internships behind the scenes, planning/mounting exhibits and maintaining collections
It’s 10 a.m. on a Wednesday morning at The Witte Museum. Three interns steer a pallet of supplies through a hive of activity. Excited children climb inside a gigantic nose after listening to a short explanation on the purpose of nasal mucus. As the interns pass a group of uncomfortable fathers, their young sons activate… Continue Reading Ben Laurence, Kelly Scott, and Stefan Barker; The Witte Museum
During the Spring 2014 semester, I interned at Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, or Centro as it is locally known. My role was to conduct research, document artifacts, organize documents, and to put together exhibits and keep them organized. This report will discuss Centro’s history, the museum and the community, and a few roles I… Continue Reading Brittini Molinar, Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos
Since its inception in the early 20th century, the Witte Museum has been the product of organized community effort. In the early 1920s, the city of San Antonio was growing but lacked persons of sufficient wealth to provide the money needed to open a museum. In the first half of the decade, a diverse group… Continue Reading Zoe Heinsohn, The Witte Museum
In the summer of 2013 my internship and attention were concentrated on Dr. Ana Juarez’s ongoing research concerning Mexican-American religious communities in San Marcos, Texas. I first became involved with the research project as part of Dr. Juarez’s ethnographic research methods course in spring 2013. My internship and Dr. Juarez’s research was to culminate into… Continue Reading Bill Sheets, El Centro Hispano de San Marcos
In the Summer of 2012, I interned in the Public Programs and Special Events departments of the Witte Museum in San Antonio. Established in 1926, it focuses on the history of the area, both anthropological and natural. While some of the exhibits span all of Texas, others highlight San Antonio or South Texas more specifically.… Continue Reading Amanda Magera, The Witte Museum