Winter Term: Introduction to Museum Studies

By |February 14th, 2017|Africa, Archaeological, CE, Ceramics, DePauw University, Mixed-media, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, New media, Painting, Photography, Public Art/Monument, Sculpture, Textiles, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Works on paper|

Description: This course is intended to provide students with an overview of gallery/museum careers, an introduction to best practices as [...]

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 [...]

Museum Exhibition Workshop

By |July 14th, 2016|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Art & Art History, CE, Ceramics, DePauw University, History, Mixed-media, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Painting, Photography, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, Textiles, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Works on paper|

Description: This workshop will introduce students to many of the fundamental concepts behind the creation of a successful museum exhibition. [...]

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 [...]

Critiquing Museum Exhibitions

By |July 15th, 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, DePauw University, Economics, English, Europe, Exhibition Critique, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Group Assignment, History, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, Other, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, Urban Studies, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper|

Description: This assignment has been used to break students into groups as follows: Working in groups of three, choose one [...]

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 [...]