An Intern beneath the New Mexico Museum of Art

Rebecca Aubin, Head of Education and Visitor Experience with Baji Milici at the New Mexico Museum of Art

The New Mexico Museum of Art is adjacent to the Santa Fe Plaza and when I visited at 9am the area was populated by a few early morning tourists strolling at a leisurely pace. Not so in the basement of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Down a flight of stairs and you are in the working part of the museum where a busy workday has already commenced. Art work is framed, archives are managed and a diligent crew is at work making the revered halls above into the quiet and contemplative art sanctuary you experience when you visit the museum.

Baji Milici is currently interning with the New Mexico Museum of Art under the direction of Rebecca Aubin, the Head of Education and Visitor Experience. Baji participated in work that is essential in bringing our community in touch with the museum and its resources. Using Constant Contact, FaceBook and MS Office Baji updated her skills to help design electronic newsletters and announcements. The most fun however was hosting families at the Museum. "I loved working with the children and families. That is always my favorite, because I am a teacher at heart."

Mary Kershaw, Museum Director and Rebecca Aubin were happy to host Baji for her internship. "We are always busy," says Rebecca. "We always appreciate having help." Baji was excited for this chance to work with education and art. "Just knowing about the collection (of art) that is here is amazing."

Baji will help with an outreach event on September 17th that is close to her own heart; the Teacher Resource Fair. On Thursday the 17th the New Mexico Museum of Art is free to teachers and community educators from 4-5pm and then a resource fair will follow from 5-7pm.

Baji's future plans will be to build her skills in office technology. Her dream job is helping people use technology to communicate about the wonderful things they are doing throughout New Mexico. We look forward to hearing about those things too! Thanks, Baji!