PROVO — Alyson Turley, a Brigham Young University humanities major, has been selected as one of five students throughout the U.S. to receive the Smithsonian Affiliations 2006 Internship Partners Award.
Turley will be engaged in a 10-week exhibition development internship in the curatorial and history department at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. She is sponsored by the Museum of Utah Art and History, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Salt Lake City.
Founded in 2001, the Smithsonian Affiliations Intern Partnership Program provides students in affiliates' communities with the opportunity to gain practical skills and experience in the museum field.
The program is open to college and graduate students whose academic backgrounds and career aspirations lie in the museum field.
Visit affiliations.si.edu for more information.