Internship report

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Illinois Holocaust Museumand Education Center

Art Institute of Chicago,Prints and Drawings Department

June thru August

Forty hours a week

Collections and Exhibits Department: Curator

of Collections and Exhibitions, Registrar,

Collections Manager, Exhibits Manager

Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center

Relocated, rehoused, numbered

and photographed artifacts

resulting in improved storage and access

Built custom storage mounts and containers

Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center

September thru December

Twenty-four hours a week

Prints and Drawings Department:

Department Curators, Conservation

staff, Collections Manager and more

Art Institute of Chicago,Prints and Drawings

Department

Conducted location inventory of approximately

two thousand unmatted 20th-century prints

resulting in updated object records and

improved storage

Supervised visitors and handled artwork in the

Goldman Study Center

Assisted department curators

with research for proposed

acquisitions and upcoming exhibitions

Art Institute of Chicago,Prints and Drawings

Department

Use institutional contacts to improve your resume

and interview skills. Put together a portfolio.

Make the most of access to the institution

-attend lectures, tours, visit other departments.

Make the most of other institutions in the area

– develop contacts and set up informational

interviews

Lessons Learned

Registrar/NAGPRA Coordinator

Twenty-eight hours per week

Museum Director,

Curator of Collections,

Registrar/NAGPRA Coordinator

University of DenverMuseum of Anthropology

Repatriation request from Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi

Yokut Tribe for human remains and sacred objects.

Exhibit installation at the Denver International Airport in

collaboration with the Denver Botanic Garden

Museum projects with University of Denver students

University of DenverMuseum of Anthropology