French Diction Exercise

Description: This assignment was created for the course, “French Diction for Singers.” Students were asked to study works of art from the permanent collection that involved French artists, titles, and translations. Course description: “A theoretical [...]

German Diction Exercise

Description: This assignment was created for the course, "German Diction for Singers." Students were asked to study works of art from the permanent collection that involved German artists, titles, and translations. Course description: "A theoretical [...]

Deupi and Eckman, Prospects and Strategies for Deep Collaboration in the Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Sector (2016)

Description: Abstract: This paper reports on the findings of a working summit hosted by the University of Miami in January 2016 at which the administrative heads of art museums and libraries from fourteen academic institutions [...]

Extended Object Labels Assignment

Description: Prepare an Extended Object Label for each of the objects you are addressing in our exhibition. You have been researching your objects and critically considering your role as a curator through the course of [...]

WILLIAMSON, “Material Culture and Medieval Christianity (2014).”

Description: This brief article notes that material and spatial practices were key to medieval Christianity. By widening the field of inquiry from objects considered art to material culture, Williamson argues we can include many more [...]

Faculty, Oberlin College|

Property and Possession in the Middle Ages Museum Visit

Description: The course traces the development of notions of possession, property and ownership in Europe from c. 900 to 1600. This visit to the museum is a first attempt to have students think about the [...]