Today is my “Official” last day at the Museum of Biblical
Arts – Dallas MBA). I placed the official in quotes because I still have a
registrar project that I have not completed (but very close.) To say the time has flown by seems cliche’
but it really has. The whole summer has
gone by so fast and my son is starting 3rd grade tomorrow (and
turning 8 as well.) What I realized it that most museum-personnel, including
arts educators, wear multiple hats. You
can see that by the various projects that everyone has worked on at their
different internships. Mine was no
exception. I mentioned in an earlier
blog that I was doing some registrar work where I documented the incoming
artworks for any damages, photographed them and am still entering them into the
database. I have a new found respect for
this occupation, and realize that it is not for me. I still have 9 more pieces that came back
from on loan, there are 50 pieces in this collection. I’ve learned that all the MBA staff wear
multiple hats, perhaps it is because of the staff size. They, like myself, have a very small staff
and everyone needs to pitch in to get certain tasks completed. Last week I assisted in the lock-down of the
museum, where one locks up and another comes behind to double-check. As most of you know, I love talking about art
so conducting tours or just walking around and visiting with the visitor’s is
my favorite part. I will be volunteering
at The Nasher Sculpture Center at least one more time for their Target First
Saturday. I look forward to talking to
the younger kids about art, it’s my favorite part of my job at Dallas Love
Field as well. I hope everyone enjoyed
their summer internship and look forward to seeing you all for our
presentations.
Peace and love,
Guy Bruggeman
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| Yay data entry!!!! |
Hey Guy, that all sounds great! I've discovered a few things myself over my internship time, I definitely wouldn't want to sit at a desk for very long every day, I enjoy creating something with my hands so much more! It's been nice to have the opportunity to work on projects while at the Kimbell and I feel that I've been very helpful in getting examples and prototypes ready for projects and helping out where I can. I definitely think that I would be a much better preparator than office, but maybe a combination of both would be okay too, I enjoyed writing lesson plans and doing research on programs and activities, it was most certainly fun. I hope your son had a great birthday and is enjoying his first day of school, I bet it's going to be a great time for him. Take care and I'll look forward to seeing you very soon.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool!I have found that to be true as well. Museum educators are definitely required to wear many hats! Creative work and interacting with visitors was my favorite part!
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