Questions for Unidentified Objects

By |March 21st, 2017|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, Course-embedded Exhibition Assignment, Economics, English, Europe, First Year Seminar, Full Semester, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Group Assignment, Half Semester, History, Individual Assignment, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, Object Study, One Class Session, Other, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Senior Seminar, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, The College of Wooster, Two or More Class Sessions, Urban Studies, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: We often encounter objects about which there is no information. This list of questions can be utilized with students [...]

Property and Possession in the Middle Ages Museum Visit

By |July 25th, 2016|CE, Europe, Faculty, Gallery Exercise/Tour, History, Oberlin College, Object Study, One Class Session, Painting, Religious Studies, Sculpture|

Description: The course traces the development of notions of possession, property and ownership in Europe from c. 900 to 1600. [...]

Poetry and Painting in the 17th Century

By |June 2nd, 2017|Art & Art History, CE, Classical Studies, Course-embedded Exhibition Assignment, English, Europe, Full Semester, Group Assignment, Label Writing/Editing, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Oberlin College, Object Study, One Class Session, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Two or More Class Sessions, Women & Gender Studies, Writing Intensive|

Description: In October 2015, Professor of English, Nicholas Jones asked students in his English Renaissance Poetry (ENGL 313) to write [...]

Observation Prompts for the Gallery/Museum Tour

By |July 14th, 2016|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, Economics, English, Europe, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Group Assignment, History, Individual Assignment, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, Object Study, One Class Session, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, The College of Wooster, Urban Studies, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: This assignment breaks down the steps to close looking, from arrival at the gallery or museum to how to [...]

Music in the Galleries: Percussion @ Peeler

By |March 11th, 2017|Africa, Art & Art History, Asia, Australia, CE, Ceramics, DePauw University, Europe, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Middle East, Mixed-media, Museum Staff, Music, New media, North America, One Class Session, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, South America, Southeast Asia, Works on paper|

Description: The attached document briefly describes a successful partnership between the DePauw University Peeler Art Center and the DePauw School [...]

Museum Cart for Russian Studies

By |July 15th, 2016|Anthropology/Archaeology, Art & Art History, Asia, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, DePauw University, Europe, Full Semester, Group Assignment, History, Individual Assignment, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Object Study, One Class Session, Other, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, Two or More Class Sessions|

Description: Oct 10, 2012 - Students examine and discuss ethnic objects from Eastern Europe as part of Professor Masha Belyavski-Frank's [...]

Intro to Religious Studies: Museums as Sacred Sites

By |July 14th, 2016|Art & Art History, CE, DePauw University, Exhibition Critique, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, North America, One Class Session, Painting, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture|

Description: This one-hour classroom exercise was used in an introductory religious studies course. Students viewed a contemporary painting exhibition as [...]

Dissecting Works of Art

By |June 22nd, 2017|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, DePauw University, Economics, English, Europe, First Year Seminar, Full Semester, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Half Semester, History, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, One Class Session, Other, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Senior Seminar, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, Two or More Class Sessions, Urban Studies, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: This short assignment can be used in any exhibition in order to make students feel more comfortable discussing works [...]

Close Looking Activities from the AMAM

By |May 25th, 2017|African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, CE, Ceramics, Communication, Economics, English, Europe, First Year Seminar, Full Semester, Group Assignment, Half Semester, History, Individual Assignment, Middle East, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, North America, Oberlin College, Object Study, One Class Session, Other, Painting, Photography, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Senior Seminar, Sociology, Two or More Class Sessions, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: Sample group activities designed by Liliana Milkova, Curator of Academic Programs, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. These activities [...]