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Congratulations to the 2025 class of Museum Studies MAs! This is the first cohort of Museum Studies graduates of IU Indianapolis. These students have learned how to be well-rounded museum professionals, developing useful skills, ranging from strategic planning to object conservation to program facilitation to exhibit design and more. This cohort has exemplified the six …

27 years ago, Dr. Liz Kryder-Reid joined the IUPUI (now IU Indianapolis) faculty, ready to make a difference. Since 1998, Liz has worked tirelessly to build IUI Museum Studies into the leading program that it is today. She has helped turn passionate students into successful, collaborative, and hardworking museum professionals. Liz has taught us all …

BY: DR. LOIS H. SILVERMAN, IZZY SILVERMAN, AND MIN DURHAM Did you know that Drs. Lois H. Silverman and Laura M. Holzman and MSTD students collaborated with the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia and created the Museum of Broken Relationships Indianapolis (MBRI) back in 2022? Did you attend or help create the 3,200 …

BY: JENNA SERVIZZI Throughout my involvement in the Museum Studies Undergraduate Certificate program, I have fallen in love with collections and the idea of working in collections. For my internship this semester, I was incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to work with the Fine Arts and Culture collection at the Indiana State Museum. Part …