Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Xavier Lucas-Cooper (鈥�27) spoke with Marnie Hill-Woodworth (鈥�26) about her museum experiences with taxidermy. How has researching taxidermy as a student changed your understanding of the labor, craftsmanship, and care involved in museum collections work? Researching taxidermy as a student has made me realize how old of a practice it really is and how many different cultures and uses it has been a part of. It hasn’t always been used in museums or for collections…
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Congratulations, Jessica Iwuoha!
Graduating student Jessica Iwuoha has been selected for the National Gallery of Art Academic Internship. She will be working in the NGA’s Gallery and Studio Learning Department, specifically on the Teen Programs/Pre-Professional Programs team, with some overlap working with departments specializing in evaluation and interpretation. She will be providing hands-on support for their art + the artist programs along with working on public program development. When you learned that you had been selected for this internship, what was your immediate…
VSA Student of Promise Scholarship awardee – Zhiyue Chen
Zhiyue Chen (鈥�26) was selected as the Visitor Studies Association Student of Promise and received a scholarship that will allow her to attend the VSA conference this summer. Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Xavier Lucas-Cooper (鈥�27) spoke with Zhiyue about how her thesis work ties into the VSA conference and museum evaluation. Was there a specific idea or theme you touched on in your thesis on Chinese-language interpretation that made attending this conference feel especially necessary or compelling? Yes. One…
Internship spotlight- Ezabelle Alvarez
This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Ezabelle Alvarez (鈥�27) tells us about her internship experiences at the Wing Luke Museum. Can you provide a brief introduction of yourself, what you did, and what you were looking to accomplish with this specific internship opportunity? My name is Ezabelle Alvarez, and I am an intern with the Education Programs department at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. In this role, I supported…
Internship spotlight- Abbie Hughes
This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Abbie Hughes (鈥�27) tells us about her internship experiences at the Burke Museum. Can you provide a brief introduction of yourself, what you did, and what you were looking to accomplish with this specific internship opportunity? My name is Abbie Hughes, and I am a first-year graduate student in the聽MA in Museology program. I am a current intern with the Youth & Family Programs department at the Burke…
Internship spotlight- Rachel Bufalino
This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Rachel Bufalino (鈥�27) tells us about their internship experience at Henry Art Gallery. Hey, I鈥檓 Rachel, a first-year museology student. This quarter, I was a Collections Intern for the Henry Art Gallery. Mainly, I helped inventory the Henry鈥檚 on and off-site storage. Before this internship, I had helped a small history museum organize and digitize its collections. That experience gave me knowledge that informed the decisions I made…
Internship spotlight- Nicole Rom谩n Abreu
This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Nicole Rom谩n Abreu (鈥�27) tells us about her internship experiences at Base Camp Studios and Edmonds Historical Museum. Can you provide a brief introduction of yourself, what you did, and what you were looking to accomplish with this specific internship opportunity? Additionally, what did you bring to the table that your host site was looking for? Hi! My name is Nicole Rom谩n Abreu, and over Winter Quarter I…
Thesis Diaries- Marnie Hill-Woodworth
The Master of Arts in Museology requires that students complete a thesis. They may choose either a research or project thesis. We’re talking with some of our second-year students who are deep in thesis work right now to get their perspectives on what they are learning. Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Xavier Lucas-Cooper (鈥�27) spoke with Marnie Hill-Woodworth (鈥�26) about her thesis work with the Burke Museum. What is your thesis topic? My thesis topic is creating a volunteer guidebook…
Internship spotlight- Sandy King
This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Sandy King (鈥�26) tells us about her internship experience at Densho. Can you provide a brief introduction of yourself, what you did, and what you were looking to accomplish with this specific internship opportunity? Additionally, what did you bring to the table that your host site was looking for?聽 My name is Sandy and I am a first-year student in the Museology program. I am a photography professional…
Internship spotlight- Karino Wada
This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Karino Wada (鈥�26) tells us about her internship experience at Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation. Can you provide a brief introduction of yourself, what you did, and what you were looking to accomplish with this specific internship opportunity? Additionally, what did you bring to the table that your host site was looking for?聽 My name is Karino Wada, in the Museology 2026 cohort. I was…