For my interview I met with one of the directors of the gallery guide program. I was given an assignment that I had to be prepared to present. If I can remember correctly I had to choose a few art pieces and discuss them within a chosen theme. I thought going into it that it was going to be a for...
Interview
Museum
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Gallery Guide
There are a few things you can do to prepare for an interview. Firstly, make sure you are familiar with the past few years of exhibitions at the museum. What types of art or movements is the museum focusing on? Before your interview, visit the museum to see the exhibitions that are currently on v...
Interview
Museum
Art
Curatorial Intern
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
I had the fortune of doing a bunch of different things while at the Hirshhorn. My principle responsibilities were research and writing. My supervisor would give me the name of an artist or exhibition and a research question, and I would use the Smithsonian's resources to compile a packet of infor...
Day in the Life
Museum
Art
Curatorial Intern
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Working in a curatorial department is very different than working and learning in an academic department. The goals, concerns, and work methods are all different.But, having the content knowledge from classes, understanding the vocabulary associated with art history, and being experienced in the ...
Art History
College Major
Museum
Curatorial Intern
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden