Before coming to this class I thought I had a general understanding of museums and how a museum functions as an institution. In hindsight, this course has transformed the way I viewed museums and showed me how intricate operating a museum really is. The class taught me how rigorous the process of lending and accepting art work is. Something I had learned that museums don’t always accept art work, whether it be by donors or other intitutions interested in exchanging art; there are multiple background checks and paper work determining other institutions credibility.

I also learned that the Palmer was a more intricate museum than I had ever thought. Before this class, my view of the Palmer was so small. This class taught me how lucrative a good operation is. And how the less you notice, the more work that had to be done to make it so seamless.  I had no idea how much efforts were made towards artwork exhibition and how lighting affects the work. The museum goes through strenuous efforts to pay attention to such fine detail.

I also enjoyed learning about about funding and asking people to join the team. What struck me the most was encouraging others to love the idea rather than to just get money.