Leaders from the Harvard University and University of Michigan’s museums of natural history and comparative zoology will discuss the current historic and scientific importance of such museums for today’s understanding of and research into ecosystems and evolutionary biology that impact the increasing changes to...
Application season is here to join Museum Studies in Fall, 2018. If you are interested in museums, collections, and/or cultural heritage, this might be a great program for you to consider. Applications are due February 24. Detailed application information can be found here. ...
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. ...
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.
Directors from the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan will discuss the histories of these archaeological museums and the future challenges that each will face. December 12 at 6:30 pm, UM...
The presenter will share his experience designing the concept of a digital exhibit at the Institute of History of Nicaragua and Central America and how this project feeds into larger conversations about the contributions of digital technologies to the museum mission. December 8 at...
