Bradley Academy
Museum Exhibit Project
As part of her Essentials of Museum Management course, Kayla collaborated with other MTSU Public History graduate students and the city of Murfreesboro's Parks and Recreation department to produce a public exhibit at the Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center.
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This museum focuses on the history of Murfreesboro's African American community. As the project's assigned oral historian, Kayla was responsible for producing an oral history aspect for the final exhibit. She edited and compiled several oral history interviews done with members of Murfreesboro's Black community in honor of the 1976 Bicentennial Celebration into an audiovisual exhibit that can be looped on a digital museum kiosk.
Image Descriptions: Historic Bradley Academy Photograph - Bradley Academy Museum Exhibit Panel - Photos of Kayla installing protective UV resistant film on Bradley Academy's original windows.
Other Museum Experience
2019-2020
Asheville Art Museum
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Provided learning opportunities for school-age groups, children and families, and adult audiences from college students to seniors.
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Assisted with exhibition-related and/or curriculum-based art projects for various age groups.
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Collaborated with the museum's Summer Art Camp teachers in the Studio to implement a variety of programs.
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Assisted with a state-wide art competition for high schoolers.
2020-2021
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site
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Facilitated service-learning projects which combined action and education to meet community needs.
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Recruited and managed community volunteers
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Used software like PastPerfect to organize the site’s vast archive of historical artifacts.
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Provided guided tours of the grounds for site visitors.
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Assisted in organizing a yearly calendar of events, including a month-long summer history camp for children ages 6-14.
Education Intern
AmeriCorps Service Member