How many Museum Studies students does it take to create an exhibition? For the Arden Craft Shop Museum, the answer is four: two alums and two current students. Dr. Liz Jones-Minsinger, the current curator...
Katherine Riley, a second year Museum Studies and Hagley scholar, spent her summer digging through the manuscript collections at the Delaware Historical Society as the Stewart Fellowship Intern. For this assignment, Katherine worked closely...
In July, Sam Christenson, a 2017 graduate of the Museum Studies Graduate Program, joined the staff of the Galveston Railroad Museum (GRRM) in Galveston, Texas as curator. Less than two months later, Hurricane Harvey...
New Castle Historical Society preserves and interprets four centuries of Delaware history. With the help of Museum Studies graduate students, Ben Goldman and Aliza Alperin-Sheriff, that history is now more accessible to the public....
While each of our undergraduate minors gets hands-on museum experience during their summer internships, two of our students got to stick their toes in the Delaware sand while at their sites. Kira Lyle joined...
Students from Anthropology, Art Conservation, Art History, and History have declared the Museum Studies minor. At 18 credits, it’s easy to do — and, whether or not you are thinking about a museum career,...
Thanks to Suzanne Savery for calling our attention to this. Take a look at the definition, which is quite long. What do you think? (If you have time, click on the link to the ICOM compilation of definitions of "museum.")
A New Definition of "Museum" Sparks International Debate
The International Council of Museums will vote on a new definition of museums in September. The proposed change includes language about "social justice, global equality and planetary wellbeing." Criti...A terrific online exhibit with some extraordinary artifacts.
A Brief History of Slavery That You Didn't Learn in School
A child's shackles, a West African legacy, a black sergeant in the Union Army — these are stories you need to hear.Thanks to Eric Gollannek for calling our attention to this. This came out of a longstanding partnership between the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee MTA.
Mural On Milwaukee Bus Depicting ICE Raid Draws Criticism
The long-time partnership between the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee County Transit System has drawn criticism for their recent ArtXpress Milwaukee program mural.Wow!
Repatriation is getting more attention in the national American press. This is a clear case of theft.
Kenya’s Pokomo people ask the British to return what was stolen: Their source of power
The request for the return of a sacred drum comes amid a fierce debate over whether institutions that benefited from colonialism have any right to keep plundered objects.