Hello, happy to be here! My name is Elizabeth and I’m actually a VSA at the Anchorage Museum. I’m currently studying Anthropology at UAA but I have always had a keen interest in using my degree in the realm of Museums and Archiving. I do have a job at the Anchorage Museum currently as a…
Read MoreHello! My name is Xochitl, pronounced So-chee. I am a MFA student in Art with Ceramics and Painting as my primary mediums. I got my BFA from Humboldt State University and grew up in South Central Alaska. I love all things art as well as skiing, doggies, and plants. I have a certification in Museum…
Read MoreNow that I’ve figured out how to post images correctly (hopefully thanks to Angie’s video help) here’s how i feel about learning to navgate the side tracks for this class…I think I can, I think I can…
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Part of my dissertation research at UAF involves a deep dive into the history of the UA Museum of the North, from its inception in 1926 to the current iteration as a world-class interdisciplinary research museum. One of the most exciting parts of doing this historical research is finding old photos of the museum and…
Read MoreGood Afternoon, It is a pleasure to meet everyone. I just got home form work. I live and work in Eastern New Mexico. I’m a Cultural Resources Program Manager for two military bases and a Doctoral Candidate in Indigenous Studies at UAF. I’m taking the course as a refresher. I’m currently developing two curation agreements.…
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Uvaŋga Ggaaditmits Ivalu Erin Gingrich. Hello, I am Erin Gingrich (Ggaadimits and Ivalu are my Indigenous names). I am an Alaska Native Artist, UAF graduate (B.F.A. Class of ’14) and Program Assistant for an Alaska Native nonprofit that supports Alaska Native Arts and Culture. I am taking this class to gain some perspective about museums…
Read MoreHi, everyone! My name is Tony. I am just finishing up my undergrad degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. I’m currently located in Fairbanks, but I grew up in Georgia and traveled quite a bit working in various national parks before coming to UAF to complete my degree. I’ve loved museums since I was a…
Read MoreHi. My name is Becca, and I’ve had a long fascination with museums starting when I was a little girl and I went to the Smithsonian Institute with my family when I was seven or eight. I always wanted to sneak behind the closed doors and rummage back there and see what I could get…
Read MoreGood morning, I am michael, I am a Fine Art Major with a minor in art history. I live in Fairbanks and have a wife and daughter and three dogs. I like anything outdoors, so that makes it nice to be in alaska. I am currently working on finishing my degree and excited to take…
Read MoreHi, my name is Steffi. I live in Fairbanks and work at the University of Alaska Museum as the curator of the Herbarium. As a botanist my career training has involved visiting museums worldwide to study herbarium specimens, but there was always room to enjoy other museums during these visits. Some spectacular exhibits included the…
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