Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… Alicia Juillet (MSP14) recently began a new position with the New York Mets as the Curator of the Mets Hall of Fame and Museum at Citi Field.
Author: Museum Studies Program
Study Days at UMMA – April 21 – 24
Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches that will be stationed throughout the museum and galleries. In addition to ample study space, throughout exam week you’ll find special self-care and...
Africa’s Struggle for its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat 1965-1985
In the wake of postcolonial African independence, African intellectuals and politicians spearheaded a movement to pursue repatriation of artworks stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. Art Historian and curator Bénédicte Savoy brings to light this largely unknown but deeply important...
April 7 – Africa’s Struggle for its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat 1965-1985
In the wake of postcolonial African independence, African intellectuals and politicians spearheaded a movement to pursue repatriation of artworks stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. Art Historian and curator Bénédicte Savoy brings to light this largely unknown but deeply important...
Webinar series on Indigenous museum collections
2022 marks the centennial of the IARC’s collection of Native Southwest art and history. This year’s Speaker Series, One Hundred Years Later: The Indian Arts Research Center and the Role of Collections in the Twenty-First Century, seeks to explore the role of collections, then and now, and the...
March 25 – “Proregress”: the allure of a word. Looking back at the 12th Shanghai Biennale (2018-2019) with Cuauhtémoc Medina
“Proregress”: the allure of a word Looking back at the 12th Shanghai Biennale (2018-2019) with Cuauhtémoc Medina Friday, March 25 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm Modern Languages Building, Room 1220 This lecture will discuss the curatorial strategies of the 12th Shanghai Biennale, inspired by...
