of one of the best cultural institutions in the world.Working with specialists from various departments, you will improve visitor-centered learning from September 2, 2025, to August 28, 2026, by implementing research-driven museum practices, audience assessment, and careful interpretation techniques.

Benefits & Stipend for the Fellowship

You’ll receive financial support designed to sustain your academic and professional pursuits during the fellowship:

• $47,000 stipend for predoctoral candidates
• $57,000 stipend for postdoctoral candidates
• $6,000 research-related travel grant
• Additional support for health insurance coverage

Fellows are expected to live at The Met five days a week (Monday through Friday), with sporadic Saturday commitments contingent on research requirements.

What You’ll Do?

As a Fellow, you’ll contribute to:

• Designing front-end visitor research for The Met’s upcoming permanent collection reinstallations and capital projects.
• Supporting interdepartmental collaboration across curatorial, education, design, and visitor services teams.
• Conducting independent interdisciplinary research into best practices for interpretive planning and evaluation.
• Creating meaningful frameworks that enhance the way audiences experience, question, and connect with art.
• Reporting to the Education Project Manager for Interpretive Planning and Evaluation within the Education Department.

For early-career professionals who are keen to create institutional approaches to visitor learning, social research, and creative engagement at a world-renowned museum, this opportunity is ideal.

Who Can Apply?

The Met is seeking highly motivated candidates who meet the following criteria:

• Hold an M.A., M.Phil., or Ph.D. in Art History, Museum Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Education, or a related Humanities/Social Science field.
• Have prior experience in museum settings with an interest in interpretation, audience research, or visitor engagement.
• Bring knowledge of qualitative research methodologies and museum pedagogy.
• Have strong written/verbal communication, interpersonal diplomacy, and a collaborative mindset.
• Experience creating interpretive resources that invite diverse modes of experiencing art is a bonus!

Apply :https://www.nyfa.org/jobs/job-info/?id=9ef9cf58-c684-4f37-8b97-6f1f6983996f 

DeadLine

The last date to apply for the Interpretive Planning & Evaluation Fellowship 2025–2026 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is June 22, 2025.