What Good Is A Museum? Secret Shelters at the Heritage Museums and Gardens

What Good Is A Museum? Secret Shelters at the Heritage Museums and Gardens

Today we bring you an article by Kathryn Sodaitis, currently a Tufts student in the Museum Studies certificate program. For Museums Today: Mission and Function, the foundation course required for all Museum Studies students, students read Adam Gopnik’s “The Mindful Museum” and use it to create 

Community Gardens as Education Programs

Community Gardens as Education Programs

I recently came across a great NPR story about the benefits of school gardens. When I lived in Wisconsin while getting my teaching degree, I student taught at an alternative high school that was just getting their school garden off the ground. Now it’s fully flourishing, and hearing 

Collections Intern [Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston, RI]

Collections Intern [Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston, RI]

Collections Intern Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, Kingston, RI Located in the Old Washington County Jail, the PHS museum and archival collections document the domestic, social, business, and cultural life in the region of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase. To better meet the needs of the community, we embarked 

Stage Tech/Performing Arts Production Internship [MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA]

Stage Tech/Performing Arts Production Internship [MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA]

Stage Tech/Performing Arts Production Internship Description: Stage Tech / Performing Arts Production : Interns work with the Production Coordinator, Master Carpenter, Master Electrician, House Sound Engineer, and house crew on all aspects of technical theatre, music, and films. This includes hands-on in all of the 

Graphic Design Internship [MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA]

Graphic Design Internship [MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA]

Graphic Design Internship Description: Graphic Design: Intern assists in day-to-day tasks of MASS MoCA’s in-house design studio, both digital and physical, working closely with the design, curatorial and marketing departments. Working directly with the Creative Director and Senior Designer, this position is 1/3 graphic designer, 

Intern – Education Department [Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA]

Intern – Education Department [Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA]

Intern – Education Department Description: The Education Intern assists the Education Coordinator with administrative duties of the education department crucial to its success, and reflects a positive image of Fuller Craft Museum and its mission to the general public. RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist with the administration of