Author: Hannah Kosko

Title of Event: Palmer Art Gallery Tour/Visit
Date & Time of Event: Saturday November 16th, 10-4pm
Location of Event: Penn State Palmer Art Gallery
Type of event: Museum Visit

Me standing inside an work in the visiting exhibition of “Made in PA” at the Palmer Art Gallery.

Title of Event: Classics Club Event Luck with Kim Breyfogle

Date and time of event: 12pm on Tuesday October 8th

Location of Event: ELC Arches Lounge

Type of Event: Presentation/Discussion

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. (This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.)

• The event I attended was a casual lunch and discussion with graduate student Kim Breyfogle, who is currently working towards getting her masters and PhD in archaeology. She is working in a nautical archaeological conservation program and told us about her love for the natural sciences, art, and history. She also discussed her experience in her educational background as well as how she got into the field she is in now. 

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?

• I found it very interesting and intriguing that she combined both the fields of chemistry, along with other natural science, as well as history and art history. Although her work was more artifact based, I still believe it has connections to the overall art world, especially since she is working with large 3D forms. She also has to worry about how her work affects the museum or exhibit she is working with. I thought it was very interesting that she and her team had to be concerned about audience appeal because it wasn’t something that I had previously considered when looking at different restoration projects. 

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?

• Ms Breyfogle did not have a solid or thought out plan of what she wanted to do in her field, all she knew was she wanted to pursue a career in artifact conservation but she ended up working in several very esteemed archaeological programs. Also her physical work on different projects was fascinating. She showed different conservation techniques on a WWII aircraft, as well as a gunner ship from London, and a cannon from the Alamo. It was really fascinating to see her work progress and the experiments she used in repairing and restoring such objects. 

4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?

(10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )

• 10

5.) Justify your rating in the question above:

• I gained a lot of experience and confidence in my ability to plan out my future in art conservation and was validated in my approach to how I want to go about my graduate studies. It also helps reassure me that I could take many different approaches and still end up where I want to be. 

Title of Event: Samek Art Museum Visit

Date & Time of Event: October 10th, 12 pm

Location of Event: Samek Museum, on campus location (ELC, 3rd Floor)

Type of event: Self guided Tour/casual visit

I went to the on campus Samek Museum to check out their Slow Looking exhibit. I really enjoyed it as well as the museum guide they provide. It makes the exhibit like a little scavenger hunt to find each painting, which I found both really fun and an interesting inversion of stereotypical museum setups.