News & Publications

Museum Narratives and Transnational Reputations: History, State Legitimacy, and Contested Heritage in Ukraine and Spain

Presenters: Grace Mahoney (PhD candidate, Slavic Languages and Literatures) Félix Zamora-Gómez (PhD candidate, Romance Languages and Literatures) Overview: How do curatorial works and memorial sites simultaneously serve as tools for constructing national identities and as materials in a state’s claim for transnational reputation? How...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to…  Ipek Kaynar Rohloff (MSP04) contributed to a new book about museum architecture called Contemporary Museum Architecture and Design.  Ipek wrote a chapter called “Planning Art Museums from the Inside-Out.”  Her work was based on her doctoral research and her recent museum consultancy...

American Alliance of Museums – Call for Proposals

Never before in AAM’s 115-year history has it been more critical to come together for our field’s future. During a time of constant change and experimentation, we are seeking session proposals for the #AAM2021 virtual program that speak to the future of the museum...

Student kudos!

Kudos to Germanic Language and Literature PhD candidate, Veronica Williamson, for an exhibit that she co-curated.  “No, not even for a picture”: Re-examining the Native Midwest and Tribes’ Relations to the History of Photography draws from the recently acquired Richard Pohrt Jr. Collection of Native American...

Giving Tuesday!

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...