Krista Baker

Front of House Manager, Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Course: MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies, Part Time, 2012-14

I came to Manchester for the Art Gallery and Museum Studies course in 2012 and chose to study part time in order to work alongside the course. The course at Manchester initially attracted me because of the balance of practice and theory.

Whilst studying, I did a work placement at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. This was fantastic experience. I was able to experience many different aspects of the museum from collections management to helping to curate a small exhibition and as it was a smaller museum, it gave me some real hands on experience.

Since graduating I have taken up the role of Front of House Manager at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. AGMS really helped me to have the knowledge, skills and confidence to move forward in my career.