View the currently available employment opportunities with the Thunder Bay Museum.
To express your interest in an available position, please contact the Thunder Bay Museum at [email protected]
Acronyms: Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), Young Canada Works (YCW), Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ), Summer Experience Opportunities (SEO).
Duration: 10 August 2026 to September 2028, 35 hours per week
Wage: $46,000 Salary + Benefits
The Thunder Bay Museum is seeking a Temporary Full-Time Exhibits Curator to support the design, fabrication, installation, interpretation, maintenance, and renewal of the Museum’s permanent, temporary, and travelling exhibitions.
Reporting to the Curator/Archivist, the Exhibits Curator will help develop and maintain a strong, accessible, engaging, and historically grounded exhibition program. The position includes exhibit planning, design, fabrication, installation, graphic preparation, budgeting, procurement, contractor and volunteer coordination, project documentation, and exhibit maintenance. The Exhibits Curator will also assist with artifact movement, research, collections access, display preparation, and other curatorial duties as required.
This position requires a combination of curatorial knowledge, practical fabrication skills, project management, creativity, historical research, and a strong commitment to public history, accessibility, inclusion, and community engagement.
Duration: Contract, 12 months, 35 hours per week
Wage: $18.50/hour
Tentative start date: Summer 2026
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as the Travelling Exhibit Coordinator. The Internship is a 12-month contract designed to assist in promoting and sharing the stories of Indigenous veterans from Northwestern Ontario through the exhibit Anishnaabe Zhiimaagnishii Inaadiziwin / Life of Indigenous Soldiers / Vie des Soldats Autochtones. The intern will travel to pow-wows and community events across the region, setting up interactive booths to raise awareness about the development of this travelling exhibit as well as travelling with the completed exhibit. The program emphasizes community engagement and reconciliation, with a focus on gathering feedback, fostering dialogue, and sharing and gathering stories of resilience and service. Interns will serve as ambassadors of the exhibit, helping to connect communities to this important historical initiative.
Duration: 8-12 hours per week
Wage: $17.20/hour
The Thunder Bay Museum is seeking a weekend receptionist who will be responsible for Museum admissions and gift shop sales on Saturday and Sunday on an as-needed basis. This position is casual and may only require occasional weekend availability.
Duration: Casual Contract, Part-time
Salary: $25.00 per Hour
The Thunder Bay Museum is looking for an energetic, people-focused Special Events Coordinator to join our team on an indefinite casual contract. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape unforgettable fundraising and member experiences that connect our community to the stories that matter. You’ll bring your strong communication skills, creativity, and initiative to design and deliver meaningful events, build relationships with donors and sponsors, and strengthen support for the Museum’s future.
Application deadline: 19 December 2025
The Thunder Bay Museum does not currently have any job openings. Please check back in Spring 2023 when Summer Jobs will be posted. If you are interested in putting forward a resume for future consideration, please email Executive Director, Scott Bradley by clicking the button below.
