Museum Studies Blog

BY: MAGGIE SMITH Now that my graduate career is over, I must reflect on not only the past two years, but back to 2018-2019, when I was working towards a Master of Education at Earlham College. In January, I began a fantastic internship at the Wayne County Historical Museum, where I found my true museum …

BY: IZZY SILVERMAN I was about 10 years old when I realized the educational power of museums. I had just visited the Power of Children exhibit at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. I left the museum that day, telling my parents that I could make a difference, just like Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, and Ryan …

BY: ANGELA LOCOCO When you think of taxidermy in museums, what comes to mind? A snarling predator? An animal frozen in an exaggerated pose?  My journey as a Museum Studies student has reshaped how I see these specimens, and how I hope visitors will see them, too. Through my internship with Liz Scott at the …

BY: MONIQUE HOCHSTELTER Hello! My name is Monique Hochstetler, and I am a recent graduate from Indiana University’s Museum Studies program. I am interested in pursuing a career in collections management where I can connect local communities to museums through collaborative work.   Growing up in a small town, there wasn’t much for me to …

BY: DANIELLE BEISECKER I’ve always loved visiting museums to learn something new and unexpected. From a young age, I knew I wanted to work in a museum and I originally set my sights on working in collections. This led me to earn a bachelor’s degree in Archaeology, anticipating a future of caring for and preserving …

BY: SAMANTHA SHEPHERD After graduating high school and deciding to go to college, I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do. I was in Muncie, Indiana at Ball State University with a schedule full of prerequisites and no plan. Luckily, I soon reconnected with my lifelong love of history, and committed to a General …

BY: LUKE SKULSKI Growing up, I did not originally plan on working in the museum field. I’ve always loved museums, but I had initially planned on studying media production. In high school, however, I made a seemingly inconsequential choice. In 2013, I began volunteering at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Initially, I had just planned …

BY: MCKAYLA “MIC” BUCHWITZ For as long as I can remember, museums and storytelling have captured my imagination. Whether wandering through exhibits as a child or contemplating the ways objects carry narratives of connection and transformation, my passion for preserving and sharing stories has been a source of inspiration in my life.  Over the past …

BY: MARY GLISSON Growing up, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. In high school, I chose history as my college major because it was my favorite subject. Once I started to immerse myself in history and realized how museums could make it come alive, I knew museums were …

BY: GRACIE COLLIER My career path in life has been winding, to say the least. Unlike in European countries, where youths are expected to start selecting their path and specializations even before graduation, in the US, we seem to encourage more disparate experiences, seeing where life takes you. There has always been a core interest, …