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Join us for Blue and Golden, the fall open house for the University of Delaware, to learn more about the Museum Studies & Public Engagement Program. Dates announced!
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The life and legacy of Black fashion designer Ann Lowe is the topic of a panel discussion hosted by the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 3:30 pm in...
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Since 2013, our Program has built and maintained Sustaining Places, an online encyclopedia for small museum management. Over time, Sustaining Places became one of the largest free repositories of such advice,...
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Dr. Edward Porter Alexander (January 11, 1907 – July 31, 2003) was an American historian, museum administrator, educator and author. He served for nearly 30 years as vice-president for interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg (1946–1972)...
Registration is now open for the Spring 2023 Museum Studies Annual Lecture featuring Bonita Bennett, former award-winning Director of the District Six Museum in Cape Town, South Africa. May 1st from 12:30 to 1:30...
The UD Museum Studies Program and UD Art & Design are seeking two artistically creative undergraduate students interested in applying for paid summer 2023 internships at Art Therapy Express as Community Engagement Initiative Summer Scholars. Interns are eligible to...
In cooperation with the UD Museum Studies Program, the University of Delaware Anti-Racism Initiative is generously funding 2 internships for graduate or undergraduate students at local community organizations and historic sites with projects that...
The E. Lyman Stewart Summer Internships are competitively awarded paid internships given to rising sophomore, junior, or senior History majors, or graduate students in history who are placed at local historical societies, museums, libraries,...
This 2023 C-AID project involved cataloguing and rehousing collections at Wilmington’s historic Howard High School. The school recently enjoyed a nearly $50-million dollar renovation, which included transforming the original 1927 library into an exhibition and...
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 in response to alumni feedback! Our guest speaker will...
The 2022 Collections Aid (C-AID) was a success as Museum Studies students return to campus and were successfully able to support the work at three community institutions: the Christina Cultural Arts Center, St. John’s...
Working in concert with the University of Delaware Anti-Racism Initiative and a range of professional and community partners, students in our Collections Management course (MSST 401/601) built a digital catalog that aggregates artifacts related...
The History Department is excited to announce this year’s E. Lyman Stewart Internships. These are competitive paid opportunities for history graduate and undergraduate students. Below you will find links to the application forms for...
With concern for the difficulties facing our students and our field at this moment, I’d like to introduce myself as the new Director of the Museum Studies Program and ask for your help. As...