Art History

What Can I Do with this Discipline/Major?

For helpful resources on your career opportunities, explore the “What Can I Do with This Major” guides for art history.

Some common career titles for this major include: 

• Archivist
• Anthropologist and Archeologist
• Claim Adjuster, Appraiser, Examiner, and Investigator
• Curator, Museum Technician, and Conservator
• Historian
• Librarian
• Post-Secondary Teacher

For additional career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations, visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Careers in Art History

• The Art Career Project – Careers in Art
• Art & Culture Online
• Career Alternatives for Art Historians
• Explore a Career in Visual Arts
• Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
• New York Foundation for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Arts

Internships and Research Opportunities

Getting applied experience in your field is critical. The following resources will allow you to learn more about your department’s opportunities and process, as well introduce you to other major-specific internship posting resources. For more information, email Nancy Siegel and Dr. Amy Koch, art history department internship coordinators.

• Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
• Consider interning abroad! Search for opportunities by using the keyword "internship."
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Internships
• National Gallery of Art Internships
• National Museum of American History
• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• The Smithsonian Museums of Asian Art—Internships
• Walters Art Museum Fellowships & Internships
• Log in to Handshake to access Going Global and search for international internships

Careers and Jobs

The resources below are a starting point for your job search. In addition to making use of the Internet to do research, we encourage you to talk to people in the fields you are interested in (don’t forget to use TU’s Tiger Mentor Network) to learn more about specific opportunities and organizations.

• Artsearch
• College Art Association Jobs

Sample Resumes and Interview Questions

For major specific resume samples, we encourage you to look at the Sample Art History Resume (PDF) in addition to our Sample Resume Database.

In preparing for the interview, you’ll also want to review common interview questions (PDF) asked of all majors, thoroughly research the organization, dress professionally, and visit the interview skills section of the Career Center’s website. You can practice your interview skills online via Big Interview or schedule a mock interview with a Career Center staff member.

Professional Associations

Professional associations offer many benefits to students, often including reduced-price membership, mentorship programs, “careers in…” information, job and internship listings, field-related conferences and publications, and much more. Be sure to check out sections on the associations’ websites related to students, education, careers, etc.

• American Alliance of Museums
• American Historical Association
• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
• Appraisers Association of America
• Art Libraries Society of North America
• Association of Art Museum Curators
• Association of Historians of American Art
• Society of American Archivists
• United States Historical Societies
• The National Antique and Art Dealers Association, Inc.

Related TU Student Organization

• National Art Education Association Student Chapter of TU