The Museum Seminar: History of the Museum and the Museum in Society

3 credits

MS 501

This is a lecture/seminar course exploring the history, organization, and development of museum exhibitions. Guest speakers from the fields of exhibition planning, design, and management will bring a wide range of knowledge and practices from their respective specialties and provide insight into professional practices. Students will develop their critical faculties by analyzing exhibition installations in area institutions. The course is intended to provide students with an overall understanding of the role exhibitions can and do play in public institutions.

 

The Museum Seminar: The Role of the Exhibition

3 credits

MS 502

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This is a lecture/seminar course exploring the philosophy and history of museum exhibitions and the development of the museum exhibition form. Visiting lecturers bring a wide range of knowledge and practices from their respective professional disciplines and provide insight into museum exhibition practice. The course provides students with an overall understanding of the role exhibitions can and do play in public institutions. Offered in the evening. Priority for enrollment is given to graduate students in the Museum Education, Museum Communication and MEPD programs. Prerequisite: Upperclass undergraduate or graduate standing.