Eugene V. Thaw Fellowship for Collections Cataloguing
Eugene V. Thaw Fellowship for Collections Cataloguing supports emerging museum professionals in researching and cataloguing The Met’s European paintings to develop collections research skills.
Funder: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Due Dates: October 16, 2026, 5 pm ET (Application) | Last Friday in February 2027 (Notification) | September 1, 2027–August 31, 2028 (Fellowship)
Funding Amounts: $53,000 annual salary equivalent, employee benefits, and up to $2,000 for approved collections research travel or projects; 12 months
Summary: Trains emerging museum professionals in researching and cataloguing works in The Met’s Department of European Paintings.
Key Information: Applicants must hold an MA and/or be working toward a PhD; postdoctoral and senior scholars are ineligible.
Description
The Eugene V. Thaw Fellowship for Collections Cataloguing is a training position in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of European Paintings. It develops emerging museum professionals’ skills in researching and compiling provenance, exhibition histories, bibliographic references, and critical opinions recorded in the literature. The fellow also receives training in The Museum System (TMS), a collections management database widely used by museums.
Under the direction of the Senior Collections Cataloguer, the fellow typically focuses on a specific portion of the collection while participating in departmental activities. Collaboration with curators, conservators, and cataloguers supports the fellow’s interests in collections cataloguing and art history. Opportunities may include travel to research objects in the European Paintings collection.
