Articles from May 2025

Seven graduating senior student employees sit on the stairs at the Stanley Museum of Art.

Reflections from our Graduating Gallery Hosts, Spring 2025

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Spring 2025 marks the graduation of six of our gallery hosts--that's half of the year's team! Additionally, half of this year's graduates have been with the museum since it reopened in August of 2022. Read this post to hear a bit more about these students, their experiences at the Stanley, and where they're headed next.
Gallery Host and Campus Engagement Coordinator Annelies Knight poses in her graduation gown in front of Jackson Pollock's Mural.

A Reflection from Campus Engagement Coordinator 2024/25: Annelies Knight

Friday, May 16, 2025
Annelies Knight was our Campus Engagement Coordinator for academic year 2024/25. In this blog post, she reflects on the time she spent in the role and the events she planned, the resources and engagement tools she developed, and how her experience helped prepare her for what's next.
Museum Programs Intern Abbie McLaren, dressed in her graduation attire, poses with a Stan the Cat activity booklet, which she created in the spring of 2025, in the Stanley Museum of Art lobby.

A Reflection from Museum Programs Intern 2022-25: Abbie McLaren

Thursday, May 15, 2025
Abbie McLaren has been Museum Programs Intern at the Stanley since 2022. In this blog post, she reflects on her past three years in the role and how her experience at the Stanley shaped her time at Iowa. As part of the graduating class of 2025, Abbie will be leaving this role at the end of the spring 2025 semester.