Experience

National Nordic Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Exhibitions Coordinator

  • Jun 2016 - Present

• Exhibitions Designer (contract)

  • 2015 - Present

  Design layout, colour, theme, and visual interpretation of in-house designed and developed exhibition created for museum's featured gallery space. As part of small exhibitions team, co-curate in-house developed exhibitions. Research and develop interpretive text. Develop immersive interactives, furthering visitor experience and engagement. Assist in the installation and de-installations of exhibitions. Assist in the preparation of gallery space for installation of exhibition. Assist in the design and mounting of exhibition signage. Customize gallery and object layout design, interpret exhibition content and design colour palette for museum's temporary exhibitions. Assist in the installation and de-installation of visiting exhibitions. ssist in the preparation of gallery space for installation of exhibition. Assist in the design and mounting of exhibition signage. Show less

• Exhibitions Assistant (unpaid staff)

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Assist in de-installation and installation of temporary exhibits. Assist in the preparation of gallery space for installation of exhibition. Assist in the design and mounting of exhibition signage. Develop, design, and install seasonal exhibits. Research and writing of interpretive text for exhibited objects from museum's permanent collection.

• Exhibitions Assistant (contract)

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

  Assist in de-installation and installation of temporary exhibits exhibits. Design and develop small in-house exhibits. Research and writing of interpretive text for exhibited objects from museum's permanent collection.

• Exhibitions Assistant (contract)

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

  Assist with re-installation of permanent exhibit, including label research and writing, object research, research and development of exhibit interactives, exhibition design, planning, and installation.

• Collections Management Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Responsibilities include the identifying, conditioning, photographing, and cataloging of objects from museum's permanent collection, as well as updating cataloging records in Past Perfect.

• Exhibits Design and Development Intern

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  Develop and implement exhibit concepts and designs. Create and execute exhibit floor plan, object placement, color scheme, and label design. Select objects from permanent collection for display. Research object records in Past Perfect and hard copy files. Write interpretive object labels, introductory text panels, and PR write-up for museum website. Assist in installation and de-installation of temporary exhibits. Assist with unpacking and packing of objects displayed in visiting exhibits. Assist Exhibit Coordinator with revitalization of permanent exhibits. Show less



Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Museum Library Cataloging Intern

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Assist with the general needs of the curatorial and collections departments specifically related to the re-organizing, archiving, maintaining staff reference library. Create bibliographic entries and enter meta-data for library materials: books, periodicals, and audiovisual formats. Contribute to the development of methods and practices for cataloging and digitizing current and future materials. Identify and record varying forms of accession and object i.d. numbers. Support the deaccession process and collection department. Show less

• Collections/Curatorial Intern

  • Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Duties included the housing of objects for purposes of preservation. Moving bjects in and out of storage space. Research and identifying of curatorially significant material unique to individual artifacts. Conditioning objects to be accessioned. The assigning, tagging, and labeling of object identification numbers. Editing and completing object catalog records in TMS.