Museums

The Garden Intern is an important part of supporting healthy living at PTM and will work within the Exhibits Department to help maintain, improve, and interpret the Please Touch Garden. This opportunity will allow the intern to experience working directly with an urban garden in an interactive children’s museum setting. Primary responsibilities for the Garden Intern include:

The Decorative Arts Trust Educational Programs Coordinator 

The Decorative Arts Trust, a nonprofit organization operating in Media, PA, and Charleston, SC, is seeking a full-time Educational Programs Coordinator to facilitate the development of initiatives for state-side programs. This colleague helps our Manager of Educational Programs create in-person and virtual educational programs for our national membership base tied to decorative and fine art, architecture, and gardens.

Job Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Communications & Content Creator Intern is a hands-on, creative role supporting DiasporaDNA Story Center’s storytelling, digital presence, and community engagement. Reporting to the Founder & President (and working closely with program and partnerships leads), the intern will help execute content across social media, email, and web platforms while gaining real-world experience in cultural communications, archives-based storytelling, and nonprofit brand-building.

Provide routine security of all museum visitors, employees and museum property. Coordinate with other staff members. Monitor CCTV cameras and alarm systems inside security room. Interact with the business guests including badging, assist in connecting guest with staff person. Respond to emergency situations.  The Security Guard reports directly to the Chief of Security.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide security of all museum guest, assets and other employees.

Coordinate with other team members to provide a safe and secure environment.

The Museum is seeking a Senior Accountant reporting to the Accounting Manager.  This position is responsible for processing the bi-weekly payroll and associated reports and entries and other general accounting duties.  Candidate must have a minimum of two years of general and/or payroll experience, preferably with ADP Workforce Now.  Must possess a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Maintain all Payroll systems including:

The department of Community Programs and Inclusion at Please Touch Museum develops and delivers accessible, mission-driven programming that connects diverse communities to the Museum through play-based learning experiences. Members of the Department of Community Programs and Inclusion facilitate and develop Journey Together programs, field trips, and general museum programming. Journey Together is a grant funded program exclusively for children, ages 8 months to 5 years old, and their caretakers. This position will require an experienced knowledge of the value of learning through play.

Love Philly? We need you in 2026! 

We don’t just need workers - we need ambassadors. If you know your way around a cheesesteak and can explain the significance of 1776 (or 1976!), we want to meet you. Visit with almost 30 companies looking to fill both paid and volunteer tour guide or docent positions. 

Hagley Museum and Library (Hagley) collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is an indoor/outdoor cultural heritage site that explores the history of innovations in science, technology, and engineering through the du Pont story.

Hagley's renowned library furthers the study of the history of business and technology in America. The collections include individuals' papers and companies' records ranging from eighteenth-century merchants to modern telecommunications and illustrate the impact of business on society.

The American Philosophical Society Library & Museum seeks reliable and friendly Museum Guides to engage, educate, and inform guests in our Museum gallery and through public programs. This role offers a unique opportunity to be a part of Philadelphia’s historic celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, located in the heart of Old City right next to Independence Hall.

The exhibition for the 2026 season is These Truths: The Declarations of Independence, which runs from April 10, 2026 to January 3, 2027. This exhibition explores how Americans used, reproduced, and understood the Declaration during the first fifty years of its history. Featuring rare printings of the Declaration, along with other manuscripts, paintings, letters, and artifacts will be on view for visitors to learn how the document was drafted, printed, and spread across the new nation. 

The department of Community Programs and Inclusion at Please Touch Museum develops and delivers accessible, mission-driven programming that connects diverse communities to the Museum through play-based learning experiences. Members of the Department of Community Programs and Inclusion facilitate and develop Journey Together programs, field trips, and general museum programming. Journey Together is a grant funded program exclusively for children, ages 8 months to 5 years old, and their caretakers. This position will require an experienced knowledge of the value of learning through play.