The role of objects in the 21st-century museum seems to be a hot topic right about now, especially with many museums incorporating digital collections, 3-D models, and reconstructions into their understanding of what it means to interact with a museum object. When we think about …
Hello fellow museum bloggers! My name is Christina and I will be starting my second year as a master’s student in Museum Education at Tufts in the fall! You can find out more about me on the About the Blog page, but for now I …
Today’s post comes to you from current Tufts Museum Education student Carlos Lu. Please check see last weeks’ post for Part I. Check out these posts for more of Carlos’ writings. Last time I wrote about a common paradoxical issue that faces many historic site museums: how to …
Last weekend, Tufts held commencement ceremonies for a variety of museum studies programs. Students graduated with the Art History Department, the History Department, the Education Department, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. We were two of those graduates: Jess with the Art History department and Colleen …
We have been made aware of an exciting opportunity – a Call for Papers from Julia Courtney, who is editing together on a book about deaccessioning. She is currently seeking abstracts for the book, which will be published in 2017. If you are interested in …
Today’s post comes to you from current Tufts Museum Education student Carlos Lu. Please check back next Monday for Part II of Carlos’ post. Check out these posts for more of Carlos’ writings. Earlier this summer two students from the U.K. were punished for attempting to steal …