Kudos to… Timnet Gedar (MSP15) was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to conduct work in Ethiopia for the academic year 2016-2017. In addition to conducting research towards her dissertation, Timnet hopes to get involved in museum work while there, specifically the Red Terror Martyrs’...
Kudos to… Reed Esslinger (MSP10) has worked with the Museum of Performance + Design (MP+D) in the development of the guided tour of their archive. Through her practicum experience at MP+D, Reed and the Director of MP+D co-wrote a paper, which was presented at...
Congratulations to The Heidelberg Project in Detroit. December 2016 has been officially, and forever recognized as the month of the Heidelberg Project. The award was presented in person by State Representative Leslie Love at the State Capitol. This is a wonderful tribute to the...
December 9 at 12:00 pm, UM Museum of Art Mult-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Daniel Miller, Invertebrate Collection Manager, UM Museum of Paleontology The presenter will provide an overview of digitization and organizational initiatives underway in the UMMP Invertebrate Collections that are designed to deal...
Kudos to… Molly Malcolm (MSP13) who is now working as a children and teens librarian in a public library outside of Pittsburgh.
On December 6, Swarupa Anila (Director of Interpretive Engagement at the Detroit Institute of Arts) will be the final presenter in our Museums and Social Justice series. Her presentation will focus on the challenges faced by museums to develop strategies of representation and interpretation to...
