Category: Internships

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…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Marcela Velandia (’25) spoke with Yanyue Guan (’25) about her internship experience at the China Cultural Relics Information Consulting Center.   What organization did you intern with and what you did in your internship? During the summer, I returned to China and interned at the China Cultural Relics Information Consulting Center (CCRICC). During my internship, I participated in a collaborative project between CCRICC and…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Marcela Velandia (’25) spoke with Ash Gingery (’25) about their internship experience at the Museum of Pop Culture. What organization did you intern with and what you do in your internship? I was lucky to have the opportunity to intern in the collections department of the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP). My project centered on a sub-collection of materials related to the history…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Marcela Velandia (’25) spoke with Emily Shields (’25) about her internship experience at the National Nordic Museum.   What organization did you intern with and what did you do in your internship? I interned with the National Nordic Museum (NNM) in their Collections department. My role was to assist with collection operations, primarily cataloging some accessions. This meant creating digital catalog records by numbering…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Amanda Rodgers (’25) writes about her internship experience at the Pacific Bonsai Museum.   From January to June of 2024, I was a Community Engagement Intern for the Pacific Bonsai Museum (PBM) in Federal Way, Washington. I was drawn to this internship for two main reasons: first of all, I’m particularly interested in what it looks like to display cultural practices—such as the cultivation and care of bonsai…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Museology Communications and Marketing Assistant Marcela Velandia (’25) spoke with Michelle Villagomez (’25) about her internship experience at the Fishbowl Gallery.   What organization did you intern with, and what did you do in your internship? Why did you decide to intern there? My internship was at the Fishbowl, an art gallery which provides space for QTBIPOC artists (Queer, Transgender, Black, Indigenous and People of Color). This gallery…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series. For this installment, Taylor Schoenfeld (’24) reflects on his experience working with Zachary Stocks (’14), Executive Director of Oregon Black Pioneers, to re-house their collection. Recently I completed an internship with the Oregon Black Pioneers. I worked with Executive Director Zachary Stocks on a full museum collection move and inventory project. Going into the internship my learning goals were to set new professional collections standards, ensure OBP property and data are…

This post is part of our Internship Spotlight series, which consists of short interviews with students about their internship experiences. The interview reflects on what the student has learned from the experience and any advice they’d give to individuals looking for internships. Our next spotlight is with Ella Rubenstein, a second-year UW Museology Student.   What organization are you interning with? Can you tell me what you are doing for your internship? I’m interning at the Burke Museum of Natural…