Jorell Herrera
New York,NY
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Lifchez-Stronach Curatorial Intern
Metropolitan Museum of Art
06.2023 - Current
- Working in InDesign, creating 'Shelf Lists' (Digital Object Locators) for several galleries and assisting with inventory
- Reviewing and making suggestions for new labels written by curators
- Adding and correcting object measurements and other information in the museum's database (TMS) by consulting older printed records
- Digitizing a research project on a series of objects within the collection, making it available online and writing web labels for the objects
- Engaging in interpretive planning, observing how visitors interact with art currently on display to help inform gallery reconfiguration
- Conducting in preliminary object measuring with department Collection's Manager
- Contributing posts to one of the museum's secondary Instagram accounts to raise digital engagement.
Historic Interpreter
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Examined purchase/accession history of several on-view antiquities
- Carefully cleaned/handled on view collections (i.e
- Historic rugs, upholstered and wooden furniture and ceramics)
- Conducted hour-long docent tours for visitors
- Developed ways to enhance visitor experience during guided tours with the use of visual/audio aids
- Helped decorate/de-decorate the mansion during holiday season
- Updated excel spreadsheets pertaining to collections inventory
- Helped organize and distribute didactic material for site programs
- Helped visitors book online reservations over the phone
- Created new labels for more efficient organization of the site's research library.
Archival Intern
Locust Grove Historic Site
02.2022 - 08.2022
- Transcribed early 20th century diaries from the Young Family collection relating to life on the estate
- Ensured accuracy and typed data into a Microsoft Word document for optical character recognition (text-searchable)
- Organized an archival box of historic photographs, creating sub-folders and subject categories for efficient storage
- Gave a final presentation of findings to SUNY department faculty.
Education
B.A. - History
SUNY College At New Paltz
New Paltz, NY05.2023
A.S. - General Studies
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY05.2020
Skills
- TMS and Collections Database Management
- Moderate proficiency with InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Google Docs, Excel, Microsoft Word, Teams, and Bridge
- Well organized and able to manage multiple projects and/or tasks simultaneously
- Able to work both independently and collaboratively
- Clear communicator
- Foreign Language Skills
- Curatorial Research
References
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Timeline
Lifchez-Stronach Curatorial Intern
Metropolitan Museum of Art
06.2023 - Current
Historic Interpreter
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
12.2022 - 06.2023
Archival Intern
Locust Grove Historic Site
02.2022 - 08.2022
B.A. - History
SUNY College At New Paltz
A.S. - General Studies
Dutchess Community College
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