Lessons Learned in Exhibits Planning and Collaboration

We finally opened our newest exhibit Living the Impossible this week. Over a week later than our promoted opening date 😬. The exhibit discusses the history, the development and the construction of the San Diego & Arizona Railway as this year is the 100th year since it’s completion. It was a bit like Murphy’s law…

Apologies for the Extended Absence

I had  hoped to keep up on writing in this blog after I started my new position, but as we all know life and work gets in the way. My new position has required a lot more responsibilities than what had been detailed in the job description and interview. However, I was able to use…

Immersive and Participatory Experiences

On Wednesday this week I had the pleasure of spending my 30th birthday at Wonderspaces, a pop up museum that comes to San Diego during the Summer. I visited Wonderspaces last year with my husband and son, and we were very impressed. This year the pop up features 15 artists. A photograph of the list…

The Creaking Sounds of The Old Hamster Wheel Turning

Writing in this blog was put on the back burner the last few weeks, but the old hamster wheel is still turning! I have been working on some possible research topics that I would like to dig into while I am in between jobs. One being the use of Photogrammetry to create three-dimensional images of…

Looking Outside The Field

Sometimes, as a museum professional, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going… You have to be adaptable. And by adaptable, I mean you have to be flexible when hunting for a job. Earlier this week I received an email inviting me to interview for an Administrative Assistant position I had applied to the…