Personal Narrative: My Journey To The Metropolitan Museum

The first time I truly experienced art and museums would be when I took a family vacation to New York the summer before my freshman year of high school. I remember walking up the steps to the Metropolitan Museum and having my breath taken away when I walked through the door. I remember being in awe as I walked around and thinking I could spend years here and still not see everything I wanted to. It was the summer that my passion to work in a museum started to grow and this desire would be with me for the rest of my high school career as I applied to colleges. Before I ever thought about going to school to study art history I used to want to be an English or art teacher. I always enjoyed these classes when I was younger because I was able to …show more content…
I have always been willing to babysit or just play with kids because they always look up those who are older than them especially when I was in high school I noticed this and it really amazed me. If I was accepted into this internship program I would contribute my strong work ethic, my willingness to learn, my passion for art, and my problem solving skills. I am willing to go the extra mile for any cause and am always giving my best effort to help those around me succeed as well. From this internship I hope to acquire new skills, learn more about how museums are run, and experiences I would never get living in the small town of Sheffield, Iowa. I believe this internship would also teach me more hands on skills I would need to have for a career in a museum. This experience would be considerably different from my time working as a gallery intern for the ISU Student Activities Center. I think this would allow me to see and experience what it is like to work in a real museum and grow my passion for art even more. This internship would develop skills I never even knew I had and could develop me to become a better leader, listener, and present myself in an even more professional