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A group of people stand around the edges of a gallery with a sculpture in the middle of the room and text projected onto the floor: "The lands of the Eiteljorg Museum and Indianapolis, Indiana, are and always will be Native lands"
Posted on September 24th, 2024 in Announcements by icsilver

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 …

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Posted on May 6th, 2024 in Events, Internships, Student Work by jachigg

Our graduate interns, whether they found their internship through our matching program or on their own, take an academic internship to complement their hands on experience in the field. This course is an arranged learning experience in museum work appropriate to individual career goals focusing on an aspect of museum practice and working with a …

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Posted on April 23rd, 2024 in Student Work by jachigg

By Jacob Higgins Congratulations to Museum Studies certificate undergraduate student Camryn Bembry for earning the inaugural Undergraduate Scholar Award recent award at Temple University’s Barnes Conference! Camryn’s winning work examined the intersection of tribal identity and interracial conflict in the Choctaw Nation. It grew out of research she conducted as part of Dr. Holly Cusack-McVeigh’s …

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Banner for the Museum Studies Program Open House on November 17th, 2023.
Posted on November 9th, 2023 in Announcements, Events by jachigg

Are you considering graduate school in museum studies? Watch our Fall 2023 info session to meet professors, get answers about the upcoming application process, and more! The IU Indianapolis Museum Studies Program offers a MA and a graduate certificate in Museum Studies. We welcome full- and part-time students. Explore the exciting opportunities for a career in …

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Posted on November 8th, 2023 in Student Work by jachigg

By Syd Overtoom “Story encompasses many ways of knowing.” This was said by the American Evaluation Association President Corrie Whitmore on the first official day of the conference sessions, and it still sticks with me several days later. The AEA’s conference is for all evaluation, not just museum evaluation or visitor studies, but the theme …

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