A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris, Amy received a B.A. with majors in Anthropology and Art History and was awarded the Art History Book Award. Her principal interests are in integrating social media and web 2.0 into museum settings and modern art, history of photography. She has past experience at the Minnesota Museum of American Art, the Frederick A. Weisman Museum, and the Henry Art Gallery, and has had internships with the Microsoft Corporate Art Collection, the Seattle Art Museum and the Pope County Historical Society. She has concluded her Museology graduate coursework at the University of Washington and is currently completing her masters thesis. Amy's thesis research is in investigating current uses of microblogging by museums and identifying best practices and future potential of the technology within museum settings.
Hm. Who am I kidding? I'm the only person working on this site. On a less formal note, here is a list of things I enjoy, in no particular order.
Good food.
Saving the world. And by that, I mean... museums.
Wit and snark.
Thinking of witty sayings to put on buttons.
Travel.
My favorite music changes frequently, but mostly alternative and indie rock with some blues, jazz, and rockabilly thrown in. I grew up listening to public radio and classical music.
Favorite books include The Sun Also Rises, Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby, A Wrinkle in Time, and I am obsessed with Sherlock Holmes.
My two favorite movies are Rear Window and Star Wars (trilogy, my favorite is ESB). I can quote from both extensively. Other favorites are The Philadelphia Story, High Society, Empire Records, Amelie, Garden State, Sabrina, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Lars and the Real Girl, Junebug, Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. If Hollywood made a remake in the 90s, chances are I've also seen the original from the 40s or 50s.