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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.
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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. |
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Recent Event: “Listening Across Differences” |
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“Listening Across Differences"
S. Dillon Ripley Center’s lecture hall (Washington DC)
Friday, September 25, 10 am
Smithsonian staff and museum colleagues are invited to attend (in person or streamed live on this website) “Listening Across Differences,” a presentation by Martha Norkunas. Dr. Norkunas is a professor in the Public History Program at Middle Tennessee State University. She works with schools, museums, historic sites, and nonprofit institutions on projects that document the lives of African Americans, women, and people in the labor movement. Her recent work includes the African American Oral History Project and Interpreting the Texas Past.
Replay available here. |
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G. Brown Goode Smithsonian Education Lecture Series (info) |
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“Forces Shaping the Future of Museums: Visitors”
Dr. Colette Dufresne-Tassé
Dr. Sue Allen
Replay available here.
“Through the Looking Glass: Museums and Internet-Based Transparency”
Dr. Maxwell Anderson
Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Replay available here. |
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