“What If? Demand the Impossible. On Museums and the Struggle for Social Justice.” Presentation by Lisa Yun Lee (Director, School of Art and Art History and Visiting Curator, Hull House Museum University of Illinois, at Chicago) November 1 at 6:3o pm, at UM Museum...
Kudos to… Diana Sierra-Becerra (MSP12) has a forthcoming publication, titled “The Spirit of the Mountain Inside the Museum: Historical Memory at the Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen, El Salvador” in the academic journal, Latin American Perspectives. She also presented at an event titled: “Beyond...
Courtney Cottrell (MSP 12) assisted with Ancestral Women Exhibit: Wisconsin’s 12 Tribes, at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau, WI. In this exhibit, award-winning jacquard weaver, Mary Burns, honors womens’ journeys by creating their portraits in jacquard weavings. This project was conceived...
Kudos to… Katherine Larson (MSP10). In January 2016 Kate started working as a Curatorial Assistant (a three-year appointment), at the Corning Museum of Glass. Her work is to support the ancient, Islamic, European, and Science and Technology curators and collections. In April 2016 she attended...
“Supporting Youth through Environmental Education: Teaching, Learning, and Design at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens” Looking beyond traditional science curricula in schools, this presentation will explore opportunities for science learning through actual experiences via out-of-school settings such as UM’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The presentation will...
Two Working Papers have just been added… take a look! Caroline Braden (MSP13) Welcoming All Visitors: Museums, Accessibility, and Visitors with Disabilities James Nadel (museum studies minor) Rediscovering Sephardic Catalonia: Heritage and the Museum of Jewish History in Girona
