Summer internships, happened so fast! With Autumn officially upon us, a number of Museum Studies graduate students have wrapped up summer internships in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, and shared with us a brief snapshot...
Spending his summer “[experiencing] how the past, present, and future collide,” at the Air Mobility Command Museum, sophomore Justin Richards’ internship proved to be an educational and inspiring one. He was able to spend...
This spring, two graduate students and six undergraduates worked together to develop new interpretive activities for the Amstel House of the New Castle Historical Society. Tess Frydman and Sara McNamara completed internships by leading...
The University of Delaware’s Museum Studies Program trains students through hands-on experiences in courses, service projects and internships. We are also committed to supporting the museum community of Delaware and the region, especially the...
It all began as class project in the Intro to Museum Studies course. Even though the class ended in December 2016, the students were just getting started. After almost two years of meetings with politicians...
“How do you store and care for historical artifacts ranging from quilts to books? Is it ever OK to sell them off? Where do we find money to fund educational programming about the American...
Can art change lives? The Delaware Department of Correction certainly thinks so. And Museum Studies student Bridget Killian agrees. In 1979, the James T. Vaughn Male Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware has run a...
In the Fall of 2016, Museum Studies students (Sarah Berndt, Sam Christenson, Tess Frydman, Sharon Hess, Kate Lenart, and Sara McNamara) developed a policy brief on why the State of Delaware needed a law...
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...
What makes a great museum label?
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The best museum labels do more than provide information. A great museum label takes its reader on a revelatory journey, reframing perceptions along the way and provoking a lasting reaction.
NEA Grant Received for Innovative Exhibition
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In collaboration with two artists from the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Museum staff will co-curate an art exhibition and co-develop family workshops to explore story, identity and place.
Career Conversations 2022 – Museum Studies Program
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Career Conversations 2022 by Tracy Jentzsch · May 11, 2022 June 15th, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST – Please join the UD Museum Studies Program for our annual alumni networking event, designed i...
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Followers of this blog will know I am a huge fan of museum schools. TrendsWatch: Museums as Community Infrastructure, the most recent CFM report, devotes one chapter to exploring how museums serve ...
Smithsonian Summer Sessions: Inspiring Civic Engagement
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How can educators of all disciplines prepare students to be active and informed participants in a democracy? Join us this summer to explore this question through the lens of six Smithsonian collection...