Gabriela Fernandez

I currently support the development of new products for the Museum Shop, corresponding with vendors, overseeing orders, and managing internal and external queries.

• Act as liaison between Associate Director of Retail, internal departments, and vendors.

• Keep track of product inventory, budgeting, and invoices.

• Manage the design and editing process of select new products.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, eCommerce platforms, Accounting Systems, POS.

Assisted curatorial and collections management projects for the new exhibition, Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey’s Most Historic Home.

• Supported gallery installation/deinstallation: Hung paintings, arranged object displays, transported artifacts, and created object mounts.

• Collaborated with the design team on the exhibition – planned the arrangement and display of objects in cases.

• Edited exhibition text and verified information, credit lines, and dates.

• Conducted provenance research, updated object catalogs, and evaluated object condition.

Tasked with cataloguing objects in Mount Stuart’s Historic Dress collection and facilitated an independent research project on a 1790s Spanish ensemble.

· Routinely unboxed and rewrapped garments, evaluated object condition, prepared garments for transport, and mounted textiles.

· Cataloged garments into the collection management system (CMS), Artfoleo.

· Conducted in-depth provenance research.

· Presented my research at an in-person lecture and published a blog post.