Congratulations to MSP’s founding Director, Ray Silverman, on his recent retirement! Ray collaborated with colleagues at the University of Michigan to bring to life the graduate certificate in Museum Studies. The program welcomed its first cohort in 2003 and is still going strong. After...
Museum Island (Museumsinsel) is a magical place, an area that houses multiple museums on a small island in Berlin, Germany. I had the pleasure of working with the Deputy Director of the Antikensammlung, which is the ancient art collection that is spread among different...
The Association of Midwest Museums has compiled a variety of recent webinar and instructional video recordings for museum professionals. Recordings can be accessed here: https://www.midwestmuseums.org/resources/webinars-videos/
Kudos to… Erica Lehrer (MSP04) co-authored a short text published in May 2020 in the American Alliance of Museums web series “Museums and Equity in Times of Crisis.” The article ponders how museums can engage their communities in critical reflection on the work and purpose of...
As we enter the holiday season, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect on a momentous year marked by political change and a pandemic that is still raging on. As you know, Covid-19 has severely affected our operations since March, including our...
It’s Giving Tuesday! Please consider a gift to help support the Museum Studies Program. Your support will assist with engaging scholars and museum professionals in our public programming and class lectures, expanding internship opportunities for our students, and supporting outreach efforts with the regional...
