Getty Marrow Curatorial Internship

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles provides critical support to the Los Angeles Public Library resulting in free programs, resources, and services available to the millions of adults, children, and youth in Los Angeles. Through fundraising, advocacy, and innovative programs, the Library Foundation strengthens the Los Angeles Public Library and promotes greater awareness of its valuable resources.

Our core values—high achievement, accountability, empathy, learning, curiosity, adaptability, partnerships, and collaboration—drive our mission to support the library.

Getty Marrow Curatorial Internship with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles

Summer 2026

Internship Dates: June 1 – August 7th; Getty Marrow Undergraduate Interns must work full-time (no more than 40 hours a week)

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) seeks a curatorial intern to assist with planning and implementation of a special exhibition that will feature the fabrication of the newly-commissioned World’s Largest Pop-Up Book. The project, produced in partnership with the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) as part of the centennial celebrations for LA Central Library, will open in mid-July 2026 and run through November 2026.

This exhibition will highlight Central Library’s Toy Movable Collection, an archive of over 1,000 intricate pop-up books, and explore the surprising significance of Los Angeles to the history of pop-up and movable books. The World’s Largest Pop-Up Book represents a significant logistical and engineering feat, and the original artwork by Daniel González is sure to engage the library’s diverse audiences. Since the show will open in the middle of the internship period, this will be a very exciting time to see behind the scenes of a unique large-scale exhibition in its final stages of development.

Internship Duration, Dates

10 Weeks, June 1-August 7, 2026

Status/Hours

Full-time, Monday-Friday/ 9:30 AM-6:00 PM

Stipend Amount (Salary)

$7,400.00 for the 10 weeks (paid semi-monthly according to LFLA payroll schedule)

Location

In-person at the Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles

Benefits

Paid parking, LA Metro pass, paid sick leave, paid holidays, and a 20% discount at the Library Store.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

• Be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in either a bachelor’s degree program or an associate’s degree program. Students must have completed at least one semester or two quarters of college by June 2026. Students who graduated after April 1, 2026 are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.)

• Attend college in OR be a permanent resident of LA County; and

• Be a United States citizen or permanent resident (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid through the internship period are also eligible.

• Getty Marrow Undergraduate interns can participate multiple times, but must intern at a different organization each summer.

While this internship is intended for students from backgrounds underrepresented in museums and visual arts professions, we encourage eligible candidates from all backgrounds to apply for consideration.

Getty and LFLA are equal-opportunity employers and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected trait under the law. Candidates are sought from all areas of undergraduate study at any higher education institution—community college, trade school, and public and private university—and are not required to have demonstrated a previous commitment to the visual arts.