b'from storage, observations of objects on display in the galleries and art studio projects. Students spent one day at the Worcester Art Museum, speaking with conservators, seeing conservation projects ongoingCAPSTONE PROJECTSin the labs, gaining insight into collections care andMUSEUMS CONCENTRATORS, CLASS OF 2019exploring. One concentrator commented: Nicole BeardenI didnt know anything about art conservationNusra Latif Qureshi: A Case Study in the Globality and I found this class super interesting and fun.of Contemporary ArtI especially appreciated thepart of the classEmily Biggsthat was more hands on where we got to tryInterpretive Taskswater gilding. I loved learning about the dif-ferent materials and techniques As a STEMIsabel CordovaDifficult Objects: Mining Smith College Museum of Armajor, I was particularly excited to see the con-servation lab and view their current projects.Hannah Elbaum 43Visitors with Autism: SCMA Scavenger HuntThis course gave me an all-new perspective on museums. Furthermore, this course is definitel Adela Goldsmithone of my alltime favorite courses I have takenMuseums and the Archive: Collective Histories and Institutional Memoryat Smith CollegeGwendolyn R. JonesArchaeology at MacLeish Field Station: A Digital Teaching Tool for the Five Colleges Renee KlannFlora of Northampton: Digital Mapping to Visualize Local Plants Lauren MitchellThe Alan Holden Collection: A Digital Archive Audrey TrossenMountains & Molehills: Access and Experiential Learning Through the John B. Brady Rock Park Julia XuInterpreting Collections: Museum Objects Storytellingabove:Deborah Diemente holding an object for close lookingby students left:Conservator Valentine Talland (center, crouching) with Deborah Diemente, collections manager/registrar, and MUX 222 students'