In 2019 I started my summer internship at the Tower of Babel Internship. I didn’t wholly know what the experience would be like, but I was ready to take on whatever was thrown my way. Throughout my two years I have spent my time organizing and filing Cuban material history such as fashion, household wares, […]
Our Tower of Babel 2020 Research Interns are: Lila del Risco, 12th grade, Hight Tech High School of Hudson Country, Secaucus, NJ — Lila was born in West New York, NJ, and wants to be doctor. Sam Gomez, 12th grade, The Chapin School, New York, NY — Sam was born in Havana, Cuba, and wants […]
Cultural Curation Internship | The Cuba Material Project About Cuba Material Cuba Material is a digital archive and a collection of Cuban material culture. It comprises objects, documents and textiles imported to or produced in Cuba during the Cold War era, namely after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. In 2014, Cuba Material was awarded the New Challenge Award for Social […]
Tower of Babel is offering internships for the recording, cataloging, and researching objects in the Cuba Material collection. Interns will develop an understanding for the classification of objects and collections, be exposed to the practices of a nonprofit organization, get first hand knowledge of a collection that focuses on Cuban history and culture, and get […]