Project by Sara Cordes (2019)
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Come here often? Nonfrequent visitor perceptions of art museums
Thesis by Nicole Claudio (2019)
Healing historic wounds: inclusion in exhibits at state history museums
Thesis by Elaine Carter (2019)
Food for Thought: Modernizing Food Programs in Historic House Museums
Project by Katharine Anthony (2019)
Including Indigenous Voices in Local History Museums
Project by Andrew Jessica (2019)
When A Museum Decides to Stop Charging for Admission
Thesis by Catherine Allen (2019)
Curating “Capability”: Taking Risks and Finding Voice Through the Emerging Curator Initiative (ECI)
Author: Maggie DeFranco, Class of 2019 I came into the Museology program as an assistant curator and educator. I also came into the Museology program as a person who was attempting to leave the community trauma of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting about 3,000 miles behind me. These two aspects of my life, the professional and the personal, were ones that I had attempted to keep separated as an undergraduate arts management student. As a graduate student, I had the…
Community Spotlight – Renton History Museum
Author: Sarah Samson, Renton History Museum Curator of Collections & Exhibitions, Museology class of 2005 “Full-circle.” This was how one of my students described the opening of a student-curated exhibit at Renton History Museum (RHM) this May. A group was attending to support one of their fellow M.A. candidates. I first met them one Monday afternoon during their very first quarter. They were all taking my collections history lab, the class I teach for the Museology Graduate Program, which for some…
“Doing Work for the People that I Love” – Josephine Lee (Alumni Spotlight)
Josie Lee (Class of 2013) has her dream job. As Director of the new Ho-Chunk Nation Museum and Cultural Center (opening Summer 2019), Josie puts her Museology degree to use “doing work for the people that I love, utilizing culture, language, traditions, community, and environment all wrapped into one.” In fact, Josie’s desire to serve her community is what initially inspired her to pursue a degree in Museology. She says, “when I started out, I had an idea that I…
“Hero’s Feast: Finding Community through Dungeons and Dragons” (Student Exhibit)
There’s a lot of buzz going around about the fantasy-themed exhibit guest curated by Museology student Allison Moore (class of 2019). Hero’s Feast: Finding Community through Dungeons and Dragons, currently on display at the Renton History Museum, explores the history and impact of the popular game. Moore appeared alongside Sarah Samson, Curator of Collections & Exhibitions at Renton History Museum, on King 5’s New Day Northwest to talk about the inspiration for the exhibit. Moore wanted to connect with the community of…