Work experience

Your placement

The American Museum & Gardens offers two types of work placement experience for students. The deadline to apply for a work placement experience in 2025 has closed. Any candidate who applied prior to the deadline will be contacted directly with the outcome of their application.

Gardens

Come spend time with our skilled garden team. We offer 4 day placements from Tuesday–Thursday up to 3 times a year for 2 students at a time.

Museum

Join our friendly and dedicated museum teams to learn about Visitor Experience, Learning, Volunteering, Marketing and Curatorial work. We offer 5 day placements, 2 times a year for up to 5 students at a time.

Contact us

Please apply by sending the following information to workplacement@americanmuseum.org

• Name

• Age

• School or College name & address

• Preferred dates

• Paragraph on why you wish to have your work placement experience at the American Museum & Gardens and with the specific area of work you selected.