Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Xavier Lucas-Cooper (’27) spoke with Evelyn Manchester (’27) about her work study experience at the Burke Museum. What is your academic background and how did that draw you to your position in the Burke? I wanted to work at the Burke because I love collections work and wanted to gain experience with a new type of collection! My academic background is in anthropology collections, primarily arts and culture, meaning this is the first time that I’ve worked…
Category: Student Voices
Work study spotlight- Aiden Sweeney
Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Xavier Lucas-Cooper (’27) spoke with Aiden Sweeney (’27) about her work study experience at the Burke Museum. What is your academic background and how did that draw you to your position in the Burke? One of the main reasons I wanted to work at the Burke was their paleontological collections! My background is in invertebrate paleontology, and I’d just wrapped up a program in paleobotany before starting at UW. The opportunity to work in collections…
Work study spotlight – Mitch Cook-Graver
Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Xavier Lucas-Cooper (’27) spoke with Mitch Cook-Graver (’27) about his work study experience at the Burke Museum. What is your academic background and how did that draw you to your position in the Burke? My undergraduate education was in Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. With this degree, I got an archaeology job with the Forest Service near Mount Rainier and soon got involved with Greg Wilson-Mantilla’s lab on my weekend trips up…
International Student Spotlight – Zhiyue Chen
As I write this, winter quarter has just begun, marking my second quarter as an international student in the Museology program. The transition from semester to quarter was challenging, but the real hurdles were the language barrier and cultural differences. In the beginning, these challenges felt like an invisible weight pressing on me, present in every interaction and task. To calm myself, I would repeat this thought: “The program admitted me for a reason—they believe I can make it.” While…
New online exhibit
This post is from second-year Museology student, Ginger McCormick. Ginger explains about the online exhibit she created for a class she took that focused on archaeological looting and loss. Let’s Wrap This Up: The World’s Fascination of Egypt & the effects it had on looting For Archaeology 512: Looting & Loss, I created this digital exhibit to dive into the messy and often uncomfortable realities of looting and how museums have been part of that story. This class gave me…
MOHAI Curator’s Fellowship – Polly Yorioka
For this installment, Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Marcela Velandia (’25) spoke with Polly Yorioka (’24) about her position as MOHAI’s third annual Curator’s Fellow. 1. Tell me more about yourself. My name is Polly Yorioka and I grew up in the Seattle area. My dad’s side of the family are Japanese American and have lived here since the 1900s. My background is in classics. I studied classical Greece and ancient Rome, but then I got more interested in…
#ExploreSeattle – Sweeping views and sunny days!
Today we have yet another fresh installment of #ExploreSeattle from the exploratory perspective of second year Museology student Libbie Barnes!
#ExploreSeattle – Museum Pass Program
Libbie Barnes is back to give her fresh take on #ExploringSeattle and Museum Passes.
#ExploreSeattle – Fremont Sunday Market
Welcome to our first installment of #ExploreSeattle from the exploratory perspective of second year Museology student Libbie Barnes! Libbie is originally from Austin, Texas, with a BA in Maritime Studies and a minor in Museum Studies with a focus in Marine Archeology. She is currently working at the Center of Wooden Boats in the Development Department and is undoubtedly destined for a flourishing career with many nautical adventures on the horizon. In this series, Libbie shares her experiences and advice…
#DemystifyingThesis with Gabbie Mangaser
by Liz Mehrmann Gabbie Mangaser is developing a program at the Burke Museum that connects Southeast Asian identifying visitors to their cultural heritage through the museum’s collection. Participants choose a piece that resonates with them, and create a deliverable of their choice (such as a blog post, social media post, or poster to display in the studio) to gain a greater understanding of their cultural roots.