I completely forgot about posting a fashion plate this morning - because yesterday I suddenly found out that the Chapman's grant came through and they could hire me back for another three months to work on cataloguing! I had to get up at 6:30 again and posting from the queue didn't cross my mind. (If … Continue reading Sorry, but … Yay!
Category: internships
Nitty Gritty
I spoke about what I'm doing at my internship in general terms before, but I wanted to go into it with some specific examples. Lately, I've been going through a lot of medical supplies. Three or four donations were made that consisted entirely of equipment, medications, etc. and fortunately just about everything in them was … Continue reading Nitty Gritty
Museum Cataloguing and You!
I have now finished my first week at my new internship at the Chapman Historical Museum! It is going so well. (You can see some examples of their photograph collection here.) My job there is to catalogue the collections in PastPerfect while identifying objects that could potentially be deaccessioned or that need accession numbers. I … Continue reading Museum Cataloguing and You!
A Few Good Things
My qualifying paper has been accepted! There are a few additions I need to make to it (patterns), but I am basically finished with grad school now, and someday this summer I will get my DIPLOMA. I have also gotten an internship at the Chapman Museum in Glens Falls for this summer. It is temporary, … Continue reading A Few Good Things
Great, Strange, and Rarely Seen Preview
Tonight is the reception for Great, Strange, and Rarely Seen: Objects from the Vault at the Albany Institute of History and Art. Please come if you can! Or come later, but you really should come. To whet your appetite, I've taken a few pictures of my area of the exhibition (and have permission to post … Continue reading Great, Strange, and Rarely Seen Preview
Mimic of Modes 