Current Editors-in-Chief
MOLLY GOSEWICH (She/Her)Editor in Chief, Contributing EditorMUSINGS ABROAD
Molly Gosewich is a second year Master of Museum Studies Candidate in the Jewish Studies Collaborative Specialization. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication with a Minor in Music & Culture from X University (formerly Ryerson University) with a specific focus on visual culture, musicology, and image-based art. She is passionate about Jewish, European, and Photographic Studies and hopes to work with an institution that values the intersection of her passions. Outside of Musings and working on her thesis, Molly loves chai lattes, thrifting, practicing her German, and listening to her vinyl collection.
JEFIMIJA VUJCIC (She/Her)Editor in Chief, Contributing EditorMUSEUM MYSTERIES
Jefimija "Mia" Vujcic is a second year MMSt student. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto with a double major in socio-cultural anthropology and history, along with a French minor. Her museum interests are broadly in exhibitions, research, and interpretation. She is especially interested in memory studies, global heritage, and diaspora communities - and is looking to continue to research along these lines. When not in museums, she spends her time learning languages, reading (or just admiring her overcrowded bookshelves!) and writing creatively - preferably all with an iced coffee in hand.
ANA VILLEGAS (She/Her)Communication Officer
Ana Villegas is a first-year Museum Studies Master’s student, doing a collaborative specialization in Jewish Studies. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours in History degree from Trent University. Her historical focus was Modern European history, particularly in interwar dictatorships, the Holocaust, and fascism. Right now, her studies on museums focus on education, exhibition design, and interpretive planning. She is also an Associate Editor for the iJournal and works as a Creative Director in Śvās magazine. In Ana’s spare time you can find her in the Inforum reading a history book, watching a film, or learning German.
Ana Villegas is a first-year Museum Studies Master’s student, doing a collaborative specialization in Jewish Studies. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours in History degree from Trent University. Her historical focus was Modern European history, particularly in interwar dictatorships, the Holocaust, and fascism. Right now, her studies on museums focus on education, exhibition design, and interpretive planning. She is also an Associate Editor for the iJournal and works as a Creative Director in Śvās magazine. In Ana’s spare time you can find her in the Inforum reading a history book, watching a film, or learning German.
Current Contributing Editors
RACHEL DEITERDING (She/Her)
Contributing Editor
EXHIBITION REVIEWS
EXHIBITION REVIEWS
Rachel is a second year Master of Museum Studies Student and arts administrator who is working towards completing her Master’s thesis which explores current approaches to decolonizing museum practice in Ontario’s small- to medium-sized public art institutions. With a background in Art History and Museum Studies from Western University, Rachel’s academic work is focused on alternative writings of art history, decolonizing institutional spaces, building communal systems of support, and the power of contemporary art to inspire critical thinking and social change. Outside of her research she can be found cooking elaborate vegetarian meals, exploring contemporary gallery spaces, or reading on her porch.
AVIGAYIL MARGOLIS (They/She)
Contributing Editor
RESEARCH COLUMN & MUSE NEWS
RESEARCH COLUMN & MUSE NEWS
ANNABELLE KOLOMEISKY
Contributing Editor
WALK OF FAME
WALK OF FAME
Annabelle is currently a second year MMSt student at the Faculty of Information. She recently completed her undergraduate degree in History, Renaissance Studies, and Material Culture. Her interest in museums is rooted in her passion for history and curiosity for objects and materials. Through the Material Culture program at the University of Toronto she was able to explore the museum world during her undergrad and immediately fell in love, bringing her back to the university with the Master of Museum program. In her spare time Annabelle loves to act, bake, and of course visit museums!
NATALIE SCOLA
Contributing Editor
A MUSE BOUCHE & SEW WHAT
A MUSE BOUCHE & SEW WHAT
Natalie is a second year student in the Master of Museum Studies Program. She holds a honours degree in Art History & Museum Studies and a major in the Arts and Humanities from Western University. Natalie is interested in museum education and programming – especially getting people to think about art! When not visiting museums, Natalie spends her time thinking about cooking and baking, and how food can be a connecting point for people, heritage and museums. In her spare time, Natalie love to cook, read lots of books and garden.
Contributing Editor
COLOUR THE CANVAS
Jingshu Helen Yao is a creative writer based in Toronto. Coming to Canada from China for post-secondary education, her experience inspired her to explore bilingual and multicultural practice in her writings. She is now pursuing the Museum Studies graduate program and is excited to explore new directions in academia and writing. She is interested in learning the methods in which museums can better involve Indigenous, queer, and other minority communities in Canada.
MEGAN MAHON (She/Her)
Contributing Editor
BREAKING THE GLASS CASE
I’m a second year MMSt student with interests in repatriation, decolonization, and community engagement. I’m super interested in material culture, particularly from the classical and medieval periods, and food history is one of my biggest passions. In my free time, I enjoy knitting, reading, and trying out new recipes!
NESHAN TUNG (She/Her)
Contributing Editor
SHE'S MY MUSE
Neshan is a first year MMst student. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary, majoring in English and minoring in Philosophy. Neshan is interested in how art galleries and museums can adopt participatory frameworks to resonate more with the public. She is also intrigued by emerging methodologies for decolonizing museum and gallery spaces. Neshan’s interests include twentieth century art and photography, feminism, modernism, surrealism, folklore, stories of Sikh immigrants in Canada, Indigenous oral histories, the evolution of rock music, literature, eastern and continental philosophy, confessional poetry, local histories and ghost towns. In her free time, Neshan likes to make collages, shop for records, write poetry and see live music.
KARA ANNETT (She/Her)
Contributing Editor
COLLECTIONS CORNER
Kara is a first year MMSt student. She completed her undergraduate degree in History and French Literature at the University of Alberta, where she developed an interest in cultural history and the history of women. Kara is particularly interested in how material culture can be used to tell stories and how museums can encourage interactions between the public and their collections, as well as making museums community centres. In her free time, Kara enjoys reading, painting, and figuring out which café has the best chai in Toronto.
Former Contributing Editors
Editor In Chief and Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations & Collections Corner; MMSt Student 2019-2021
Editor In Chief and Contributing Editor, Beyond Tradition; MMSt Student 2019-2021
Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations; CDP Student 2019-2021
Contributing Editor, Walk of Fame Column; MMSt Student 2019-2021
Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews & GLAM Guide; MMSt Student 2019-2021
Contributing Editor, Research Column; MMSt Student 2019-2021
Contributing Editor, Object of the Week; MMSt Student 2019-201
Contributing Editor, GLAM Gets Mindful; MMSt Student 2019-2021
Contributing Editor, Internship Check-In; MMSt Student 2019-2021
Contributing Editor, Internship Check-In Column Summer 2015; MMSt Student 2014-2016
Co-Editor, 2012-2013; MMSt Student 2012-2014
ENYA BARBEAU
Contributing Editor, Sew What Column 2019; MMSt Student 2018-2020
REBECCA BARRETT
Contributing Editor, Ghosts of Toronto's Past Column 2018/2019; MMSt Student 2018-2019
ENYA BARBEAU
Contributing Editor, Sew What Column 2019; MMSt Student 2018-2020
REBECCA BARRETT
Contributing Editor, Ghosts of Toronto's Past Column 2018/2019; MMSt Student 2018-2019
ANYA BAKER
Contributing Editor, Sew What Column 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2014-2015
AMANDA BARBOSA
Contributing Editor, Walk of Fame Column 2015/2016, MMSt Student 2015-2017
AURORA CACIOPPO
Contributing Editor, The Grad School Guide Column Summer 2017; MMSt Student 2016-2018
KENDRA CAMPBELL
Contributing Editor, African Canadian History Column 2016-2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
KEELAN CASHMORE
Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations Column 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2019
TABITHA CHAN
Musings Administrator, Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews, Internship Check-In Columns; MMSt Student 2016-2018
Musings Editor-in-Chief, Walk of Fame & Museum Innovations Columns 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
CAMERON CRAWLEY
Contributing Editor, What's Happening Wednesdays Column 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
ELIZABETH CYTKO
Contributing Editor, Beyond Tradition and Alumni Check-In 2018-2020; CDP Student 2017-2020
Contributing Editor, Conservation Tips & Tricks Column 2017/2018; MMSt Student 2017-2019
MEAGHAN DALBY
Administrator & Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews Column 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
LAETITIA DANDAVINO-TARDIF
Contributing Editor, The Grad School Guide, What's Happening Wednesdays 2018; MMSt Student 2017-2019
RACHEL DICE
Contributing Editor, Sew What Column 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2019
MAYA DONKERS
Contributing Editor, (Fun)draising Column 2017, Museum Mondays Column 2015/2016, Internship Check-In Column Summer 2016; MMSt Student 2015-2017
JORDAN FEE
Editor in Chief and Contributing Editor, Museums on Earth and A Muse Bouche 2018-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
EVELYN FELDMAN
Contributing Editor, GLAM Guide Column; CDP Student 2016-2019
ALEXANDRA FORAND
Editor in Chief and Contributing Editor, A Muse Bouche and Breaking the Glass Case 2018-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
JENNY FORD
Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations, Technology Tuesdays, The Grad School Guide Columns; MMSt Student 2014-2015
CARLY HALL
Contributing Editor, Collections Corner, Object of the Week 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2018-2020
LAETITIA DANDAVINO-TARDIF
Contributing Editor, The Grad School Guide, What's Happening Wednesdays 2018; MMSt Student 2017-2019
RACHEL DICE
Contributing Editor, Sew What Column 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2019
MAYA DONKERS
Contributing Editor, (Fun)draising Column 2017, Museum Mondays Column 2015/2016, Internship Check-In Column Summer 2016; MMSt Student 2015-2017
JORDAN FEE
Editor in Chief and Contributing Editor, Museums on Earth and A Muse Bouche 2018-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
EVELYN FELDMAN
Contributing Editor, GLAM Guide Column; CDP Student 2016-2019
ALEXANDRA FORAND
Editor in Chief and Contributing Editor, A Muse Bouche and Breaking the Glass Case 2018-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
JENNY FORD
Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations, Technology Tuesdays, The Grad School Guide Columns; MMSt Student 2014-2015
CARLY HALL
Contributing Editor, Collections Corner, Object of the Week 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2018-2020
Contributing Editor, Object of the Week Columns 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
NATALIE HEATON
Contributing Editor, Weekend Edition and Sew What 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
CASARINA HOCEVAR
Contributing Editor, Flashback Friday, Research Columns 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2019
EMMA HOFFMAN
Contributing Editor, Museum Mondays, The Grad School Guide Columns; MMSt Student 2015-2017
MALLORY HORRILL
Contributing Editor, Throwback Thursday, Walk of Fame, and Exhibition Review Columns 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2014-2016
MADDY HOWARD
Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews Column 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2019
ELEANOR HOWELL
Contributing Editor, Heritage Moments, Object of the Week Columns 2016/2017; CRO Student 2016-2019
DEFNE INCEOGLU
Contributing Editor, Collections Corner and Museums on Earth 2018-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
AMY INTRATOR
Editor in Chief, Contributing Editor, Muse News, Greatest Hits, Beyond Tradition Columns, 2017-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2019
KARA ISOZAKI
Contributing Editor, Museum Mondays Column Summer 2017; CRO Student 2015-2018
MAEGHAN JERRY
Contributing Editor, Museum Mondays Column Summer 2017; CRO Student 2015-2018
ALEXANDRA JEFFERY
Contributing Editor, Museum Mondays & Tuesday Newsday Columns 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
NIKITA JOHNSTON
Contributing Editor, Conservation Tips and Tricks Column; MMSt Student 2014-2015
HAYLEY MAE JONES
Contributing Editor, Greatest Hits Column 2015/2016, The Grad School Guide Column Summer 2016; MMSt Student 2015-2017
JOCELYN KENT
Contributing Editor, Heritage Moments, Throwback Thursday Columns 2015/2016; MMSt Student 2015-2017
SELIN KAHRAMANOGLU
Contributing Editor, Conservation Tips and Tricks/Heritage Moments 2018-2019; CDP Student 2017-2020
Contributing Editor, Program Reviews Column 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2019
CASSY KIST
Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations Column 2016/2017; MMSt Student 2016-2018
CONNOR KURTZ
Contributing Editor, Heritage Moments Column 2016/2017; CRO Student 2016-2019
JESSICA LANZINER
Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2019-2021
JENNIFER LEE
Contributing Editor, A Muse Bouche Column 2017/2018, & Research Column Summer 2017; MMSt Student 2016-2018
KATHLEEN LEW
Editor in Chief, Contributing Editor, She's My Muse, Internship Check-In Columns 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2019
SADIE MACDONALD
Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews Column 2016-2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
KELLY MACKENZIE
Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations Column 2016/2017; MMSt Student 2015-2017
ANNISSA MALVOISIN
Contributing Editor, African Canadian History Column; MMSt Student 2014-2015
KELLY MANIKOTH
Contributing Editor, What's Happening Wednesdays Column 2017/2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
VAL MASTERS
Contributing Editor, Technology Tuesday's 2020; CDP Student 2018-2021
JENNIFER MAXWELL
Contributing Editor, Collections Corner & What's Happening Wednesday Column; MMSt Student 2014-2015
CADY MCLAUGHLIN
Contributing Editor, Museum Monday Column 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
KRISTEN MCLAUGHLIN
Contributing Editor, Musings Abroad Column 2017/2018; Conservation Tips and Tricks Column 2016/2017; MMSt Student 2016-2018
ROWENA MCGOWAN
Contributing Editor, Object of the Week; MMSt Student 2014-2015
EMILY MEIKLE
Contributing Editor, Research Column 2015; MMSt Student 2014-2015
KATHRYN METHOT
Contributing Editor, Thesis & Walk of Fame Columns 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
LEAH MONCADA
Contributing Editor, Historic Kitchen & Weekend Edition 2015/2016; MMSt Student 2014-2015
HANNAH MONKMAN
Contributing Editor, Museum Innovations & Beyond Tradition Columns 2017-2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
KESANG NANGLU
Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews and Object of the Week Column 2017-2018; MMSt Student 2017-2019
ROBIN NELSON
Contributing Editor, Thesis & Research Columns 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
BLAIR NEWBY
Contributing Editor, African Canadian History Column 2014/2015; MMSt Student 2013-2015
CARYS OWENS
Contributing Editor, Ghosts of Toronto's Past 2019-2020; CDP Student 2018-2021
KATIE PAOLOZZA
Contributing Editor, Ghosts of Toronto's Past, Collections Corner, & Greatest Hits Columns 2016-2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
BRENNA PLADSEN
Contributing Editor, Sew What Column 2016/2017; MMSt Student 2015-2017
EMMA PUDDICOMBE
Contributing Editor, Grad School Guide and Throwback Thursdays 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
STEPHANIE READ
Contributing Editor, Musings Abroad Column 2016/2017, Exhibition Reviews Column 2015/2016; MMSt Student 2015-2017
NICOLE RITCHIE
Contributing Editor, Thesis Column 2014; MMSt Student 2013-2015
ERIKA ROBERTSON
Contributing Editor, A Muse Bouche Column; MMSt Student 2015-2017
KATE SEALLY
Contributing Editor, Alumni Check-In, What's Happening Wednesdays, Throwback Thursday Columns; MMSt Student 2015-2017
NATANIA SHERMAN
Musings Editor-in-Chief 2016/2017, Musings Administrator 2015/2016, Contributing Editor, Collections Corner, Internship Check-In, What's Happening Wednesdays, Technology Tuesdays, Weekend Edition, Object of the Week Columns; MMSt Student 2015-2017
AMELIA SMITH
Contributing Editor, Not Your Average Cistory 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
MADELINE SMOLARZ
Musings Editor-in-Chief 2015/2016, Musings Administrator 2014/2015, Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews, Museum Mysteries, Technology Tuesdays, Museum Mondays, Weekend Edition, Conservation Tips and Tricks, & Walk of Fame Columns; MMSt Student 2014-2015
ERIKA ROBERTSON
Contributing Editor, A Muse Bouche Column; MMSt Student 2015-2017
KATE SEALLY
Contributing Editor, Alumni Check-In, What's Happening Wednesdays, Throwback Thursday Columns; MMSt Student 2015-2017
NATANIA SHERMAN
Musings Editor-in-Chief 2016/2017, Musings Administrator 2015/2016, Contributing Editor, Collections Corner, Internship Check-In, What's Happening Wednesdays, Technology Tuesdays, Weekend Edition, Object of the Week Columns; MMSt Student 2015-2017
AMELIA SMITH
Contributing Editor, Not Your Average Cistory 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
MADELINE SMOLARZ
Musings Editor-in-Chief 2015/2016, Musings Administrator 2014/2015, Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews, Museum Mysteries, Technology Tuesdays, Museum Mondays, Weekend Edition, Conservation Tips and Tricks, & Walk of Fame Columns; MMSt Student 2014-2015
BRITTNEY SPROULE
Contributing Editor, Museum Monday & Tuesday Newsday Columns 2014; MMSt Student 2013-2015
Contributing Editor, Technology Tuesday Column 2015/2016; MMSt Student 2015-2017
SAMANTHA SUMMERS
Contributing Editor, She's My Muse and (Fun)draising 2018-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
Contributing Editor, Sew What Column 2017/2018, Throwback Thursday Column 2016/2017; MMSt Student 2016-2018
LANA TRAN
Contributing Editor, Research Column and Museums on Earth Column 2017-2018; MMSt Student 2017-2019
CHRISTOPHER WAI
Contributing Editor, Research Column 2017; MMSt Student 2015-2017
MARY WALLACE
Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
EMILY WELSH
Contributing Editor, Alumni Check-In, Beyond Tradition, & What's Happening Wednesdays Columns 2016-2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
LAUREN WILLIAMS
Contributing Editor, What's Happening Wednesdays Column 2014; MMSt Student 2012-2014
KATIE WILSON
Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews 2014/2015; Social Media Manager 2014-2015; CRO Student 2013-2016
CARLY WOLOWICH
Contributing Editor, Heritage Moments 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
KATLYN WOODER
Contributing Editor, Collections Corner, Museum Mondays 2017-2018; MMSt Student 2017-2019
JOANNA WREAKES
Contributing Editor, Beyond Tradition, Internship Check-In, She's My Muse 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2020
MICHELLE WRIGHT
Contributing Editor, Muse News 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
SERENA YPELAAR
Musings Editor-in-Chief 2017/2018, Contributing Editor, Museum Mysteries, Walk of Fame, Throwback Thursday, Weekend Edition, & Research Columns 2016-2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
LEORE ZECHARIA
Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews Column 2017/2018, Walk of Fame Column 2016/2017; MMSt Student 2016-2018
JANINE ZYLSTRA
Contributing Editor, Research Column Summer 2015; Social Media Manager 2014-2015; MMSt Student 2014-2016
KATIE WILSON
Contributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews 2014/2015; Social Media Manager 2014-2015; CRO Student 2013-2016
CARLY WOLOWICH
Contributing Editor, Heritage Moments 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
KATLYN WOODER
Contributing Editor, Collections Corner, Museum Mondays 2017-2018; MMSt Student 2017-2019
JOANNA WREAKES
Contributing Editor, Beyond Tradition, Internship Check-In, She's My Muse 2018-2019; MMSt Student 2017-2020
MICHELLE WRIGHT
Contributing Editor, Muse News 2019-2020; MMSt Student 2018-2020
SERENA YPELAAR
Musings Editor-in-Chief 2017/2018, Contributing Editor, Museum Mysteries, Walk of Fame, Throwback Thursday, Weekend Edition, & Research Columns 2016-2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
LEORE ZECHARIA
Contributing Editor, Throwback Thursday Column 2017/2018; MMSt Student 2016-2018
JULIA ZUNGRIContributing Editor, Exhibition Reviews Column 2017/2018, Walk of Fame Column 2016/2017; MMSt Student 2016-2018
JANINE ZYLSTRA
Contributing Editor, Research Column Summer 2015; Social Media Manager 2014-2015; MMSt Student 2014-2016