By Heather Stalfort
Historic Houses

A new exhibition series at Evergreen House called Evergreen in Focus represents the strongest conceivable collaboration between the museum's professional staff and the university's promising scholars.

Each summer and fall, a student will obtain hands-on experience in the curatorial profession by producing a small exhibition exploring an Evergreen-related topic, offering a rare educational opportunity to undergraduate students who are preparing for professional and scholarly careers, particularly at museums. The student curator will be fully integrated into Evergreen, working closely with museum staff and under the supervision of the museum curator. "This is an ultimate DIY experience for any student interested in museum work," said Evergreen curator Jackie O'Regan.

"Museum interns often contribute their time and energies to an exhibition that may take years of research and planning before opening to the public," she said. "We're offering students the rare chance to curate an entire exhibition of their own design, drawing on the broad range of materials in our substantial collections and archives."

Applications for the summer 2007 position are due Friday, March 23, and will be vetted through the new Museums and Society Program in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. For more information, contact Jackie O'Regan at joregan@jhu.edu.

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