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0[Session Recap] Strategizing Museum Internships to Meet (and Manage) Everyone’s Expectations

Posted on: 11-3-2011

What are the differences between an internship and a volunteer position? What is a good internship? A good intern?  These were just a few of the questions discussed in this panel with Dr. Petra Chu, Seton Hall University, Antonia Moser, Newark Museum, myself Pam Schwartz, student at Seton Hall University, and Pam Veenbaas, Smithsonian Institution. Presenting four different perspectives from the point of view of an educator, an internship supervisor, a student and an internship coordinator, the panel discussed how …

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0An EMP reflects on the Annual Meeting

Posted on: 11-2-2011

My latest adventure: Baltimore, Maryland. I had only been to Baltimore once, for a short day trip prior to this visit. This time, I was there with a classmate in graduate school, who is also interested in working in museums. We were only able to volunteer and participate on day one due to our work and school schedules but MAAM certainly gave me more than what I expected. As a student, the MAAM conference was far less daunting than some …

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0Modern/Contemporary Art and the Curiosity Cabinet

Posted on: 02-13-2011

Would you pay 18 million dollars for a calf with gold-dipped hooves and horns submerged in a formaldehyde solution?  What prices would you be willing to pay for various rarities and commodities just to say you own them?   Damien Hirst’s “The Golden Calf” was just one of the oddities mentioned in by Matthew Palczynsk, Staff Lecturer for Western Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in his recent presentation on “Organizing the Curious Damien Hirst.” Approximately one-hundred people attended the February …

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1A Fellow’s reflection on the 2010 Conference

Posted on: 10-31-2010

When I applied for the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Bruce Craig Fellowship, I had just begun planning my move from Iowa to New Jersey to attend graduate school at Seton Hall University.  I knew that it could be a good networking occasion, a chance to meet a few other professionals in the area, and familiarize myself with some of the museums.  I never guessed that the four days of the conference would be one of the most enriching experiences of …

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1Weathering the storm:Turning challenges into opportunities

Posted on: 10-25-2010

At each annual meeting, MAAM holds a leadership lunch—an opportunity for dialogue and exchange between students/emerging professionals and seasoned museum professionals.  This year’s lunch was moderated by Susi Kerr (Tang Museum at Skidmore College), Concetta Bencivenga (Please Touch Museum), and Wendy Luke (Museum Sage).  The moderators asked those attending the lunch to consider the following questions in relation to the current challenges faced by the museum industry, including issues of staffing, budgets, exhibition planning, attendance, and community relations. We’d like to …

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1Conference kick-off from a fellow’s perspective

Posted on: 10-25-2010

Hello everybody and welcome to the kick-off of the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   My name is Pam Schwartz and I’m currently a Museum Professions Graduate Student at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.  I’m very excited to be here and having this experience as a Fellow to the Conference! The first session of the conference was about Reducing Energy Use at the Rosenbach Museum and Library.  This informational session was led by two …

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0We are the future of museums

Posted on: 10-1-2010

Last fall I was incredibly fortunate to have been chosen as one the Mid-Atlantic Assocication of Museum’s annual conference fellows. At the time I was not a member of any museum organization, but after attending the conference I realize that museum organizations are wonderful opportunities for emerging museum professionals. For the past year and a half I have been a ‘career intern’ while pursuing my graduate degree in museum studies, and I am pleased that the conference and organization have …

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