Experienced Urban Museum Educator

[Miriam Musco]

Headline: Experienced Urban Museum Educator
Name: Miriam Musco
Email Address: miriammusco@yahoo.com
Current Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

Preferred Job Category: Education

Personal Statement:
Pursuing a career in education and public programming in museums. Experience in writing curricula and leading activities for school-aged museum visitors as well as leading tours for all age groups. Also experienced in visitor research and creating marketing publications for museums.

Education:
B.A. History, Indiana University Bloomington
M.A. Museum Education, The University of the Arts (in December 2009), Thesis: religious homeschoolers as museum visitors

Professional Experience:
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Data Collector (August 2009-October 2009)

- interviewing visitors for research into visit experiences
- tracking and timing visitors for research purposes

The Wagner Free Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Programs Intern (June 2009-August 2009)

- teaching summer programs to summer groups
- creating a lesson, activity and scavenger hunt that were used throughout the summer
- creating a system to collect visitor feedback

Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Visitor Services Representative (October 2008-March 2009)

- welcomed visitors as the first point of contact in the museum
- issued tickets, helped visitors navigate in the museum, and other facets of customer service

Educational Assistant (March 2009-present)

- booking school and community groups for museum visits
- conducting outreach and marketing to school groups, adult groups and tour operators to draw in new visitors
- handling all financial responsibilities for group sales
- leading tours and education programs when necessary
- helping facilitate the overnight program, including staying overnight and running the morning activities


The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 2008-pres.
Camp-In Assistant/Programming Intern

- demonstrating and leading science activities to elementary school children on overnight visits
- coordinating groups and children and their chaperones and leading them through the museum
- writing curricula for the Summer Camp Program and the Homeschool Day program
- putting together a volunteer guide for all the exhibits


Wonderlab Museum of Health, Science and Technology, Bloomington, IN, Feb. 2006-May 2008
- explaining exhibits to visitors, mostly children
- presenting hands-on science activities to children
- occasional maintenance
- as an intern (January 2008-May 2008), worked on museum-wide program planning, research for programs, and volunteer coordination

Indiana University Hutton Honors College, Diversity Outreach Program Intern, Nov. 2007-May 2008, Bloomington, IN
- implementing a mentoring program for high-achieving minority students at local middle schools
- creating weekly interactive lectures on the importance of college and career goals

Applicable Skills:
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint; HTML; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Dreamweaver; audio and video software

Languages: Spanish (advanced beginner)

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