2026 Seoul Museum of History
Host Organization: Seoul Museum of History
Website: (Korean) 서울역사박물관 ┃(English) SEOUL MUSEUM OF HISTORY
Organization Profile: Seoul Museum of History offers a fascinating window into Korea’s dynamic past and present. Located on the site of Gyeonghuigung Palace, the museum traces Seoul’s transformation from a 14th‑century capital to today’s global megacity. Interactive exhibits, historic maps, and everyday artifacts reveal how people lived during the Joseon dynasty, under Japanese occupation, and through rapid modernization after the Korean War. Centered on its main building, the museum also operates 13 branch museums across the city, including Baek In-je House Museum, Gongpyeong Historic Site Museum, Seoul Museum of Urban Life, Cheonggyecheon Museum, and the Seoul City Wall Museum, etc.
City: Seoul
Internship format: In-person
Internship Department: Relations & Publicity Division(main) & Exhibition Division
Department Description:
- plans museum policies
- promotes domestic and international exchanges and cooperation
- manages publicity through new media and the press
Project description:
- Exhibition Division
- To support preparations for a new exhibition on the Seoul City Wall (Hanyangdoseong)
- To assist with exhibition operations
- To help conduct satisfaction surveys for international visitors
- Relations & Publicity Division
- To research overseas promotional materials and strategies for global marketing
- To assist with preparations for traveling exhibitions (Poland and Italy in 2026)
Number of Opening(s): 1
Work Hours and Internship Start/End Dates: 8 weeks between June and September. Five days a week / 40 hours per week
Work attire: Casual
Local Language: Korean
Local Language level needed: High levels of fluency in reading, writing, and speaking (three-year level at Stanford)
Additional desired intern qualifications:
- graduate student with a bright, proactive, and healthy personality that matches the dynamic city of Seoul.
- curious about new experiences, open-minded, and able to work positively in diverse environments
- Everyday communication skills in Korean (reading, writing, and speaking) are required, and proficiency in English and/or other foreign languages is highly valued
- Students of any nationality are welcome, especially those who show strong initiative, cultural sensitivity, and an eagerness to engage deeply with Korean society, history, and urban life during the internship
- This position is only open to graduate students in EALC and CEAS
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