Museums

Andalusia is seeking House Guides who enjoy public engagement and have interests in American history, art, and architecture to lead tours of its historic mansion and check in visitors. Located just north of Philadelphia, the house sits on the Delaware River and is surrounded by acres of beautiful gardens. Some experience with tours or public speaking is preferred, but prior knowledge of Andalusia’s history is not required.

The Guest and Protection Services Senior Specialist plays a key role in front-line operations by providing the team with constant visual surveillance information and access control to help provide an exceptional guest and staff experience, as well as to ensure the safety and protection of the art collection and the Foundation’s buildings and grounds. The Senior Specialist provides a best-in-class experience to every person who works in and visits our institution. This includes engaging guests in conversation about the art collection and the Foundations history, answering questions, enforcing rules, looking out for suspicious behavior, and maintaining the integrity of our back of house spaces and processes. Guest and Protection Services Senior Specialists are part of a team that are truly the face of the Barnes Foundation and work under the direction of the Assistant Director of Guest and Protection Services to ensure a visit to the Barnes is informative, friendly, respectful and safe.

The Retail Operations Manager ensures the smooth, behind-the-scenes functioning of the Museum Store in support of a positive visitor experience. This role focuses on operational excellence—inventory, systems, logistics, and daily readiness—allowing frontline staff to focus on sales, service, and engagement. This position reports the Museum Store Manager.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead the operational aspects of the Museum’s store and stockroom, including stock management, inbound/outbound functions, technical systems, and shipping 

The Museum Store Manager is responsible for driving revenue, merchandising excellence, and day-to-day performance of the museum store while delivering exceptional customer experience. This role oversees daily retail operations, staff leadership, merchandising, and service standards while ensuring alignment with the museum’s mission and values. The Store Manager ensures the store is visually compelling, well-staffed, and operationally sound, while managing the Retail Operations Manager and supporting a small team of part-time Sales Associates. This position reports to the Chief Strategy and

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.