Launched in 2003, our interdisciplinary graduate certificate program allows students to engage intellectually, professionally, and interpersonally with the world of museums. Our practicum opportunities allow students to integrate their classroom training with museum work at sites across the globe. Our program now has over...
Kudos to… Caroline Braden (MSP13), in addition to her work as the Guests Accessibility/Special Needs Coordinator at The Henry Ford, also chairs a consortium, the Michigan Alliance for Cultural Accessibility. The consortium shares resources and best practices in order to enhance the accessibility of...
Kudos to… Monica Patterson (MSP07) who just began a new position directing the Curatorial Studies Program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Also, in September Monica will be presenting a paper entitled “Not Just Something to Celebrate: Reading the Spaces Between in MOSAÏCANADA150/GATINEAU 2017”...
The Jim Crow Museum is the nation’s largest publicly accessible collection of racist artifacts. Located on the campus of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, the museum houses more than 12,000 objects—primarily, but not exclusively, segregation era artifacts and everyday anti-black caricatured objects....
African Art in Museums: Ethical Quandaries Friday, October 26, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Helmut Stern Auditorium, UM Museum of Art “Where do you think your ancestors got these?” asks Eric Killmonger in the recent Black Panther film. Join us for a discussion facilitated by African Art Historian Ray...
Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice: the Case of the Jim Crow Museum Presentation by David Pilgrim, Founding Director, Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia and Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Ferris State University The Jim Crow Museum is...
