Harn Museum of Art

This week's #InternTuesday welcomes Sof Petrakidis Antanaitis, [they/them], Registration Cataloging Intern! 🏫 Education: Sof is an undergraduate student studying Art at the College of Arts 💡Responsibilities at the Harn: As the Registration Cataloging Intern, Sof reviews catalog records to ensure compliance with the museum's standards, adds descriptions to artworks within the Harn’s database and conducts research on pieces with incomplete information 🖼️ Favorite Artwork: Claude Monet, "Champ d'avoine (Oat Field)," 1890, Gift of Michael A. Singer 🧡 Highlight at the Harn: “My favorite part of the Harn has been getting to work in a wonderful environment where I feel right at home, doing meaningful work that is relevant to my passions.” . . . 📷: Shane Barrera, Photography Intern

This week's #InternTuesday presents Peyton Hanegan [she/her], Museum Rentals Intern! 🏫 Education: Peyton is an undergraduate student studying History at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Educational Studies at the College of Education 💡Responsibilities at the Harn: As the Museum Rentals Intern, Peyton aids in organizing and implementing internal events such as Museum Nights, Art After Dark and more 🖼️ Favorite Artwork: Joseph Lyman, "City Gates," undated, The Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers 🧡 Highlight at the Harn: “My favorite part of the Harn has been planning and executing student-oriented events in the Bishop Study Center. I love seeing more students interact with the museum and I am so incredibly grateful for the opportunity to grow my professional planning skills and my personal relationships with the wonderful people who work at and those who visit the Harn." . . . 📷: Shane Barerra, Photography Intern

Join us tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October 22), 6 - 7:30 pm, for our Strategic Plan Town Hall Meeting. We are looking forward to a productive community discussion with an opportunity to hear your insights and feedback. This discussion will help shape our goals and priorities for the next five years.

This week's #InternTuesday showcases Tina Mei [she/her], Data Analytics Intern! 🏫 Education: Tina is an undergraduate student studying Computer Science at the College of Engineering 💡Responsibilities at the Harn: As the Data Analytics Intern, Tina is creating a new dashboard to visualize visitor data more easily. She is also working on an app that will allow museum staff to input visitor attendance numbers in real-time. 🖼️ Favorite Artwork: Heidi C. Powell, "Auricular Reliquary (Sacred Noise)," 2024, Courtesy of the artist 🧡 Highlight at the Harn: “I really love the work environment. Everyone is so welcoming and friendly and whenever I feel brain-fried from staring at a computer screen, I can just walk around and look at art to relax.” . . . 📷: Shane Barerra, Photography Intern

We're celebrating Indigenous Peoples this Thursday, October 10 6 - 9 pm at Museum Nights. Reflect on Indigenous history by listening to story times, experiencing Native American dancing and creating art. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free.

This week's #InternTuesday features Gabriella Carstens [she/her], Museum Digitization Photo Intern! 🏫 Education: Gabriella is an undergraduate student studying Graphic Design at the College of Arts 💡Responsibilities at the Harn: As the Museum Digitization Photo Intern, Gabriella collaborates closely with the Assistant Registrar/Preparator and the Technical Photographer. Her tasks involve editing images, uploading photos and records to TMS, and assisting with digitization efforts for eMuseum 🖼️ Favorite Artwork: Unknown Korean Artist, "Mountain Landscape," 1392–1910, Gift of Roy Hunt 🧡 Highlight at the Harn: “One of the highlights of my time here has been working hands-on with a diverse range of artworks as part of the digitization process. It’s fascinating to problem-solve how best to photograph each piece, considering the unique challenges each one presents. I find it incredibly rewarding to preserve their details and character for digital archiving.” . . . 📷: Shane Barerra, Photography Intern

Apply for an internship at the Harn! Funded internships are only open to active students, and projects are offered year-round with three yearly application deadlines and selection periods. We are now accepting Spring 2025 applications. They are due October 18, 2024. More information at harn.ufl.edu/internships/

This week's #InternTuesday is Tristan Krammel [he/him], Student Engagement Intern! 🏫 Education: Tristan is an undergraduate student studying English at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 💡Responsibilities at the Harn: As the Student Engagement Intern, Tristan leads MUSEs (Museum University Student Educators) in organizing Museum Nights, and fosters connections between the Harn and university students 🖼️ Favorite Artwork: N.C. Wyeth, "Jody and Flag," 1938, The Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers 🧡 Highlight at the Harn: “The highlight so far has been the process of responding to the many ideas the MUSEs have. Each exciting idea is a unique challenge which I always learn something trying to solve.” . . . 📷: Shane Barrera, Photography Intern

This week's #InternTuesday is with Beata Oseibonsu [she/her], Curatorial Photography Intern! 🏫 Education: Beata is pursuing International Studies at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Additionally, she is minoring in African Studies 💡Responsibilities at the Harn: As the Curatorial Photography Intern, Beata is responsible for providing experiences with exhibition planning, research, writing and collections building 🖼️ Favorite Artwork: Kehinde Wiley, "Dogon Couple," 2008, Museum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment and Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund 🧡 Highlight at the Harn: “Being able to visit the storage room where you can access things like the Harn's African and Photography Collection! It is so interesting to see the vast amount of art that the museum houses that is not even on display.” . . . 📷: Shane Barrera, Photography Intern

This week's #InternTuesday is with Cianna Smith [she/her], General Registration Intern! 🏫 Education: Cianna is studying Fine Arts and Arabic at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She is also minoring in Art History within the College of the Arts 💡Responsibilities at the Harn: As the General Registration Intern, Cianna is responsible for producing comprehensive TMS reports to assist with the inventory of our museum’s permanent collection 🖼️ Favorite Artwork: El Anatsui, "Old Man’s Cloth," 2003, Museum purchase with funds from friends of the Harn Museum 🧡 Highlight at the Harn: “I have greatly enjoyed being able to see the climate control art storage room! It's fascinating to see how meticulously the environment is maintained to preserve the artwork!” . . . 📷: Shane Barrera, Photography Intern