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Museum Studies Intern at The Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology - Fall 2017

Museum Studies Intern at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History - Fall 2017

Museum Studies Intern at the University Library System (University of Pittsburgh Archive Service Center) - Fall 2017

Museum Studies Intern at Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area - Fall 2017

Kenneth Wahrenberger, 14 November 2017

Patricia Smith. November 7,  2017

Xander Schempf, 24 October and 6 November 2017

October 24

Wendi Yu, 7 November 2017

When you look at the vitrine that is filled with a set of ceremonial keys from the Nationality Rooms, an ornate key with gold accents will catch your eyes. Made for the Chinese Room, this ceremonial key is designed as a Ruyi (scepter), with a curved shape and a head fashioned like a cloud. But do you know what a Ruyi is, and what it represents in traditional Chinese culture?

Author: Eliza Wick

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History - Summer 2017

This past week, going into this week has been dedicated to finishing up the installation at the gallery. Everyone is working hard to finish mounting wall texts as well as setting up all the display cases and move in the last of the objects in the different galleries. Each team is finalizing their areas of the gallery, each team has different challenges in presenting the objects for the show. Some groups work with vitrines and display cases, while others work with manikins and wall mounted objects.