Author: Museum Studies Program

Feb 18 – Counting What Counts: Documenting Meaningful Impacts of Digitized Ethnographic Archives

Presentation by Ricardo L. Punzalan, MSP alumni Ethnographic archives hold records that document the resources, history, and culture of Indigenous communities. Often generated in the context of anthropological fieldwork, these materials come in diverse formats (e.g., manuscripts, sound recordings, moving images, and photographs). In...

Call for submissions – “The Museum Scholar”

The Museum Scholar is a free peer-reviewed international journal that publishes research by museum students and emerging professionals.  Original and unpublished work that explores all topics important to the museum community are welcome for submission. Additional information is available in the attachment or at https://www.themuseumscholar.org/ Museum...

MSP reception for potential applicants

Are you interested in museums, collections, and heritage sites?  Are you considering pursuing the graduate certificate in museum studies?  Join us for a reception to learn more about the program.  Faculty and current students can chat with you about anything you might be wondering...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to… Erica Lehrer (MSP04) Associate Professor in History and Sociology/Anthropology Departments at Concordia University, Montreal who recently co-curated an exhibit, “Terribly Close: Polish Vernacular Artists Face the Holocaust,” which is on display at the Ethnographic Museum in Krakow, Poland.