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Welcome - Museum studies, sometimes called museology, is the field that encompasses the ideas and issues involved in the museum profession—from the practical, day-to-day skills needed to operate a museum to theories on the societal role of museums.

The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS) assists the museum community in acquiring and strengthening its understandings and practices of museology. This website is one of the Center's tools for serving the educational and informational needs of the field.


	Upcoming Event

A Conversation with Kathleen McLean
Thursday, May 15, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
(and webcast live at this website)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Washington, DC
More information.


	G. Brown Goode Smithsonian Education Lecture Series 2008

The Necessity of Making the Invisible Visible: The Challenges of Using Museums in Formal Education
Lecture replay available here.

Learning Across Time and Place: The Role of Museums in the Informal Educational Landscape
Lecture replay available here.


	Explore Museum Studies

Museum Studies Training and Careers
Locate professional-development opportunities and information for making informed career decisions and finding a job.

Fellowships in Museum Practice
Look into opportunities to research museology issues at the Smithsonian.

Museology Resources
Find professional associations and special interest groups, on-line references, bibliographies, curriculum tools and materials, and much more.

Museum Studies Webcast Archives
Watch past presentations hosted by the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies on topics relating to museology.


	Introducing the 2008 Fellows in Museum Practice

Vishwamitra Oree
Curator (Electronics / Computer)
Rajiv Gandhi Science Center
Mauritius

Effective Science Museum / School Partnerships

During his four month residency, Mr. Oree will investigate a variety of methods for developing museum / school collaborations that are beneficial to both museum educators and teachers of science. Among the sites he will study are the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the National Science Resources Center, and the Naturalist Center. Mr. Oree’s goal is to identify the features that characterize successful science museum / school partnerships and to gain an understanding of which practices best fit the context of developing countries.