John Nicholas Brown Center
Brown University Public Humanities Program

m.a. program in public humanities

Student Practicums

Class of 2012

The National Museum of Ireland,  Dublin, Ireland

Oral history project, archiving recollections of Irish soldiers of Collins Barracks

Chicago History Museum,  Chicago, IL

Education and Programming

HULUCulture,  Hong Kong, China

exhibiton programming, grant proposal review

Dry Archaeological Project,  Manzanola, CO

Public Archaeology Project of UC Denver field school site

NASA, From Earth to Solar System,  50 Sites Worldwide

Exhibit Production and Programming

Art Institute of Chicago,  Chicago, IL

Education and Programming

The National Museum of African American History and Culture,  Washington, D.C.

Exhibit Research

New Bedford Whaling National Park,  New Bedford, MA

Education and Programming

Sommerville Arts Council,  Sommerville, MA

Development of a qualitative report regarding the progress of ArtsUnion in Union Square

Artist and geographer Trevor Paglen, Creative Time,  New York, NY

research coordination for "The Artifact Porject"

Class of 2011

Merce Cunningham Dance Company  New York, NY

archival work

Y-Space  Hong Kong

marketing, outreach, and educational programming

USS Constitution Museum  Boston, MA

education and programming

Photographer Sally Mann  Lexington, VA

studio assistant

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Boston, MA

programming

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture  Tarrytown, NY

oral history and new media project

Museum of the Moving Image   New York, NY

collections intern

Roger Williams National Memorial  Providence, RI

educational programming

Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History  Atlanta, GA

archival work

Newberry Library  Chicago, IL

digital media and communications

Boston Society of Architects  Boston, MA

convention planning and exhibition research and development

Lower East Side Tenement Museum  New York, NY

curatorial and education assistant

Class of 2010

Brave New Films  Culver City, CA

production research

Creative Arts Council at Brown University  Providence, RI

program development and research

Greene Farm Archaeological Project  Warwick, RI

historical research and analysis

Hull House Museum  Chicago, IL

exhibit research and interpretation, program development for urban farm

Library of Congress, Music Division  Washington, D.C.

curatorial assistance

Local Projects  New York, NY

exhibit research for National Museum of American Jewish History

Museum of the African Diaspora  San Francisco, CA

exhibit installation and program development

National Museum of American History, Division of Home and Community Life  Washington, D.C.

historical research and collection cataloging

National Museum of American History, Division of Work and Industry  Washington, D.C.

exhibit research and collection development

Putnam (CT) Economic and Community Development Agency  Putnam, CT

historic preservation and site assessment

Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Education Department  Providence, RI

outreach and program development

Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Textiles and Costume Department  Providence, RI

research and curatorial assistance

Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Program  Washington, D.C.

communal mapping project at Anacostia Community Museum

Class of 2009

Amistad Center for Art and Culture  Hartford, CT

exhibition on aging

Baranov Museum and Alutiiq Museum  Kodiak Island, AK

preparing for AAM accreditation and working on exhibitions

California Council for the Humanities  Los Angeles, CA

organizing program of oral histories

Decatur House/National Trust for Historic Preservation  Washington, D.C.

curriculum projects and exhibition

Experience Music Project  Seattle, WA

teacher’s programs and curricula

Forest Hills Cemetery Educational Trust  Boston, MA

Museum of Fine Arts  Boston, MA

curatorial research

Museo del Barrio  New York, NY

Smithsonian’s Latino Museum Studies Program

National Museum of African American History and Culture  Washington, D.C.

preparing on tour of local archaeological and historical sites

National Museum of American History  Washington, D.C.

military history exhibition and collecting plan

RISD Museum  Providence, RI

visitor research and exhibition evaluation

Wanås Foundation  Knislinge, Sweden

memorials and art

Wing Luke Museum  Seattle, WA

exhibition on Iraq War

Class of 2008

Adirondack Museum  Blue Mountain Lake, NY

museum curating for exhibit on photographic history and education programs

American History Workshop  New York, NY

assisting in curating exhibit on Lafayette at the New York Historical Society

American Numismatics Society  New York, NY

researching images of African Americans on state currency

Center for the Study of Political Graphics  Los Angeles, CA

research and curatorial work

Creative Time  New York, NY

curating public art projects

Cultural Organization of Lowell  Lowell, MA

organizing educational programs for the Kerouac exhibition

Fuller Craft Museum  Brockton, MA

curatorial department

International Folk Art Museum (LAS Internship Program)  Santa Fe, NM

research and curatorial work

Local Projects  New York, NY

photo research for exhibits at the National Building Museum and the Museum of the Chinese in America

Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism  Boston, MA

assisting with conference coordination and working with international tours

National Museum of American History  Washington, D.C.

research on upcoming business history exhibition

National Museum of American History  Washington, D.C.

research on African American collections and exhibition history

National Park Service, Boston Historical Park  Boston, MA

curatorial work and business planning

National Park Service, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program)  St. Louis, MO

researching slavery and African American history in St. Louis

National Portrait Gallery  Washington, D.C.

research work for exhibition

New Urban Arts  Providence, RI

designing arts programs for high school students

Newport Historical Society (Buchanan / Burnham Internship)  Newport, RI

designing a new tour of African American sites and curating exhibition on William Ellery

Penobscot Marine Museum  Searsport, ME

curatorial, exhibition, and education work

Providence Athenaeum  Providence, RI

public programs and tourist marketing

Rhode Island Council for the Humanities  Providence, RI

developing communications plan

Rhode Island Foundation  Providence, RI

rethinking Expansion Arts Program

Rhode Island Historical Society/Museum of Work and Culture  Woonsocket, RI

researching, collecting and curating for an exhibition on 20th century immigration

Tribute WTC Visitor Center  New York, NY

educational programs

WGBH  Boston, MA

American Experience programming

Class of 2007

Baseball Hall of Fame (Steele Internship Program)  Cooperstown, NY

in the curatorial department

Dia:Beacon  Beacon, NY

designing educational programs

Gallatin Historical Society  Bozeman, MT

developing collections policy and collections management

Institute of Contemporary Art  Boston, MA

designing educational programs

Little Compton Historical Society  Little Compton, RI

curating exhibition on the Portuguese of Little Compton

Lowell National Historic Park  Lowell, MA

designing programs for the forthcoming Jack Kerouac exhibition

Museum of Fine Arts  Boston, MA

contemporary art department curatorial research

Museum of Fine Arts  Boston, MA

organizing and writing program guides for film programs

National Museum of American History  Washington, D.C.

working on the Bracero History Project and participating in the Latino Museum Studies Program

Newport Restoration Foundation (Graduate Student Museum Internship Program)  Newport, RI

designing tours on Newport’s Revolutionary War history

Rhode Island Council for the Humanities  Providence, RI

developing a system to archive grant projects

Rhode Island Historical Society  Providence, RI

preparing 19th-century recipe book for publication

RISD Museum (Andrew W. Mellon internship)  Providence, RI

working on the Nazi Era Provenance Project

RISD Museum  Providence, RI

researching provenance and writing catalog entries

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program  Washington, D.C.

working on a variety of projects

Trustees of Reservations  Sharon, MA

preparing plan for expanding use of historic park