WE ARE DONE!!!

 Today was our poster session! We are finally all done with thesis and it feels like such a weight off my back. Explaining my thesis in under 5 minutes was definitely a challenge because I wanted to just hand out copies of my thesis so I didn't miss anything. It was so cool seeing everyone else's posters that we gave peer feedback on and everyone else in our cohort we didn't work with. I had so many friends and family come which made me feel so supported. Lots of professors I had over the years also came to see my poster which made me feel proud. My voice is hoarse but my heart is full! I am so proud of myself and everyone else too! WE DID IT!!!

Across the Finish Line

 I don't think it has registered yet that I'm actually finished. Thesis? Check. Poster? Check. Online exhibit? Check. It sounds so simple written out like but what a crazy time getting to this point! 

Last semester in MUSE 489 I had such a hard time. Nothing felt right. None of my ideas felt like "me". So the last week of classes I completely changed my thesis. It felt slightly insane at the time but what a great decision. This thesis project focused on what brought me to the museum studies program in the first place. Objects, and the stories they tell, has always been a bit of an obsession. From growing up in my grandparents antique store, to having parents who collected just about everything, to my favorite museum experiences. I love how objects can connect us to the past. Not sure why it didn't click earlier than the last week of classes last semester but here we are.

I completed all ten case studies that I set out to do. I feel so connected to the people that owned these objects and the world they lived in. I'm hoping others feel the same after viewing my online exhibit.

www.10objects.com

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