For the fall semester of 2009, I interned under Nancy Fullerton, Assistant Curator of Latin American Art. My intent was to learn as much as I could about museum curation. I really didn’t know much about the duties of a curator other than they dealt with new acquisitions and oversaw exhibit production. In reality there… Continue Reading Amy Gilbert, San Antonio Museum of Art
I chose to do an internship because I know that most jobs in archaeology require some sort of experience to get a job. Plus, most of the work done in archaeology is done in the lab. I chose to do my internship with the Texas Historical Commission’s Archaeology Lab because they have a strong intern… Continue Reading Katherine Bonnet, Texas Historical Commission – Archaeology Division
As I began my search for an internship, I was searching for a place to work that was either a museum or a library and I was not expecting to find a facility that housed both. In 1957, Harry Ransom established the Humanities Research Center and started to gather rare books and manuscripts for the… Continue Reading Bonnie Lehmann, Harry Ransom Center
I chose to intern at the International Hospitality Council of Austin to further my goal of working as a Foreign Service Officer with the State Department. The International Hospitality Council of Austin (IHCA) is a non-profit charitable and educational corporation founded in 1960 under the auspices of Joe Neal. Joe Neal served as director of… Continue Reading Alana Torres, International Hospitality Council of Austin
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