Who: Alyssa Chavira and Abby Hofbauer. When: Spring 2017. Where: Waco, TX. I had no idea what Design Den was, but it seemed new and innovative so I decided to spend my last semester as a graduate assistant there. I’m glad I did because I am learning so much and having so much fun at the same time. Design Den…
Is that Real? Can I Touch It? and Other Fun at the Career Fair
Who: Matthew Doyen. When: December 7th. Where: Waco, TX. One of the best parts about working in a museum is getting to meet and talk to a bunch of different people. Usually, this is within the museum setting as an educator, but sometimes opportunities arise to have those encounters out in the public. The Mayborn Museum and the Museum Studies…
Alumni Spotlight: Laura Fisher
To Light the Ways of Time: Interpreting History from Baylor to the Birthplace of Texas. When I started at Baylor in 2010, I already knew exactly what I wanted to do when I “grew up,” and even though it wasn’t a typical museum career, I could not have chosen a better minor than museum studies to get me where I…
Alumni Spotlight: Paul Fisher
Five Years and Still Counting. History has always been an important part of my life. Having grown up in Fort Parker State Park, surrounded by the history of Central Texas and the Civilian Conservation Corps, I was keenly interested in working with historic artifacts in some way for my career. I was happy to come to Baylor University in 2005,…
Mammoth Opportunity
Who: Baylor University, the Mayborn Museum, and the Waco Mammoth National Monument. When: Fall 2016. Where: Waco, TX. Taken from: Baylor Arts and Science Blog. All pictures courtesy of Baylor University College of Arts and Sciences. By Jeff Hampton Sitting on a clear glass floor at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum, children stare down in wonder at the fossilized bones of giant…
The French Legation under Siege
Who: Matthew Doyen. When: October 4th. Where: Austin, TX. Another semester, another field trip! This would be the (at least) second time our group has invaded Austin’s city limits. During the introduction class of our first semester, we visited the state capital building and history museum. In addition, some of us went to last spring’s Preservation Texas Summit in the…
The Art of Soda: A Summer Spent in the Collections of the Dr Pepper Museum
Who: Madeleine Calcote. When: Summer 2016. Where: Waco, TX. This summer I completed an internship in the Collections department of the Dr Pepper Museum under the supervision of the collections coordinator. My project was to compare a donation from a prominent soda collector, to the collection and accession any items that they museum did not have. Nervous did not begin…
It Takes a Village: Resurrecting a Local History Museum
Who: Sarah Johnson. When: Summer 2016 – Fall 2016. Where: Salado, TX. Salado, Texas. A quaint little town with a bold personality off of Interstate Thirty-five, just between Waco and Austin. My two classmates and I have been taking turns making the drive to Salado to work as interns for the Central Texas Area Museum, soon to be known as…
Exploring in New Orleans
Who: Valencia Johnson. When: Mid-October. Where: New Orleans, LA. At the end of September, I was able to take a weekend off and go down to New Orleans. This was my first visit of hopefully many to the city. I went full on tourist. My AirBnb was in Mid-City which is a short trolley ride to downtown where most of…
Changemaking at MuseumCamp
Who: Matthew Doyen. When: August 31st – September 2nd. Where: Santa Cruz, CA. Sometimes it’s fun to recall the chain of events that led to a certain moment. For instance, last Fall I started researching visitor participation programs in museums after a couple of provocative education classes. Then, I discovered the phenomenon of a pop-up museum – an event when…