Author: Museum Studies Program

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to… Rachel Chamberlain (MSP14) works as the Education Outreach Specialist at Boston College’s McMullen Museum of Art.  At the museum, she has begun a Museum Current lecture series which invites scholars and museum professionals to present lectures pertaining to issues in museum studies. ...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to… Shannon Schmoll (MSP11) Shannon is now the Michigan State Chair of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association, and her employer, the Abrams Planetarium, has been selected to host the 2018 conference for that organization.

Dec 5 – “Time to Evolve: The Histories and Futures of Two University Natural History Museums”

Directors from two university natural history museums will discuss the changing roles of such museums in research, education, and cultural heritage.  Access to such collections allows visitors the opportunity to connect with the process of scientific research.  The opportunities offered by transitioning into new...