Culture: The History of Us from Cave Art to K-Pop, by Martin Puchner. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2023. REVIEWED BY SHANNON SUTTON Culture: The History of Us from Cave Art to K-Pop by Martin Puchner follows the thread of art, religion, and society from paleolithic cave paintings in France to the …
Read MoreMuseum Education for Today’s Audiences: Meeting Expectations with New Models, edited by Jason L Porter and Mary Kay Cunningham. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2022. REVIEWED BY SYDNEY COYNE In the aftermath of 2020, museum professionals responded to drastic shifts in the field, reimaging their uses of technology and approaches to social inequities. Museum Education for …
Read MoreWelcoming Museum Visitors with Unapparent Disabilities, edited by Beth Redmond-Jones. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2024. REVIEWED BY CHLOE OLIVER First and foremost, I would like to make it clear that I am reviewing this book as not only a museum studies student, but also as a person with multiple unapparent disabilities. I am autistic, …
Read MoreThe Contested Crown: Repatriation Politics between Europe and Mexico. Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2022. REVIEWED BY KYLIE BARKLEY During the 16th century, conquistadors stole an Aztec ceremonial feather headdress, now referred to as El Penacho, and brought it back to Europe as part of an effort to colonize modern …
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BY MIC BUCHWITZ AND KYLIE BARKLEY In early October, the Graduate Museum Studies Club and the Native American and Indigenous Studies program (NAIS), under the guidance of Dr. Holly Cusack-McVeigh and Charmayne ‘Charli’ Champion-Shaw, hosted a tribal delegation from the Great Plains region. The delegates spoke to IUI students addressing the question of Why Repatriation …
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Are you thinking about graduate school in Museum Studies? Watch our Fall 2024 info session to meet members of our amazing faculty, find out more about the scope and structure of our program, and get answers to your questions about the application process. The IU Indianapolis Museum Studies Program offers a MA and a graduate certificate in Museum Studies. …
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Undergraduates, come explore a future in the museum field! Take a look at the classes we’re offering next semester. If you have questions about a specific course, reach out to the faculty member who is teaching it. Connect with your academic advisor or Museum Studies Undergraduate Faculty Advisor Dr. Holly Cusack-McVeigh to think strategically about …
Read MoreScotland’s Transnational Heritage: Legacies of Empire and Slavery. Edited by Emma Bond and Michael Morris. Edinburgh University Press, 2023. REVIEWED BY SAMANTHA SHEPHERD Edited by Emma Bond and Michael Morris, the collection of articles featured in Scotland’s Transnational Heritage provide an eye-opening introduction to Scotland’s history as an empirical benefactor and contributor to the Trans-Atlantic …
Read MoreBY MICHAEL CRANICK As a kid, I loved going to museums. I loved exploring science museums with fossils of colossal dinosaurs. I loved exploring cultural museums and learning about places different from my home. I loved exploring history museums with artifacts from the past. I loved all kinds of museums because museums transported me to …
Read MoreBY MADISON ZAPATA Have you ever found yourself wandering through a museum, captivated by the stories each object holds? Yeah, me too. That’s why I’m excited to give you a sneak peek into my world – the world of museums. As someone diving headfirst into the museum profession, I’m constantly seeking new ways to expand …
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