Post on 14-May-2015
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