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April 30, 2025

Upholding memory; and, having found a four-poster bed

Nineteen years later, I’ve found it. A quick backstory, if you haven’t read my previous article: I have a distinct memory of an art piece I saw at the Currier Museum of Art between 2005 and 2007, when I was five or six years old. …

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by Hailey D. Robbins

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April 7, 2025

Questioning memory; or, the quest to find a four-poster bed

I have a vivid memory of being five or six years old and visiting the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. In a brightly lit gallery (I’m almost certain I know exactly which one), surrounded by other works, was something that isn’t uncommon …

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by Hailey D. Robbins

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April 1, 2025

Museum Job Round-up (04/01/2025)

Welcome to the weekly roundup! We do our best to collect the latest job openings and welcome submissions from the community. For more opportunities, we recommend the following databases:

INTERNSHIPS

John F. Kennedy Library Foundation (Boston, MA): Membership Intern
Wenham Museum (Wenham, MA): Museum Education Fall Intern
Wenham Museum (Wenham, MA): Museum Education Summer Intern
Albacore Park (Portsmouth, NH): Digital Media Intern
Pejepscot History Center (Brunswick, ME): Public History Internship
Sanford-Springvale Historical Society (Springvale, ME): Education Internship
Sanford-Springvale Historical Society (Springvale, ME): Collection Internship

NORTHEAST

Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Visitor Services Supervisor
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Watershed Visitor Assistant (Seasonal)
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Visitor Assistant (Seasonal)
Artisan’s Asylum (Boston, MA): Education Director
Natick Historical Society (Natick, MA): “On This Land” Site Educator (Third Grade Field Trip Program) temp
New Bedford Whaling Museum (New Bedford, MA): Assistant/Associate Registrar
Historic Deerfield (Deerfield, MA): Collections Care Technician
The Clark Art Institute (Williamstown, MA): Aso O. Tavitian Curator or Associate Curator of Early Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, CT): Provenance Research Assistant
Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, CT): Marcia Brady Tucker Curatorial Fellow
The Mark Twain House & Museum (Hartford, CT): Beatrice Fox Auerbach Chief Curator
RISD Museum of Art (Providence, RI): Houghton P. Metcalf Jr. Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Newport Mansions (Newport, RI): Museum Educator (temporary)
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum (Brunswick, ME): Curatorial Assistant
Fifth Maine Museum (Peaks Island, ME): Museum Assistant
Central Park Conservancy (New York City, NY): Manager, Public Programs & Events
National Academy of Design (New York City, NY): Guest Curator (contract)
Museum of Modern Art (New York City, NY): Curatorial Assistant (Contemporary Design) | Department of Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art (New York City, NY): Curatorial Assistant | Department of Media and Performance
Newark Museum of Art (Newark, NJ): Research Assistant

MIDATLANTIC / SOUTHEAST

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (Bethlehem, PA): Director of Collections & Programming
Presbyterian Historical Society (Philadelphia, PA): Outreach Specialist
Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE): Curatorial Assistant
Friends of Auburn Heights/Marshall Steam Museum (Yorklyn, DE): Public Programs & Events Manager
Science Museum of Virginia (Richmond, VA): Registrar and Collections Specialist
Virginia Historical Society (Richmond, VA): Program Coordinator
South Carolina State Museum (Columbia, SC): Natural History Curator

MIDWEST

Minnesota Marine Art Museum (Winona, MN): Associate Curator of Climate and Clean Water
Weisman Art Museum at University of Minnesota (Twin Cities, MN): Campus Engagement Manager
Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND): Registrar

SOUTH

Tennessee State Museum (Nashville, TN): Museum Curatorial Assistant
Tennessee State Museum (Nashville, TN): Museum Curator
Alabama Department of Archives & History (Montgomery, Al): Curator of Programs and Exhibits
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Austin, TX): Historian III (State Park Historian)

WEST

Telluride Historical Museum (Telluride, CO): Director of Education & Outreach
Yakima Valley Museum (Yakima, WA): Education & Community Programs Coordinator
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA): Lilly Fellow in K-12, Community, and Church Outreach
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA): Assistant Conservation Scientist
USS Midway Museum (San Diego, CA): Director of Education

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by Samantha S. Snow

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March 31, 2025

An ode to the lost Leonard Nimoy sound test at the Mugar Omni Theater

To me, the Boston Museum of Science is synonymous with childhood. My dad was a member there for years and for a while, we’d visit any time there was a new exhibition opening. It was a fantastic place to visit as a kid and kept …

Articles, Museum Musings, Science and Tech

by Hailey D. Robbins

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March 25, 2025

The unexpected public history I found working retail

Last fall, I moved back to New Hampshire after living in Virginia for five years. After the completion of my previous job, and having been accepted into the Museum Studies program, it seemed as good a time as ever to move back home. I gave …

Articles, History and Culture

by Hailey D. Robbins

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February 19, 2025

Museum Job Round-up: 02/19/2025

Welcome to the weekly roundup! We do our best to collect the latest job openings and welcome submissions from the community. For more opportunities, we recommend the following databases:

INTERNSHIPS

Concord Museum (Concord, MA): Thomas Dugan Intern in Public History
New England Aquarium (Boston, MA): Talent Acquisition Intern
Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Art & Nature Center Intern
Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Collection Management Intern
Hingham Historical Society (Hingham, MA): Collections Internship
Museum Textile Services, Inc. (Andover, MA): Conservation Intern
Albacore Park (Portsmouth, NH): Museum Education Intern
Albacore Park (Portsmouth, NH): Collection Management Intern
Maine Maritime Museum (Bath, ME): Sandra D. Rapp Curatorial Internship
Castine Historical Society (Castine, ME): Graduate Internship in Archives and Public History
Litchfield Historical Society (Litchfield, CT): Internship

NORTHEAST

Historic New England (various locations): Museum Guide
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (Boston, MA): Senior Registrar
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (Boston, MA): Visitor Services Supervisor
Old North Church & Historic Site (Boston, MA): Operations Manager
Old North Church & Historic Site (Boston, MA): Seasonal Educator
Boston Athenaeum (Boston, MA): Membership Program Coordinator
UMass Lowell Tsongas Industrial History Center (Lowell, MA): Museum Teacher
Egan Maritime Institute (Nantucket, MA): Experiential Educator and Public Program Coordinator
Newport Restoration Foundation (Newport, RI): Conservation & Collections Care Technician
New England Ski Museum (Franconia, NH): Ski Museum Curator
Mystic Seaport Museum (Mystic, CT): Program Assistant, Maritime Adventure Program
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (Vergennes, VT): Public Programs Manager
The Jewish Museum (New York City, NY): Assistant Curator, Judaica
The Jewish Museum (New York City, NY): Manager, Traveling Exhibitions
The Met (New York City, NY): Jacques & Natasha Gelmen Associate Curator
The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (New York City, NY): Coordinator, Curatorial Programs & Collections
Museum of the Moving Image (Astoria, NY): Senior Curator of Film
Sing Sing Prison Museum (Ossining, NY): Collection and Program Manager
Albany Institute of History & Art (Albany, NY): Exhibition Technician/Collections Preparator

MIDATLANTIC/SOUTHEAST

Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE): Exhibitions Registrar
Academy Art Museum (Easton, MD): Collections Manager and Registrar
Virginia Historical Society (Richmond, VA): Manager of Exhibition Production
Museums at Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA): Euchlin D. Reeves Curatorial Fellowship in Ceramics
Museums at Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA): Louise C. Herreshoff Curatorial Fellowship in American Art
The Fairfax County Park Authority (Great Falls, VA): Assistant Miller (Historian I)
Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area (Elkins, WV): Discovery Programs Manager

MIDWEST

Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, MI): Associate Registrar
Northern Michigan University Museums (Marquette, MI): Collections Curator
Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago (Chicago, IL): Registrar, Exhibitions and Collections
McLean County Museum of History (Bloomington, IN): Museum Archivist
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS): Collection Manager

SOUTH

Art Bridges (Bentonville, AR): Learning & Engagement Specialist
Alamo Trust, Inc. (San Antonio, TX): Exhibit Coordinator
Alamo Trust, Inc. (San Antonio, TX): Exhibit Developer

WEST

Sweetwater County Historical Museum (Green River, WY): Public Engagement Coordinator (Museum Educator)
The San José Museum of Art (San José, CA): Assistant Curator/ Curator

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by Samantha S. Snow

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