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High School Diploma
History
Reference Services
Curatorial Assistant
40 hour a week paid internship, digitizing the collection at the [company name]. Processed the artifacts using appropriate conservation methods. Organized and managed collection. 12 week full-time grant funded internship.
- Accessioned textile artifacts and processed paperwork for patrons
- Researched artifacts to determine provenance and condition
- Photographed and cataloged textile artifacts using PastPerfect 4.0
- Labeled, packed, and processed artifacts using proper artifact handling procedures
- Designed and assembled textile exhibits displayed at the Wood-County Historical Society
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Anthropology And Geography
Curatorial Assistant
- Conducted location inventories of over 3,000 objects in ethnology and archaeology collections
- Updated museum database, PastPerfect: deaccessioned records, deleted duplicate records, consolidated information
- Researched and verified federally recognized Indian Tribal Entities resulting in updated and standardized NAGPRA files
- Assisted in planning, installing, and deinstalling 7 exhibits in rotating gallery: hung vinyl, drafted exhibit labels, mounted text panels, created display mounts for textiles and three dimensional objects
- Rehoused historic archaeology collections from the Granada Relocation Center (Amache), resulting in improved object safety and increased access for researchers
- Created custom storage mount for Katsina doll resulting in increased safety
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Criticism And History Of Art
Master of Science
Curatorial Assistant
Co-curator of the exhibition, "Science Shapes Art" at a quickly expanding non-profit cultural arts center and school for the arts, assisting in conceptualizing design and successful execution of show
- Supervised and trained gallery volunteers, scheduled meetings and appointments with world-renown artists, presented reports on progress and upcoming opportunities to board of members
- Assisted in daily administrative support to all levels of staff, from guest relations to managing correspondence
- Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, WordPerfect, Photoshop and Illustrator
- Experienced in management and training
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Bachelor of Arts
Curatorial Assistant
Wrote biographies and edited content for an illustrated, trade market catalogue of original children's book art and other publications
- Led school groups on exhibition tours
- Prepared and installed exhibitions in collaboration with curatorial staff, including my own exhibition, "Visions of Pirates Since 1650"
- Researched and fact-checked material for reference inquiries and library publications
- Organized and pre-catalogued archival collections and kept records of new acquisitions
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History
Curatorial Assistant/gift Shop Manger
Research and enter all artifact information into database
- Dress the 1857 Tanner Mansion for each season and for special reservation only exhibits.
- Docent for Tanner Mansion, the Aurora Art Museum, and Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).
- Developed personalized hands-on activities for all ages
- Doubled sales in gift shop through original marketing efforts.
- Solicited, supervised and directed volunteers in two locations for archiving, research, cataloging, sales, and events.
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History And Archaeology
Archaeology
Project Manager and Curatorial Assistant
Successfully researched the next of kin for 2,982 September 11 victims using a plethora of sources.
- Effectively managed detailed correspondence with thousands of family members, companies, foreign embassies, the United Nations and American government agencies.
- Coordinated the memorial's efforts to properly identify Medal of Valor recipients by liaising with the Department of Justice and a myriad of other government agencies.
- Spearheaded the effort to send victim specific correspondence to each of the 2982 families.
- Facilitated the outreach to the next of kin in order to verify victim information.
- Liaised directly with the families of the victims via written correspondence, phone calls and direct meetings.
- Wrote a reference report on the responses to I.R.A and Al Qaeda related terrorism in the United Kingdom.
- Catalogued a variety of gifts to the museum collection.
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Drawing And Painting
Studio Art
Curatorial Assistant
Updated Los Angeles and New York gallery guides weekly
- Monitored upcoming art auctions and kept log of results using MS Excel
- Researched and wrote about artists, describing their practice and career
- Maintained library including: selecting and purchasing books, creating bibliographic records in Readerware software
- Gave tours of collection
- Sorted through mail; ran errands as needed; responded to email; and answered phones
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Anthropology
Anthropology
Educational and Curatorial Assistant
Assisted with organizing and implementing a week-long summer day camp for elementary and middle school-aged students
- Redesigned labels, researched, updated and reorganized exhibits in museum
- Researched, planned, and coordinated four traveling exhibits and installed two in local municipal facilities with the DFW area
- Implemented an organizational system for museum's craft-room
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Art, Art History
Curatorial Assistant
- Displayed works for Steve DiBenedetto Exhibition and Art Education Exhibition (Fall 2009)
- Wrote text panels for Spring 2010 Exhibition, "Identity"
- Planned, interpreted, and organized exhibitions
- Interviewed local multi-media artists
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Art History And Classics
Art Market Principles And Practices
Museum Curatorial Assistant
Wrote detailed descriptions and assigned accession numbers for coins and medals.
- Researched provenance and assisted curators with exhibit coordination and library research.
- Worked with digital photography, helping to put the collection online and rendering ancient to modern objects accessible to outside viewers.
- Designed the illustrations for an article by Dr. Peter van Alfen in the 2002 American Journal of Numismatic.
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Management And International Economic Relations
Curatorial Assistant
Curator responsible for organizing and overseeing all aspects of tape art exhibit at [company name]
- Assisted in pricing artwork and designing gallery layout for exhibit
- Helped prepare and distribute promotional materials for exhibit
- Provided prospective clients with background information regarding artist and artwork
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Bachelor of Arts
Curatorial Assistant
Researched collection of paintings and sculpture for various catalogues, publications and exhibits
- Printed and edited exhibit labels, managed rights and reproductions for catalgues and external requests
- Began development of the University's first automated collection management system
- Oversaw the packing, unpacking and installation of exhibits
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Art History, Concentration American Art
Curatorial Assistant, Film Department and African Art Department
- Managed two separate departmental budgets as well as endowment accounts and multiple exhibition budgets. Maintained calendars for two curators as well as coordinated the purchase of supplies.
- Responsible for updating and editing all film content on High Museum's website.
- Drafted and disseminated weekly e-blasts and promoted Films at the High on social media.
- Acquired high-resolution images, wrote, and edited text for educational and promotional material, including program brochures, calendars and rack cards.
- Managed mail database and email listservs through Raiser's Edge and Tessitura database management systems.
- Kept up-to-date with local arts and community events to promote programming. Worked directly with community and cultural organizations while developing new contacts throughout the community.
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English Literature & History
Curatorial Assistant
Led educational tours of the museum's main highlights
- Conducted studies on the effects of charging admission
- Researched museum's history and authored final reports
- Facilitated the promotion of various events and collection preparation
- Provided secretarial and administrative support for the Director and Curator
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History Of Art
History Of Art
Curatorial Assistant
- Designed touch-screen catalog of collections, to improve public access to information.
- Managed cataloging of collection via database, updated and improved inventory systems.
- Trained in collection management standards and practices: processing acquisitions, installing exhibitions, organizing displays, labeling, preservation, packing, transition and storage methods.
- Designed and produced educational material and publicity literature.
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Art History And Arts Management
Art Business
Financial Accounting
Curatorial Assistant
- Worked in the Curatorial Department, focusing on the Catherine Opie photography retrospective
- Managed research and loan files for the Opie exhibition, and edited the exhibition catalogue
- Organized data for the Opie exhibition in The Museum System (TMS)
- Gathered visitor statistics for the proposed Tino Sehgal exhibition
- Researched artists for an update of the Guggenheim's A-Z exhibition catalog
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Photography And Film
Museum Anthropology
Gallery and Curatorial Assistant
Assisted in the conceptualization, curation, and installation of dozens of art exhibitions
- Appointed as liaison to exhibiting artists
- Organized and categorized the physical storage of the permanent collections
- Produced weekly conditioning reports and press releases
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Communications
Curatorial Assistant & Visitor Services
Performed extensive research by maintaining artist file and charting correspondences.
- Assisted in installation of exhibitions, answered high volume of artist inquiries, and generated requests for materials and proposals; managed visitor flow, ticketing and attendance.
- Coordinated monthly evening events by partnering with local bands, artists, vendors and sponsorships.
- Maintained cataloguing system; researched local artists for the Lux Store and managed store sales.
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Art History
Summer Curatorial Assistant
Coordinated first summer exhibition program entitled Beach Box: [company name] Summer Series.
- Organized and curated weekly exhibition series, Black Box: Exchanges.
- Archived past exhibitions and researched future exhibitions.
- Strategized with Directors to increase number of collectors and revenue stream.
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Art History
Visual Arts Administration
Curatorial Assistant
- Co-curated one contemporary photography exhibition (Nagas: Hidden Hill People of India) and one historical exhibition (Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe)
- Executed research, planning, and administrative tasks related to all components of the exhibitions
- Managed acquisitions and donations of art objects from all patrons
- Trained and directly managed interns and volunteers for the department
- Supervised administration for all outgoing loans for exhibitions
- Assisted in creating a new archival and image management system (AIMS) for the museum
- Collaborated with other departments to create budgets for exhibitions
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Sociology & Anthropology
Public History
Program Assistant, Museum Teacher, Curatorial Assistant
Provided administrative, programming and logistical support for the Save Our African American Treasures program, and Classroom Treasures program.
- Taught elementary aged children about racial segregation in the 1950's, how objects can become damaged over time, and how to create a preservation plan for their own treasured family objects.
- Wrote policies and procedures and created template forms for use by Education, Curatorial and Administrative office staff. These documents streamlined many of the departments most frequently used processes and included detailed instructions for new staff.
- Served as advisor to the NMAAHC's head curator on a new genealogy venture with Family Search and it's collection of Freedman's Bureau records. Taught him about the many difficulties faced by African American researchers when searching for enslaved ancestors. Informed him of the main types of documents and artifacts genealogists use, how they are used and how to read for clues to a family's history. Reported on what websites were the most popular among users and the reasons why and how some were more useful than others. Assisted the curator with his own family research
- Supported another curator's efforts to acquire early artifacts from historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) that were founded before 1930. Created a detailed spreadsheet of all pertinent colleges and, contact information for the archives staff. Prioritized colleges based on age, prominence and connection to Civil Rights leaders. Cold called each school, worked with archivists, alumni and staff to identify and evaluate appropriate objects in their collections. Wrote provenance reports for each object. Then completed loan or accession paperwork for each institution. Regularly volunteered to assist with the museum's public programs, special events, receptions and meetings.
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Entertainment Studies
Communication And Art History With Film Studies Minor
Cinema And Media Studies
Education and Curatorial Assistant
- Coordinated communication between Chief Curator and artists, other institutions and art galleries.
- Gathered data and created presentations for Board meetings, grant applications, and special projects.
- Updated and maintained artist, exhibition, permanent collection and department files.
- Produced copy and designed marketing materials using InDesign to promote public programming.
- Assisted with check-in and execution of workshops at special events, i.e. art auctions and exhibition openings.
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Criminal Justice
Business Administration
Curatorial Assistant/supervisor
- Assisted curator with cataloging, researching artifacts, collection maintenance and exhibitions.
- Maintained general care of the exhibitiotions.
- Presented programs to the general public and in professional meetings.
- Conducted general tours of the Museum and supported spaces as scheduled.
- Interacted with the visiting and general public through a variety of means.
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Art History Undergraduate Thesis Titled Magic
Colonial Art
Curatorial Assistant
- Catalogued museum new acquisition of over 200 ancient and antique keys, researched historical data and drafted catalogue entries for exhibition. Co-curated exhibition of acquisition.
- Coordinated filing and provided clerical support, converted and uploaded collection of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art from MS Access to PastPerfect.
- Identified and researched prospective exhibition underwriters with Development team for exhibitions and events.
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Art History
Master of Arts
Art History
Curatorial Assistant
Managed and processed archival collections and materials.
- Aided in the preparation and installation of exhibits.
- Assisted with patron requests and needs through multiple formats.
- Supervised interns and volunteers in the archives.
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Art History
History Of Decorative Arts And Design
Cataloguer and Curatorial Assistant
- Catalogued late 19th-century furniture and 19th- and 20th-century American silver, and managed all aspects of the collection database; keeping records consistent and current.
- Provided customer service in a ticket sales capacity, while serving as an ambassador to the historic site by answering visitors' questions; supervised other box office staff.
- Assisted in teaching of a course; taught sessions on cataloguing and museum software database usage.
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Anthropology
Interdisciplinary Studies
Curatorial Assistant
Created and maintained complete records for all permanent and temporary exhibits and assisted with exhibit installation and de-installation
- Cataloged collection objects using Re:Discovery collections software, maintained catalog records for all incoming objects, then house objects for storage
- Worked as research assistant to Curator Emeritus on various art book projects
- Tracked and report volunteer hours for the Curatorial and Collections departments monthly
- Monitored temperature and humidity in collections storage areas using digital hygrothermographs and dehumidifiers and dusted objects in open storage and exhibit areas weekly
- Performed clerical work including answering all department phone calls, typing, filing, internet research, copying, faxing, and supply ordering as needed
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Humanities
Anthropology
Curatorial Assistant
- Assisted the Director and Exhibits Specialist in the research, design and installation of exhibits, trusted with full access to all workshop equipment and to collection area.
- Created Plexiglas and wooden mounts for exhibits.
- Assisted with collections management and conservation, including cataloging and numbering (FileMaker Pro), integrated pest management, and refitting of artifact cases.
- Exhibit interpreter for museum visitors.
- Recognized as Museum's student employee of the year.
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Visual Arts
Art History And Museum Studies
International Law Review
Curatorial Assistant, Department of Cultural Anthropology
- Managed a collection of over 15,000 artifacts; researched, documented, and conserved all new acquisitions
- Ensured compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
- Trained and supervised two interns and five volunteers; wrote wall text for Mayan artifact exhibition
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Art History
Cultural History
Art History, Abt
Project Coordinator/curatorial Assistant
Initiated and maintained required details for an exhibition in development.
- Produced exhibition proposal for museum curatorial team.
- Created catalogue information with images and descriptive text for museum collection.
- Provided support for museum events and functions, including fundraising affairs.
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Art History
History Of Art
Curatorial Assistant, Drawings & Prints
- Produced and presented monthly public gallery talks pertaining to the museum's collection.
- Researched print material for major 2011 exhibition.
- Archived holdings of British and American prints.
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Medical Terminology Program
Medical Communications
Regulatory Affairs For Drugs
Curatorial Assistant
- Collected, processed, prepared, and catalogued mammalian, herpetological, avian, and plant specimens for storage in museum.
- Maintained records of museum specimens.
- Assisted in move of museum to new facility.
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Botany
Ecology And Systematic Biology
Tropical Botany
Curatorial Assistant II, Department of Botany
- Prepared specimens for cataloguing and integration in the collection including mounting and filing
- Processed specimens for loans, exchange, and gifts
- Entered data related to specimens, label production, data capture, specimen imaging and shipping
- Researched nomenclatural and taxonomic issues
- Supervised and trained volunteers with all aspects of herbarium work
- Provided public demonstrations, departmental tours, and answers to general inquiries when needed
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Botany
Ecology And Systematic Biology
Botany
Curatorial Assistant II
- Prepared specimens for cataloguing and integration in the collection including mounting and filing
- Processed specimens for loans, exchange, and gifts
- Entered data related to specimens, label production, data capture, specimen imaging and shipping
- Researched nomenclatural and taxonomic issues
- Supervised and trained volunteers with all aspects of herbarium work
- Provided public demonstrations, departmental tours, and answers to general inquiries when needed
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International Studies
Greeter/curatorial Assistant (volunteer)
Collection Management
- Conducted primary source research for individuals on ad-hoc basis.
- Duties included inventory of museum collection and uploading records into online database of all three dimensional and paper based artifacts.
- Assisted senior curator with exhibit research and loan administration.
- Provided information to museum visitors on special exhibits and held daily briefings for all tour groups.
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Biodiversity
Management
Curatorial Assistant
Headed all incoming and outgoing whole specimen and tissue loans
- Inventoried new and existing specimens into museum database
- Prepared skeletons and skins for future research
- Provided continual maintenance and upkeep of Museum's entire herpetology
- Organized and inventoried tissue samples into liquid nitrogen freezers
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American Studies
Volunteer Curatorial Assistant, Painting Brooklyn Stories of Immigration & Survival
- Worked with exhibition curators to ensure preparations for September 2010 opening (on display until August 2011)
- Attended biweekly exhibit planning meetings and managed future meeting agendas, contributed independent research booklet and photography on display, and provided archival research assistance and analysis to public historian
- Conducted oral history interviews with individuals featured in exhibit (contained in Tamiment Library with selections on iTunes)
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Arts Administration And Policy
Art History
Curatorial Assistant
Facilitated restructuring of two large collections during organizational merger
- Oversaw graduate student fieldwork
- Accessioned/archived collections objects using PastPerfect museum software
- Assisted in exhibition research, development, installation
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History
Curatorial Assistant
Wrote and designed interpretive panels for museum exhibits
- Created files for objects in the museum collection
- Framed prints for museum exhibit
- Planned and managed reception for gallery opening
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History, Political Theory, And Culture
Art History
Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Archivist and Curatorial Assistant
- Supervised transfer of a photographic archive (prints, negatives, permissions, and searchable database) from ten years of the Literacy through Photography program (LTP) to the Duke Special Collections Library.
- Took over and completed construction of a Excel database of student work in collaboration with visual archivist and LTP staff.
- Maintained records and budget for processing of photographic material to archival standards.
- Worked as curatorial assistant for a ten-year retrospective of LTP work held at the Center for Documentary Studies.
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Magna
Curatorial Assistant to The Curator of Drawings
- Assisted with preparations for the special exhibition "Roni Horn AKA Roni Horn," including communicating with the artist, preparing research, and editing didactic texts.
- Facilitated acquisitions by liaising with gallery owners and donors, coordinating the transportation of artworks, and organizing meetings with patrons and trustees.
- Provided administrative assistance, such as fielding calls, maintaining calendars, coordinating meetings, and tracking budgets.
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Certificate
Art History & Photography
Archive and Curatorial Assistant
- Planned and coordinated fine art opening show
- Coordinated and liaised with Library and Arts Department
- Processed, maintained and updated inventory with FileMaker Pro
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Art History, History
Arts
Curatorial Assistant - Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Assisted the Professor in developing materials and content for the course "Photography and Politics"
- Researched and composed a lecture on German photography
- Conducted archival and curatorial file research
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Journalism, Communication
Chinese Language And Literature
Visual Communication
Curatorial Assistant
Maintained object files
- Took and retouched digital pictures for the collections
- Created digital image databases, catalogue the collections
- Designed and installed exhibitions
- Exhibited and promoted collection-related production
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High School Diploma
Biology
Curatorial Assistant
Collection file management (MS Access & Excel 2010); digital imaging and original document archives (Adobe Photoshop CS3).
- Accession and process incoming specimen collections.
- Ongoing organization of specimen archives and monitoring collection room conditions.
- Preparation of preservation chemicals and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
- Training and supervision of new undergraduate student employees.
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Anthropology
Design & Business Courses
Curatorial Assistant
- Helped to write and edit a successful federal grant proposal
- Organized thousands of photos as part of the official archive
- Assisted with the archival of hundreds of pieces of local vintage music memorabilia
- Worked in the field to record and document local veteran's festivals
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English Literature, Art History
Art Gallery & Museum Studies
Curatorial Assistant
Accessioning and de-accessioning of items within the Museum's collection
- Exhibition design and re-installation of permanent collection into new gallery space
- Managed correspondence regarding loans and acquisitions with lenders and other museums
- TMS database management & provenance research of all loaned and recently accessioned objects
- Authored bi-weekly museum spotlight pieces for the local newspaper
- Supervision of volunteers and work-study students
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Business
Curatorial Assistant
Maintained and cared for all collections exhibited and/or stored within the historic buildings.
- Checked security and condition of all collection objects daily; report any damaged/missing objects to site manager.
- Cleaned floors, walls, woodwork and display cases.
- Assisted in carrying out preventative conservation through intragrated pest management and environmental monitoring, using the appropriate techniques.
- Actively monitored the conditions at the historic sites and took action to safeguard collection objects and historic buildings.
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History, Art History
Art History
Art History
Curatorial Assistant
Photograph and create finding guide for paintings in art storage in anticipation of new storage system.
- Process condition reports for incoming and outgoing exhibitions.
- Supervision of student interns.
- Facilitate outgoing loan process with museums outside the United States.
- Initial research for potential future exhibitions.
- Aid in object selection and prepare object lists for exhibitions.
- Staff contact person for volunteers in the anthropology department.
- Provide research for exhibition catalogs.
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Historic Preservation
History
American Fine And Decorative Art
Curatorial Assistant
- Catalogued and label objects in the collection
- Drafted condition reports for each object catalogued
- Assisted the curator in re-assembling the interior rooms of Villa Finale prior to the Grand Opening
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