Photograuve & Starting From Scratch

The Prints, Drawings, and Photography department at the Philadelphia Museum of Art currently has two exhibitions on view: "Photograuve: Master Prints from the Collection" and "Starting From Scratch: Etching From Durer to Dine" both open until August 11, 2013. As one of the 2013 summer interns, I had the opportunity to take part in a great curatorial tour of each exhibition. Peter Barberie, the Brodsky Curator of Photographs (Alfred Stieglitz Center) curated "Photogravure: Master Prints from the Collection" and James R. Wehn, Margaret R. Mainwaring Curatorial Fellow of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, co-curated "Starting from Scratch: The Art of Etching from Dürer to Dine" with Shelley R. Langdale, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings. These two exhibitions give their audiences a well-rounded understanding of each medium throughout history.

Officially an Intern!

After lots of hard work and dedication, I was finally accepted into the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Museum Studies Internship Program. I am stoked!  The entire summer I get to work with world renown art professionals while also learning the ins and outs of a large institution. I am interning in the PMA's registrar's office, which manages the museums collection along with incoming loans. Working with art....YAY! I had a week or two to adjust to the program (my first day was June 10th, 2013) before I began this series. Since I haven't posted for quite sometime, I figured this is a great time to come back into the blog-sphere!  The series will record my professional development, give all my readers a behind the scenes look at the PMA's internship program, and show some of the fun art and/or museum related events I attend throughout the summer so keep your eyes and ears peeled for my upcoming posts. :)