Final reflection - UPDATE

I just wanted to share a quick update since last week's final reflection.

We received the materials for the Nevelson Art Cart which is my final project for the Interpretation part of my internship. However, because of the rainy weather, I have been slowly getting all the pieces spray painted. I totally get you Ellie!!!

So for the art cart part 1: here is a photo of the materials so you can get a sense of what the project is:

This last Saturday, I attended the "Sensory Saturday," a program for children on the autism spectrum and their parents/caregivers. I absolutely loved it. My responsibility was to observe and assist as needed. I talked to one of the parents and her daughter while they worked on an art project. The parent was also from Mexico and we began to talk about the many similarities of our experiences as immigrants. An interesting thing that came up was that both our children prefer to speak English. Many museums now are looking for bilingual educators which is a challenge to find qualified candidates. But it is definitely something that is on the collective minds of the museums in general. Hopefully we can all work together to close the language gap and find educators that speak different languages. Outside of this insightful conversation, i found that the parents that bring their children to these type of programs love coming to the museum to give their children amazing experiences outside of their home, but also they connect with other people and learn about art. Also, it is quite difficult to prevent children for touching art! Thankfully the museums have amazing conservators that save the day and protect the work. And finally, I can't stress enough how much heart museum educators put into their programs. I have a giant crush on the Amon Carter Museum!!

Karla