Young Ambassadors 2024 Internship Blog

Sunday, August 18: Another engaging day at Andell Family Sundays, but this time, I had more responsibility in helping families navigate the various activities. Alicia was once again my supervisor, and she offered great tips on how to keep families engaged, especially younger children. The energy was high, specifically at the fabric circle where I worked with yarn and embroidery. I notice these events strengthen the community’s relationship with the museum by tying the art-making to the art pieces exhibited. Monday, August 19: Today was a mix of research and coffee chats. I had a chat with Susi Castillo, the Education Coordinator for Art Classes and Camps, who shared valuable insights about managing LACMA’s art programs. Later, I spoke with Gabriela Martinez, Director of Gallery Learning, who emphasized the importance of curating meaningful experiences for teen visitors. In between, I continued my research on teen councils, focusing on how museums encourage teen participation year-round...

Sunday, August 11: Today, I assisted with Andell Family Sundays, a family-focused event at LACMA. Alicia was my supervisor for the day, and it was exciting to help families engage with hands-on art activities. I enjoyed seeing how art can be a bonding experience for parents and kids. It was a busy but fulfilling day, giving me more insight into LACMA’s educational outreach. Monday, August 12: Today was focused on research. I reviewed my goals and objectives with Rebecca, particularly diving into how I’ll contribute to NexGenLA and the Teen Council. I began researching teen councils at other museums, gathering information on how they operate, including meeting structures, responsibilities, and engagement strategies. In the afternoon, I had a coffee chat with Krystine, the NexGenLA Education Coordinator. She shared more about the program’s goals and how it serves the community. Wednesday, August 14: The day began with a staff meeting, followed by a field trip to the La Brea Tar Pits with...

Friday, August 2: Today kicked off my internship with some essential readings. I completed reading The Successful Internship to understand how to make the most of this experience. I also explored LACMA blogs, specifically learning about NexGenLA from Krystine Murry and Su si Castillo, my supervisors, and the concept of Radical Friendliness, which emphasizes inclusivity in museum spaces. After a brief Zoom onboarding from HR, I worked on my bio, detailing my background and goals for this internship. Monday, August 5: I spent my first day in person at LACMA setting up mindfulness zines on the plaza. These zines were designed for the public to use during their visit. After that, I spent most of the day assisting with an art camp for kids ages 6-8. It was rewarding to see how excited the kids were about the projects.  Wednesday, August 7: Today started with a quick check-in with Rebecca on the plaza before heading to my first Education & Public Programs staff meeting. I introduced...

This post is about my last week at HistoryMiami. I know that this post is a little late, but this is how my last week went. My last Saturday at HistoryMiami was: Saturday On Saturday, August 3, the top floor in both the north and south buildings were closed due to repairs. This meant that our most popular exhibit, Tropical Dreams , was unavailable, and the museum was open to the public for free. There were a few changes, including Hands-on History learning stations where kids and adults could do crafts, interact, or play with toys and artifacts. It was so nice to see both kids and adults enjoying themselves at our Hands-on History stations. I also spent much more time in the south building than I normally would. There, I got to meet and talk to many different guests and staff. I even taught a couple of families how to play Cuban dominoes. I saw some fun things posted on our community board: Wednesday The next time I was at the museum was Wednesday, August 7. It felt really weird and ki...

  Week 4 on Monday I had a department meeting with everyone and they were talking about events they should do and who they should bring to it. It was cool seeing how the events are made from just an idea to a reality. After I got in touch with the Social media/ Marketing person and her name was Courtney. I was very excited to work with the social media team. Tuesday We had a call in the morning talking about what I will be doing. I was tasked to look at what content gen-z likes on TikTok, What history content is popular on TikTok, and what do other museum post. I started working on it and found that gen-z like more creative and different constant that stands out and of course comedy videos. I found that most popular videos were interactive tour videos and "did you know" content. Other big museums posted multiple times a week and usually it was tours or facts about items in there museum. Wednesday  In the morning I got onto a call with Courtney to talk about the assignment and...

  Monday of week 3 I met up with Lindsey the school programs leader. She showed me the app they use to do self guided tours around the city so I did the tour which was really fun walking around the city. When I got back she had me go around the museum and look at parts of it that we can engage little kids with. Tuesday I was supposed to go to our bridge again but I couldn't sadly due to it being canceled so I worked on my final project  Wednesday  I met with someone named Keri and she does the observations of the museum and the content of it. She assigned me to walked around the museum and see what people would spend there time on and skip over. It was very interesting but boring because it was raining that day and not a lot of people came in. I did notice that a lot of people would find there self spending time in the Civil rights and black freedom parts of the museums  Thursday  Sadly Thursday was suppose to be another our bridge day that we couldn't do so I s...