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Just north of Atlanta, a bright, imposing building stands apart from red-bricked storefronts in the Marietta town square. The words “museum of art,” wrought in gold, marking the entrance to the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art (MCMA), an American art museum that houses artwork from as far back as the 18th century.

It is here, in this 115-year-old building, that聽art history major Penelope Bertrand ’26 has spent her summer, immersing herself in the world of curation and museum management. An aspiring curator, Bertrand worked closely with MCMA’s own curator, Madeline Beck, to hone her professional skills through a variety of hands-on projects.

“My daily responsibilities range from operating the front desk to assisting with installation and exhibition preparation,” Bertrand explains. “I was already familiar with how to hang an exhibition, but Madeline showed me a few new techniques, like how to rewire paintings and install vinyl wall labels for show titles.”

Bertrand’s other responsibilities include working with the museum’s collection database, outlining content for the website and developing initiatives to improve accessibility.

“Overall, Madeline has me assisting with every aspect of the museum, which is preparing me well for my career, since museum professionals can wear many hats,” said Bertrand.

Among Bertrand鈥檚 many contributions, several major projects stand out. One is an accessibility initiative she鈥檚 leading with Beck. Housed in a 1910 Classical Revival building, MCMA faces challenges when it comes to physical accessibility.

“The building in which the museum is housed was originally a post office and then a library before it became a museum,” says Bertrand. “The Classical Revival architecture from 1910 is not very accessible, but it is a goal and priority of the museum to make it as inclusive as possible.”

With a budget of $1,000, Bertrand researched and proposed a range of affordable improvements: sensory bags for neurodivergent visitors, large print and tactile wall labels, stools in gallery spaces, tour guide sets for the hearing impaired and establishing a point of contact for accessibility inquiries.

Bertrand鈥檚 most impactful project has been curating a new exhibition in the museum鈥檚 boardroom. With Beck鈥檚 mentorship, she selected and arranged around ten works from the museum鈥檚 permanent collection, using spatial design strategies to evaluate their presentation.

鈥淪ome of the paintings looked much smaller on the computer, and I was surprised by their size,鈥� she notes. 鈥淚t really reminded me how important it is to see the physical artwork when designing an exhibition.鈥�

Bertrand credits her time at the (OUMA), particularly under the mentorship of Museum Director Elizabeth Peterson Jennings and Senior Associate Director of Advancement and Curatorial Advisor John Tilford, for preparing her for this internship. Through her work as a student exhibition coordinator at OUMA and her studies both as an art history major and museum studies minor, she has already mounted multiple exhibitions, practiced installation techniques and developed curatorial confidence.

Bertrand aspires to become a curator of modern or European art in a major museum. Though MCMA specializes in American art, the internship has deepened her appreciation for the genre and broadened her curatorial perspective

As her internship continues, Bertrand remains deeply engaged with the work at hand and is excited to apply what she has learned at MCMA to her future career.