LEAD 19
21st Century Museums--From the Inner Workings to the Future Vision of Culture Making Winter 2019

Cross-listed INTR 19 / ARTH 19 / ARTS 19
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The role of museums in American culture has evolved dramatically over recent decades. No longer simply a repository of art and artifacts, the 21st century museum is a fully dynamic center of programming, cultural exchange, community building, and active inquiry. This is true across all types of museums–from art museums to scientific, historical, and specialty collections–and has affected every aspect of museum administration, from curatorial and collection priorities to methods of communication, fundraising, and engagement. With participation of WCMA staff, we will examine in-depth the role and behind-the-scenes work of contemporary museums. The class will include site visits to several area museums and discussions with specially skilled museum professionals, from directors, curators, and educators to collection managers, conservators, exhibition designers and development and communications managers. Students will research models of museum practice and brainstorm and develop proposals for the museum of the future. For the culminating project, the class will work as a group with WCMA staff to develop a gallery presentation and/or program that will connect with Claiming Williams Day. We will meet twice a week for five hour sessions at WCMA, plus 1 trip to area museums per week. The course will include an overnight trip to New York between January 17-18th.
The Class: Limit: 12
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: final formal public exhibit
Prerequisites: keen interest in museums and culture
Enrollment Preferences: random selection
Materials/Lab Fee: none
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
INTR 19 ARTH 19 ARTS 19 LEAD 19
Attributes: EXPE Experiential Education Courses

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