Internship

As an Art Registration Intern at Museum London, I was able to use the skills I learned at Fleming College in relation to historical artifacts and apply them to fine art objects. I worked closely with the Art Registrar on all aspects of collections management, including the cataloguing, inventory, and collections storage of the fine art...

Rehousing Collections

In small groups, my fellow classmates and I were responsible for condition reporting and rehousing textiles in the Curatorial Centre of the Peterborough Museum & Archives. My teammates and I worked to store and protect textiles according to best practices. Skills acquired: Safe artifact handling Attention to detail Condition reporting Proper cleaning techniques Manual dexterity...

Artifact Documentation

In my Collections Management and Care of Collections courses, I have experienced the process of documenting artifacts. I have learned how to complete a catalogue worksheet and have entered it into the Peterborough Museum & Archives' database, Inmagic (see Morse code practice buzzer cataloguing sheet here). I have also learned how to condition report objects...

Collections Cleaning

In my Care of Collections class, my fellow students and I were tasked with cleaning the collections in the Curatorial Centre of the Peterborough Museum & Archives. In assigned areas, we assessed artifacts for safe handling and applied proper cleaning practices. Additionally, my group was appointed to monitor relative humidity and temperature levels using hand-held...