Upon reading through the May/June 2016 issue of “Museum,” a publication by the American Alliance of Museums, we discovered a nice surprise.  Museum Studies was originally called the Museum Practice Program, and it was founded by Charles Sawyer in 1959.  Mr. Sawyer and our...

Congratulations to museum studies minor alumni, Charlie Engelman, whose team won a grant from the National Geographic Society. Charlie’s group has created a series called “Nature Boom Time” about trees and forests which airs on the Nat Geo WILD channel. You can view episodes...

Explore Detroit’s changing cultural landscape and the role the city’s museums are playing in shaping the city’s present and future.  Museum leaders and emerging professionals will share their visions for renewed interest in the potential offered by Detroit’s public spaces.  Participating museums/cultural institutions include...

Join us April 11 or 13 to hear presentations by our current cohort about the museum projects they have been working on throughout this semester.  Students have worked on projects at these sites:  the Motown Museum, UM Gifts of Art, Pewabic Pottery, and UM...

Next week will be a busy one for MSP with 4 student capstone project presentations and our workshop about Detroit museums.  Follow the events schedule here, on Twitter, or Facebook!

Here is a recent post by Cuseum, a museum engagement blog, on their views of “What Are Museums For?”  Do you agree? Visit @MuseumWeek or #MuseumWeek to see other museum-related topics that are circulating this week.