UBC Master of Archival Studies/ Master of Library Information Studies Student
As part of our final outreach project for LIBR 548X Social Media and Digital Outreach, my course peers, our professor Dr. Erik Kwakkel, and I put together an exhibition promoting some of the many facsinating items in the University of British Columbia Rare Books and Special Collections holdings.
During the summer of 2018, I had the opportunity to work as the Chief Historical Interpreter at the Murney Tower Museum (Kingston, Ontario). The Tower is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest museum in Kingston. Some of my responsibilities included supervising interpreters, arranging and providing visitors with guided tours, and working closely with the curator to manage museum operations and collections.
As the Chief Historical Interpreter at the Murney Tower Museum, I was given the opportunity to assist the Museum Curator with the 2018 exhibition renewal. I was given an independent project of researching curator-approved and museum-related topics of my choice. The project also entailed generating the text, selecting the images, and creating a digital draft of a panel to be included in the renewal. This project enabled me to expand and utilize my research, design, and collaboration skills.
In my role as Chief Historical Interpreter at Murney Tower Museum, one of my responsibilities was to create a social media plan for the museum. I was also in charge of running the museum's social media platforms, which included, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google My Business.
During my time at the Murney Tower Museum, I created an interactive colouring book featuring drawings of museum artifacts. The colouring book is designed to work like a scavenger hunt or learning tool mainly for children. Some pages include questions that can be answered by interacting with the museum displays or going on a guided museum tour. The goal is to enhance visitor engagement and museum revenue. It will be available in the museum gift shop in the 2019 season.
In July 2018, I participated in a social media workshop in Kingston, Ontario hosted by KEDCO and Jennifer Baker Consulting. I attended the workshop as the Chief Historical Interpreter of the Murney Tower Museum. The museum is a small, non-for-profit historical site. Social media plays a key role in it's marketing. One of my responsibilities was to create a social media plan and run the museum social media accounts. Tips and strategies from this workshop have been beneficial to the museum.
As a volunteer for the Kingston Association of Museums, Art Galleries, and Historic Sites, one of my tasks was to assist in promoting events on the association's social media platforms. I helped specifically with creating posting material for their Instagram account (@kingstonmuseums). Some of the posts were also linked to Facebook and Twitter.
As an alumni of York University, I was selected to be featured in the 2016 Alumni Show at Eleanor Winters Art Gallery in Toronto. I collaborated with the other featured artist, Eleanor Szydlowksa, and the gallery curator to conceptualize a theme, create artwork, promote, curate, and install/deinstall the exhibition.
"Watch This Space," was a group art exhibition that I co-curated and participated in while studying abroad at the University of Leeds. The group exhibition was a year-end project for the Fine Arts program. It was held in the historical prison cells of Leeds Town Hall. As part of the group, I helped organize, curate, create artwork, and catalogue the exhibition.