Category: News & Publications

Smithsonian Institution’s National Conference on Cultural Property Protection, October 4-5

As a leading institution in museum studies, the Smithsonian Institution invites students and museum professionals to attend the National Conference on Cultural Property Protection (NCCPP) virtually this fall from October 4-5. The conference offers insight and proven solutions for new and seasoned professionals in the field...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to…  John Low (MSP05) who recently co-curated the exhibition, “Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets: Our Storytellers.”  John is a member of the Pokégnek Bodéwadmik/Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and is Caretaker of the Baskets.  For the Pokagon Potawatomi people, baskets are more than just...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to…  Tamara Shreiner (MSP06) who recently co-authored an article, “Visualizing the Teaching of Data Visualizations in Social Studies: A Study of Teachers’ Data Literacy Practices, Beliefs, and Knowledge” which was published in Theory & Research in Social Education.

Graduate student opportunity – “The Archive: Theory, Form, Practice” seminar at the Newberry Library

The Newberry Library invites graduate students in the humanities to apply for a spring 2022 seminar that will explore the theoretical, critical, and practical methods necessary to negotiate historical and literary archives. The Newberry’s Liesl Olson and invited speakers from regional institutions will facilitate...

Call for Proposals – Museum Studies International Symposium, “Virtual Dialogue”

The School of Design at South Dakota State University cordially invites you to actively participate in the 2021 Museum Studies International Symposium VIRTUAL DIALOGUE: Museum Academics and Professionals on Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-Covid World.  The symposium will be held virtually via Zoom on November 16-19, 2021. This event is sponsored by...

Kudos for Summer 2021

Kudos to…  After 10 years at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Lisa Cakmak (MSP04) began a new position as Chair and Curator of the Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium at the Art Institute of Chicago in summer 2020.  In this new position,...