At the beginning of November, I had an interview with Beth and Gerry, who agreed to have me work with them as an intern on that project. I arrived in Calgary in early October and I’m going back to France in July. Since I’m here to carry on with my Master’s thesis research (which I started in France last year) which deals with Aboriginal representation in museums and art galleries, I thought it would be a good idea to come by to the Glenbow and see if they might be interested in having a French student who does not know much about Aboriginal art, art history, ethnology or even museum curating (but who is eager to learn) work on this project.

And it worked!

I’m now part of the team and even though I still find it hard to express my views in front of such a knowledgeable group of people, I love the idea of sharing points of view, discussing and confronting different perspectives and working as a team to try and set up, as Quyen said so enthusiastically this morning, an “exceptional show”.

Our meetings have been very productive so far, and I feel like I’ve already learnt a great deal.

And I must say that today was even more enriching for me, since, after all the brainstorming and sharing of each other’s expectations that went on during the meeting, then I came to learn how to use chopsticks as we all went out for lunch in Chinatown. I guess that’s why we say in French : “Les voyages forment la jeunesse”.

At the beginning of November, I had an interview with Beth and Gerry, who agreed to have me work with them as an intern on that project. I arrived in Calgary in early October and I’m going back to France in July. Since I’m here to carry on with my Master’s thesis research (which I started in France last year) which deals with Aboriginal representation in museums and art galleries, I thought it would be a good idea to come by to the Glenbow and see if they might be interested in having a French student who does not know much about Aboriginal art, art history, ethnology or even museum curating (but who is eager to learn) work on this project.

And it worked!

I’m now part of the team and even though I still find it hard to express my views in front of such a knowledgeable group of people, I love the idea of sharing points of view, discussing and confronting different perspectives and working as a team to try and set up, as Quyen said so enthusiastically this morning, an “exceptional show”.

Our meetings have been very productive so far, and I feel like I’ve already learnt a great deal.

And I must say that today was even more enriching for me, since, after all the brainstorming and sharing of each other’s expectations that went on during the meeting, then I came to learn how to use chopsticks as we all went out for lunch in Chinatown. I guess that’s why we say in French : “Les voyages forment la jeunesse”.