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Hillstead
Arts
Sonja Osborn Museum Studies Internship
Westover offers two museum internship programs.
In the Sonja Osborn Museum Studies (SOMSI) Program, students gain practical museum experience working with curators at Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT and then bring that experience back to Westover through a project and symposium presentation. Students may also gain practical museum experience through an internship opportunity at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT. These students travel to the museum several times a week to work with curators and educators on exhibitions and public programs.
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Past SOMSI research projects
- Painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler
- Japanese wood print artist Utagawa Hiroshige
- Early 20th-century photographer Gertrude Käsebier
- Westover architect Theodate Pope
- Painter Edgar Degas
- Woodprint artist William Nicholson
- Henri Martin and the influences of Neo-Impressionism, Anarcho-communism and Symbolism
The Internship includes:
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Working alongside professional curators in a museum space
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Learning skills in museum and archival work that build on strengths and interests.
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Geting hands-on experience working in a museum for resume and future interests in museum work or art history.
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Exploring a project and artwork of the intern’s choosing
(students have curated exhibitions at Westover, written articles for Westover's Alumnae Magazine, made an art installation, and more!) -
Gaining professional skills in writing, research, and presenting
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