UAM Summer Internship 2017: Introductions
Jean Middleton - 31 May 2017
Every summer, the 51ÁÔÆæ Museums offers a summer internship opportunity for a student currently enrolled at the senior undergraduate level at the 51ÁÔÆæ that is funded in part by the Friends of the 51ÁÔÆæ Museums. The Student Internship in Museum Innovation was established to commemorate the Friends of the 51ÁÔÆæ Museums 25th Anniversary in 2009, to provide support to 51ÁÔÆæ students who wish to pursue careers in museum study, practice, research or innovation, and to provide an opportunity for student scholarship related to museology and object-based learning. This internship opportunity allows students to experience many aspects of museum practice, including curation, conservation, exhibitions, collections management, communications and research.
My name is Jean Middleton and I will be the summer intern at the 51ÁÔÆæ Museums this year. I have just finished my bachelor of arts in history at the 51ÁÔÆæ and am looking forward to moving on to the University of Aberdeen in Scotland for a master's in museum studies next fall.
During my time at the 51ÁÔÆæ, I became interested in museum practice as it combined so many of my interests: history, anthropology, archaeology, material culture and the list goes on. I see museum studies as a way to continue working with many of my interests. This summer, I hope to gain experience in different areas of museology to learn what area I’d like to work in in the future. I look forward to gaining first-hand experience working with some of the 51ÁÔÆæ Museums’ 29 collections!
Over the course of the summer, I will be using this blog to share some of what goes on at the 51ÁÔÆæ Museums from an intern’s perspective. I’ll be focusing on what I’m working on and if the first two weeks are any indication it will include a little bit of everything.