https://sierravrd.com ars moriendi. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:38:34 +0000 https://sierravrd.com en https://sierravrd.com/Main-Slideshow Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:43:53 +0000 ars moriendi. https://sierravrd.com/Main-Slideshow <img width="3866" height="5799" width_o="3866" height_o="5799" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/176dcb7bd96b6febf834528c076468fddc9103a460c315c86d4e466711525d9f/011320_TeachingCollege_HeadShot_booth0082.jpg" data-mid="93621200" border="0" data-scale="22" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/176dcb7bd96b6febf834528c076468fddc9103a460c315c86d4e466711525d9f/011320_TeachingCollege_HeadShot_booth0082.jpg" />Sierra Van Ryck deGroot she/herthe individual. | the work. | the writings. | the wonderings. ︎ ︎ &nbsp; https://sierravrd.com/the-individual Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:24:44 +0000 ars moriendi. https://sierravrd.com/the-individual the individual. Sierra Van Ryck deGroot is doing the best she can. Born off of Exit 148 and raised off of Exit 114, she is a staunch supporter of the existence of Central Jersey. She has a BA in Art, Design, and Interactive Media; Fine Art; and Art History from Seton Hall University. Sierra also has a MSEd in Museum Education with a specialization in Childhood Education from Bank Street College of Education. She currently works for The Metropolitan Museum of Art as the Associate Educator for Academic and Research Programs.Sierra serves as a board member of ArtTable. She was previously on the National Emerging Museum Professionals Network (NEMPN) board as a Co-President (1/2 of the former Sierras Leadership team). In her free time, Sierra enjoys visiting museums, reading, eating good food with good company, and craft beers. You can find her occasionally posting on Instagram as @sierragoesthere. Sierra is a small but crackly portion of Dead Dreams Club Live. https://sierravrd.com/the-work Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:24:15 +0000 ars moriendi. https://sierravrd.com/the-work the work. 👩🏾‍💻Currently Working as Associate Educator, Academic and Research Programs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art 📍️ Previously Seen In Assistant Educator, College and University Programs The Metropolitan Museum of Art | June 2024 - April 2025 Deputy Director Museum Hue | June 2022 - April 2024 Assistant Director of Education Poster House | December 2020 - June 2022 Education Programs Manager Poster House | October 2019 - December 2020 Education Assistant The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum | July 2018 - October 2019 Program Assistant Cool Culture | June 2017 - June 2018 💡️ Can Also Be Found Doing Nominating Committee| National Council on Public History | April 2026 - present Labor Task Force Member | National Council on Public History | May 2024 - present Board Member + Impact Initiatives Committee Chair| ArtTable | July 2023 - present ︎︎︎ Past Sightings Board Member | New Jersey Council for the Humanities | November 2024 - January 2026 2025 Conference Co-Chair | National Council on Public History | April 2024 - March 2025 Board Member| New Jersey Association of Museums (NJAM) | June 2022 - January 2025 Grants Reviewer | New Jersey Council of Humanities | March 2022 - October 2024 Grants Reviewer | New York State Council of Arts | August 2021 - November 2023Co-Editor| Viewfinder, NAEA Museum Ed Division | September 2020 - June 2023 Co-President | National Emerging Museum Professionals Network| July 2020 - July 2022 Secretary and Peer Group Liaison | New York City Museum Educators Roundtable | July 2018 - June 2021 https://sierravrd.com/the-writings Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:43:53 +0000 ars moriendi. https://sierravrd.com/the-writings the writings. Random Published Thoughts in Print Wrote a book review in Curator Journal (Fall 2022) Co-Author of a chapter in Creating Meaningful Museum Experiences for K-12 Audiences: How to Connect with Teachers and Students (October 2021)&nbsp; Mentioned in Muse Magazine (Canadian Museums Association) (October 2021) Quoted in Leadership Matters: Leading Museums in an Age of Discord (August 2019) Random Published Thoughts on the Internet︎︎︎Caring from the Start: Why We Must Invest in Interns as the Future of Museums Museums Moving Forward | June 25, 2025 ︎︎︎Want to Work in a Museum? Here’s How LinkedIn News | September 21, 2022 ︎︎︎U.S. Museums Will Now Be Required to Post Pay Ranges for Job Listings on the Top Professional Organization’s Website ArtNet| August 23, 2022 ︎︎︎New Database Shows Which Museum Job Boards Post Salaries Hyperallergic | July 13, 2022 https://sierravrd.com/the-wonderings Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:38:34 +0000 ars moriendi. https://sierravrd.com/the-wonderings the wonderings. Random Spoken Thoughts IRL (in real life) The Way It’s Always Been: Rethinking College Internships SXSW EDU | March 9, 2026&nbsp; Mus3umCU : The Role of Museums in the Larger Cinematic Universe&nbsp;National Council on Public History| March 2025 With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility: Designing Internships for the Future of Museums Beyond the Basics of Museum and Archives Internships (co-hosted by RIT and Syracuse University)| December 13, 2024 Unlearning Workshop: Spring Clean Your Museum (Practice)American Alliance of Museums Conference| May 18, 2024 MuseumCU 2: The Role of Museums in the Larger Cinematic Universe (now with 2 more doctors!)Popular Culture Association Conference | April 28, 2024&nbsp; Why Wait for the Future: Addressing the Now in Museums The Greater Hudson Heritage Conference | October 24, 2023 Here to Stay: POC-led Cultural Groups in NYC’s Creative Economy Hester Street and Next City| June 20, 2023 MuseumCU: The Role of Museums in the Larger Cinematic Universe National Council for Public History (NCPH)| April 14, 2023 Building HueSpaces: Foundations for a Sustainable Arts Infrastructure Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (Building Museums) | March 13, 2023 ︎︎︎Critique as Radical Love&nbsp; Clyfford Still Museum | January 27, 2023 Cocktail and Networking Session: How to Find Your Community with Sierra Van Ryck deGroot of Museum Hue Art Administrators of Color | November 5, 2022 Transience and Turnover: Surviving Museum Work American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) | September 15, 2022 Museums as Agents of Change: Engaging Communities in Civic&nbsp;Action American Alliance of Museums (AAM) | May 20, 2022 NYC/AIC: Collaboration in a Time of Crisis Museum Association of New York (MANY) | April 11, 2022 Random Spoken Thoughts on the InternetNurturing Museum Workers for the Future of MuseumsMuseumNext| December 17, 2025 ︎︎︎Raising the Voices of People of Color in Museums and Exhibitions Making the Museum| February 13, 2024 MuseumCU 2: The Role of Museums in the Larger Cinematic UniverseNational Council for Public History (NCPH)| October 5, 2023 ︎︎︎Hiring Icks and Fair Museum Jobs (Podcast Discussion) We the Museum | August 16, 2023 Reframing and Reclaiming Diversity in Museum Practise: Stories from Emerging Changemakers (Panelist)Canadian Museums Association | February 27, 2023 When Next is Now: Programming for Young Adult Museum Lovers + Professionals (Presenter)New Jersey Association of Museums (NJAM) | November 4, 2021 ︎︎︎Make that Network Werk, Werk, Werk for EMPs (Presenter)Museum Computer Network (MCN) | October 28, 2021 Brooklyn Museum Intern Convening (Panelist) Brooklyn Museum | August 2021 New Year, New Skills: NYCMER Career Symposium (Presenter) New York City Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER) | January 10, 2021 Tool Petting Zoo: Getting Hands-on with Airtable and Other Tools for Collections, Exhibitions, Project Management, and Content Strategy (Panelist) Museum Computer Network (MCN) Virtual Conference | November 11, 2020 Young Professionals and the Future of Museums (Panelist) Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) Conference | September 30, 2020 ︎︎︎On Being A Good Mentor ft. Sierra Van Ryck deGroot (Podcast Interview) Scholars Beyond The Tower | August 26, 2020 ︎︎︎Museum Internships Past, Present, and Future: Dismantling Systems of Powers from the Ground Up (Panelist) Death to Museums Unconference Series | August 2, 2020 ︎︎︎How to Manage a Remote Internship Program at Your Museum (Panelist) Cuseum Webinar Series | April 30, 2020 https://sierravrd.com/ars-moriendi Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:21:09 +0000 ars moriendi. https://sierravrd.com/ars-moriendi ars moriendi ars viviendi est. the art of dying is the art of living. Photo by Javon Swaby from Pexels