During the
end of final year at the University of Exeter I applied to the Roman Society,
UK for their Museum Internship Bursary. The bursary is offered as part of a 3 -
week placement which takes place at the available museums and covers travel
expenses for the whole placement. The aim of the scheme is to give the
successful applicant’s museum and collections experience.
My
application was successful and I was selected as one of six out of 80
applications for the scheme. The Roman Baths Museum was my museum of choice and
they selected me to work in their collections department; in order for me to
expand my experience in post-excavation archaeological work because I already
have a lot of experience working in the field on archaeological sites, both in
the UK and abroad.
Through the
internship I have been able to have a detailed insight into archaeological and
museum systems outside excavations and have been able to experience a number of
different parts of Museum work:
What it is
like to catalogue and archive objects (such as the Beau Street Roman Coin Hoard
which is currently being catalogued, archived and prepared for storage and
display at the Roman Baths and being prepared for Road shows later this year);
Individually
archive and catalogue an archaeological site which had come into the Roman
Baths Museum from the local county;
Correctly
organise and input all the data from the coin hoard into a central database;
Plan and run
exhibitions/ events and see just how much time and planning needs to go into
each; including running my own display event on Money Monday at the Baths;
Assist Museum
staff and visitors on the pre-booked Tunnel Tours of the Roman Baths.
My time at
the Roman Baths and the experience I’ve gained here will be extremely valuable
to both myself as an individual and my appreciation of museum work as well as
providing me with further opportunities in Archaeology and Museum worlds.
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| Me, Katy and Emma showing off the Beau Street Hoard staff t-shirts at a Conservation Evening |
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