Category: Internships

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Sand King (’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?  My name is Sandy and I am a first-year student in the Museology program. I am a photography professional…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Karino Wada (’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?  My name is Karino Wada, in the Museology 2026 cohort. I was…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Emma Blankenship (’27) tells us about her internship experience at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington. 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?  I am a first-year Museology student with a B.A. in History from…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, we spoke with Anya Lord (’26) about her internship experience at the Holocaust Center for Humanity. My name is Anya Lord, and I use she/her pronouns. I have my bachelor’s in Art History with minors in History and Educational Studies from Carleton College, and I am originally from the East Coast. I am now in my second year of the Museology program and completing the Evaluation Specialization! Earlier this…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, we spoke with Zhiyue Chen (’26) about her internship experience at the Woodland Park Zoo. When I first joined Woodland Park Zoo as a data collector, I didn’t imagine that holding an iPad in the summer sun could teach me so much about empathy, evaluation, and people. As a second-year Museology student passionate about evaluation, I’ve always been fascinated by how museums and cultural spaces can collect meaningful…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Abigail Watson (’26) tells us about her internship experience at the Edmonds Historical Museum. The Vastness of Small Museums I am a second year Museology student at the University of Washington, and I recently completed my internship at the Edmonds Historical Museum. I sought out an internship with Edmonds for a few reasons; I wanted to get hands-on experience working in a museum’s collection space, I wanted to…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, we spoke with Grace Vallecillo-Drews (’26) about her internship experience at the Gallery B612. What organization are you interning with and what do you do in your internship? I have been interning at Gallery B612 since January of this year! I started doing mostly education and program/workshop planning along with some registrar duties. However, it’s a very small team, so my role also encompasses everything from curation &…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, we spoke with Nancy Wynstra-Cope (’26) about her internship experience at the Burke Museum. What organization did you intern with and what you did in your internship? I completed my internship at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, working with one of the collections managers in the Heritage, Arts, and Cultures department. Two of my projects included inventorying and rehousing textiles in the permanent collection and…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, we spoke with Megan Lam (’26) about her internship experience at The Vestibule. What organization did you intern with and what you do in your internship? I am interning at The Vestibule as a gallery assistant. I help with installation, making catalogs, and sometimes reaching out to organizations for potential collaborations, donations, and sponsorships. What learning goals did you have going into the internship? I wanted to learn more…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, we spoke with Wilson Lam (’25) about his internship experience at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. Can you tell us a bit about your internship? This internship was with the Wing Luke Museum’s Exhibits department. This position was created primarily to support the design and mounting of the exhibition Lost & Found: Searching for Homeland, which explores the themes of homeland and the…