Today I met with Mr. Howard and Ms. Smith from the NC Museum of History. We discussed the intricacies that come with running a museum especially one of such size and expansiveness. Mr. Howard detailed his continuous work that comes with trying to get more money for the museum through talking with donors and making calls. Mr. Howard took a different track to working at a museum than most because he majored in business and this was the first museum he has ever worked at. Ms. Smith is a bit different since she majored in history and then got her masters in Museum Studies before she worked at multiple museums around the country. The two work well together and organize the museums many different exhibits and newest renovations. We took a trip down to the archive room where they keep around 150,000 artifacts including furniture, clothing, weapons, and the basket coffin. They even have an electric chair which is brought out when important politicians or donors are there. The “first television” in history was also in their archives even though it does not look like the TV’s we know today. Next we took a trip to see the exhibits on display and they explained how they strive to make the exhibits as interactive and interesting as possible to ensure people keep coming back. I really enjoyed my time at the NC Museum of History and will consider getting an internship there soon.