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May 1, 2024
Ethan Mancillas –
When I first learned I had landed a collections internship position at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History I was ecstatic to...
May 1, 2024
Lauren Shuty –
When starting this internship at the Public Health Building on Pitt’s campus I was a little weary and embarrassed. I did not know...
May 1, 2024
Sydney McGahey –
Going into this internship, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Pitt’s Public Health graduate program graciously donated half of...
May 1, 2024
Hattie Lindey –
As an intern with the Tomayko Foundation, I’ve had the unique opportunity to get a closer look at a wide range of museum work. As...
May 1, 2024
Tom Kelly –
Built in 1968, Flag Plaza, located downtown across from PPG Paints Arena, has been overlooking downtown Pittsburgh. Inside this...
May 1, 2024
Greer Greer –
As the sole Museum Studies intern at Associated Artists of Pittsburgh during the Spring 2024 period, I was able to experience an...
May 1, 2024
Lucy Eickelberg –
My Spring 2024 internship at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History was led by Gretchen Anderson, Head of Conservation, and began...
May 1, 2024
Scientific Documentation or Creative Exploration? Bridging the Gap Between Natural and Art Histories
Olivia Buehler –
Tucked away in an annex of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, amongst the vast collection of anthropological specimens, one...
May 1, 2024
Sam Browne –
Upon receiving my acceptance for the intern position at Pitt’s University Art Gallery, or UAG, I was thrilled. I giddily...
May 1, 2024
Jillian Andolina –
After landing my internship at the University of Pittsburgh’s Special Collections, I was excited but a little nervous. I was told...
April 30, 2024
Grace Marston –
As a recipient of Pitt’s Archival Scholars Research Award (ASRA), I had the opportunity to spend the semester working with the...
April 5, 2024
Tiffany Sims –
Curating an exhibition is closely related to the art of dance in that choreography is fundamental to the creation of a body of...
January 12, 2024
Mercedes Pérez-Shillington –
“Your job is really cool but you're like really dusty,” a child says to me. They are right, working on the open dioramas for “...
January 10, 2024
Jon Krippe –
Jon Krippe, Museum Studies intern at the University Art Gallery, Fall 2023
What do an influential Caribbean novel, a...
January 9, 2024
Sarah El-Hefnawy –
Intern at the O’Brien Foundation for American Art - Fall 2023
As a Museum Studies student at Pitt, I only saw career options...
January 9, 2024
Molly Holz –
This fall I did my internship through the Nationality Rooms, located in the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh...
January 9, 2024
Emma Whittaker –
Interning with the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP) this semester has allowed me to learn more about local artists and...
January 9, 2024
Emma Carpenter –
Museum Studies (Editorial) Intern at Bunker Review - Fall 2023
As an editorial intern at Bunker Review, an influential online...
January 9, 2024
Ella Fosse –
Museum Studies Intern at Hillman Archives and Special Collections – Fall 2023
This fall semester, I was given the opportunity...
January 9, 2024
Bea Palonder –
Museum Studies Intern at the Senator John Heinz History Center – Fall 2023
I was very fortunate that my experience at the...
January 9, 2024
Ashley Choi –
Museum Studies intern at the University Art Gallery
Walking into the Frick Fine Arts building, I couldn’t help but be...
January 9, 2024
Allison Lamonica –
Education Intern at the Mattress Factory – Fall 2023
When I was younger, I wanted to be an art teacher because I enjoyed...
January 9, 2024
Abby Dzwik –
Museum Studies Intern at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History – Fall 2023
My experience at the Carnegie Museum of Natural...
September 28, 2023
Layne Shaffer –
Fine Foundation Summer Fellow at the Office of Public Art, 2023
Standing in green fields with the woods and wind surrounding...
September 28, 2023
Charlie Taylor –
My work with the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh this summer brought me into contact with living Pittsburgh artists, but also...
September 25, 2023
Audrey Desnain –
Most people associate Hartwood Acres with its mansion, amphitheater, and large network of wooded trails. Fewer people go to...
September 21, 2023
Kirk Savage –
At the end of August, I had the good fortune to see a remarkable exhibition of six temporary outdoor installations on the...
September 18, 2023
Layne Shaffer –
Fine Foundation Summer Fellow at the Office of Public Art, 2023
Standing in green fields with the woods and wind surrounding...
September 18, 2023
Kale Serrato Doyen –
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, image by author
I traveled to Europe for the first time this summer with the support of a...
September 18, 2023
Vuk Vuković –
Wen-Ying Tsai in his studio at the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies, 1968–1971. Photo: Center for Advanced Visual Studies...
September 14, 2023
Mati Castillo –
This past summer I was lucky enough to work at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s offsite collection facility, the Edward O...
May 9, 2023
Eindra Lin –
How does an organization contend with its rich history while continuing to be the foremost proponent of its contemporary and...
May 9, 2023
Audrey Desnain –
When I first discovered the sculptures at Hartwood Acres, I didn’t know anything about abstract expressionist sculptures from the...
May 9, 2023
Layne Shaffer –
Who is Jack Youngerman? Who is David Von Schlegell? These were the simple – yet important– questions posed at the beginning of my...
May 9, 2023
Maggie Shaheen –
As a museum studies and anthropology major, I never envisioned myself spending so much time in the School of Public Health this...
May 9, 2023
Lily Heistand –
Material culture is a foundational element in creating identity in communities, big and small. Living my whole life in Pittsburgh...
May 9, 2023
Nate Madden –
Gertrude Quastler led a life that I thought could only exist in stories. She nearly died in her twenties from tuberculosis,...
May 9, 2023
Lilly Forrest –
When I first arrived at the University Art Gallery, I was unsure of what my internship would consist of. I had never worked for a...
May 9, 2023
Elizabeth Dragus –
In our world today, it is easy to imagine a material like plastic will be around forever. Plastic waste is one of the top reasons...
May 9, 2023
Mati Castillo –
I first heard of the Latin American Cultural Center during my sophomore year at Pitt when I saw the sign that said, “Latin...