Museum education
My work
I have worked in museum education and interpretation across several institutions in the Boston and North Shore regions, designing and delivering programs that bring art, history, and culture to life for diverse audiences. My experience spans gallery teaching, hands-on workshops, interactive interpretation, and historic site engagement, with a strong focus on visitor-centered learning and accessibility.
my approach
Whether through historic house interpretation, in-gallery teaching, or interactive exhibition engagement, I believe museum education should be immersive, accessible, and dynamic. My goal is to bridge scholarship and public engagement, ensuring that museum spaces invite curiosity, conversation, and deeper exploration for all visitors.
museum of fine arts, Boston
At the MFA, I was part of the Artful Adventures program, where I led in-gallery studio programs and off-site educational experiences. Some of these programs were in partnership with Boston Public Schools, Boston Public Library, and Uniqlo, and included:
• Drop-in programs & birthday parties that introduced young learners to art through hands-on activities.
• School field trips & homeschool programs, tailoring lessons to different learning styles.
• Community outreach, bringing museum education beyond gallery walls to classrooms and local organizations.
Onsite programming:
Offsite programming
Historic New England—
Otis house, Boston
Phillips House, Salem
At Historic New England, I helped to facilitate three immersive field trip programs that blended history, role-playing, and hands-on activities:
• Unknown Hands – A program exploring the lives of domestic staff and servants in the 1800s.
• Life in the 1800s – A role-playing program where students embodied real people from Beacon Hill’s past.
• Classical Times – A program focused on architecture, decorative arts, and philosophical influences of the period.
These experiences included group discussions, hands-on plaster workshops, historic house tours, and in some cases, walking tours of Beacon Hill or time-period games to deepen engagement.
Peabody Essex Museum
At PEM, my work extended into both historic house interpretation and contemporary exhibition engagement:
• I contributed to the interpretation plan for the Ropes Mansion, helping to reopen the house by researching family manuscripts and collections of decorative arts and material culture.
• Later, I worked in the PlayTime exhibition, helping visitors navigate interactive installations by artists such as Martin Creed and Nick Cave while facilitating self-directed activities that enhanced their experience.
