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Behind the Scenes with the Holland Museum Summer Interns

Picture of Holland Museum Summer interns

Join the Holland Museum’s 2023 Summer Interns Jaer Medina, Emily Leegwater, Sofia Biriouk, Wyatt Wilcox, Kaelin Hardenburgh, and Maddalena Frissora as they share about their internship experiences working in Collections, Exhibitions, Communications, Spark!Lab, and at the historic Cappon and Settlers Houses. They will also discuss their exhibition, Cabinets of Curiosities: Oddities from the Archives, which will open in the Lobby Gallery the same evening. This exhibition will be on view until January 2024 and was researched, curated, and installed by this amazing group of interns. Read the related Holland Sentinel news article.

This program took place on August 10, 2023
7:00-8:30 pm
Holland Museum
Free Family Event

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Meet Holland Museum Summer Interns

Picture of Holland Museum Summer intern 2023Sofia Biriouk, STEAM Learning Assistant

Sofia is an Astrophysics major in the Michigan Honors College at Michigan State University.

 

Picture of Holland Museum Summer intern 2023Maddalena Frissora, Exhibits Intern

Maddalena recently completed her Masters in Art History from the Academy of Art University.

 

Picture of Holland Museum Summer intern 2023Jaer Medina, Interpretive Specialist

Jaer is an Art History major at Grand Valley State University.

 

 

Picture of Holland Museum Summer intern 2023Kaelin Hardenburgh, Interpretive Specialist

Kaelin is a senior History Major, with a Museum Studies and Digital Cultural Heritage Minor, at Michigan State University.

 

Picture of Holland Museum Summer intern 2023Emily Leegwater, Communications Intern

Emily is a senior English Major, with an emphasis on Creative Writing, at Hope College.

 

 

Picture of Holland Museum Summer intern 2023Wyatt Wilcox, Collections Intern

Wyatt is a History major at Hope College.

 

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Holland Museum

Holland Museum
31 W. 10th Street
Holland, MI 49423

The Holland Museum tells the story of Holland, Michigan, from its settlement by Dutch immigrants to today’s innovative, successful, and diverse community. Featuring thousands of fascinating historic objects, as well as artwork from the Netherlands from the 1600s through the 1900s, our permanent History and Dutch Galleries are not to be missed.

MUSEUM HOURS
Open Monday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SPARK!LAB SMITHSONIAN
Spark!Lab Smithsonian encourages children and families to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment, problem-solve, and invent. Enjoy hands-on STEAM activities that combine traditional science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with art, history, and creativity.

FALL SPARK!LAB HOURS 

FREE Second Mondays* from 4:00–7:00 PM only
Friday: 11:00–5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00–4:00 p.m.
Spark!Lab is included with Museum admission

*FREE SECOND MONDAYS
In addition to regular hours, join us for our “FREE Second Mondays” from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m each month. Check our calendar for specific dates. Sponsored by The Meijer Foundation.

ADMISSION AND DISCOUNTS

Admission 
$7.00 for adults
$6.00 for senior adult
$4.00 for students with a valid college ID and kids 6-18 
FREE: Holland Museum members and children ages 5 and under are free.
$1.00 Museums for All admission (EBT or WIC card holder, $1.00/person, up to 4 people per card).

Discounts
The Holland Museum offers an admission discount to Veteran’s, active military, and educators. If you are active military, the discount applies each person in your party. If you are a veteran or educator, the discount applies to that person only. Admission for veterans, active military, and educators is $5.

CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THESE 2023 HOLIDAYS 

  • Memorial Day, May 27
  • Independence Day, July 4
  • Labor Day, September 2
  • Thanksgiving Day, November 28
  • Christmas Eve, December 24
  • Christmas Day, December 25
  • New Year’s Eve, December 31
  • New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025


ACCESSIBILITY
The Museum has a handicapped-accessible entrance on the east side of the building next to the circle drive. To access the building, please press the button to the right of the door and the front desk will buzz visitors in. Take the elevator from the ground floor (G) to the first level (1L) and you will arrive behind the reception desk. There is also a wheelchair available for patron use. Each level of the museum is handicapped accessible, as are the restrooms. If you have any specific needs, please call the front desk at (616) 796-3329.

PARKING 
The Holland Museum is located at the corner of 10th Street and River Avenue, across from Centennial Park. Please use the parking lot behind the museum on 9th Street or street parking is available along 10th Street. Handicap accessibility is available from the east side of the building.

BLUE STAR MUSEUM 
We are a Blue Star Museum and offer free admission to active military and their families from Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 2023, through  Labor Day weekend, Saturday, September 2, 2023.

MUSEUM BUILDING RENTALS
For information about Museum building rentals, please contact David Hawley-Lowry at dhawley@hollandmuseum.org

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