Experts speak. Colleagues discuss. Students engage . . . and have fun. The Video and Photo Galleries offer a window into some of the many memorable events and activities organized by the Museum Studies Program. Topical colloquia, lectures, and workshops about issues in museum studies feature prominent scholars and practitioners who examine a wide range of current issues facing the museum world. Our video samples convey the range of ideas and interests explored within the Museum Studies Program. The photos take you inside the world of our students and scholars, visually documenting their work and the life of the program.
Patricia Torres-Pineda – MSP24; PhD student, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology From the Field to the Museum: Experiences at the Museum of Natural History of Bern More than 60 million natural history specimens are housed in Swiss museums, universities, botanical gardens, and other heritage institutions....
How does art lead the way in creating our possible futures? How do the human imagination and the agency and actions of art free the potential for wonder, for hope, optimism and joy, to confront times of agony, trauma and fear? In what ways...
Presentation by Dr. Porchia Moore January 27, 2026 As a global polycrisis continues to impact modern day life, perhaps no other institution is experiencing the impact of rapid change more than the American museum. In this talk, Dr. Moore will identify and name the...
Comics, in France, are serious business. 1 in 4 books sold today is in the form of a comic book, and ever since 1974, the country has hosted one of the world’s largest international comics festivals. Having long recognized the medium as the “9th...
Presentation by Christina Olsen (Director, UM Museum of Art) October 23 at 5:30 pm UM Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditorium Exploring museums across Argentina, the UK, Belgium and Portugal visited on a recent sabbatical, museum director Christina Olsen wrestles with museums’ changing shapes...
Women in museum computing: a brief history of data entry & skilled labor Presentation by Alexandria Rayburn (MSP 19; PhD, Information) Museum collections are many things, but primarily they function as repositories of information, where data-intensive work has been conducted for decades. Like other...