Kudos to… Monica Patterson (MSP07) was recently promoted to Associate Professor at Carleton University’s Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies and has started her second term as Assistant Director of the graduate program in Curatorial Studies. She also recently published an article titled “Children’s Museology and the...
Kudos to…. Mark Ramirez (MSP19) who recently accepted a position as Contract Archivist at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.
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...
