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Core + Practicum/Internship Courses
Course will cover: 1) theories and methodologies utilized by scholars
associated with the “new museology,” 2) history of western
museums, 3) range of museums and related institutions, 4) contemporary
issues in museums, 5) issues pertinent to Hawai‘i and Native Hawaiians,
6) overview of museum governance, management, and ethics.
Course will cover: 1) pragmatics of running a museum with emphasis on
the documentation, care, and management of collections, 2) curatorial
research/responsibilities, 3) exhibition development, design, and installation,
4) environmental/facilities management and security, 5) emerging technologies
and digitizing collections, 6) indigenous curation and preservation issues,
7) grants/grantwriting. Includes on-site visits to museums and lectures/demonstrations
by museum professionals and specialists (e.g., registrars, archivists,
collections managers, conservators, curators, exhibition designers, and
others).
Course will cover: 1) recent/renewed interest in public role and responsibilities
of museums, 2) issues of diversity and engagement with minority communities,
2) museum education (theory and practice) and programming, 3) visitor
studies/research, 4) gender and women, 5) changing representation of Native
peoples and importance of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act (NAGPRA), 6) marketing, tourism, and cultural heritage management,
7) financial and legal responsibilities.
Applies coursework in museum studies to hands-on activities under the
direction of practicing professionals and university faculty. Restricted
to Museum Studies Certificate Students.
Updated 10/26/04
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