Our most recent podcast: Episode 18-04 San Marino: A Small Republic with a Big History An interview with Dr. Paolo Rondelli Perched on Mount Titano and surrounded on all sides by the country of Italy, San Marino, is a small republic with a big history. The San Marino historic center and Mount Titano gained UNESCO World Heritage read more…
Our most recent podcast: Episode 18-03 Heritage Potentials and Pitfalls: Bali and the impact of its World Heritage Status An interview with Dr. Stephen Lansing With its rice terraces and water temples, the subaks of Bali’s cultural landscape blend the natural, cultural, and spiritual through a cooperative social system of management. The 2012 designation of the read more…
Episode 18-02 Climate Change and Heritage: Planning for the Future An interview with Lisa Craig Climate change — extreme weather and rising sea levels — demands a forward-thinking approach to heritage preservation. Join us as we talk with Lisa Craig of The Craig Group, about current issues in preservation and adaptation planning. In her role read more…
Episode 17-01 An interview with Brian Michael Lione Conflict in the Middle East poses unique challenges to local heritage, join us as we talk with Brian Michael Lione, an adjunct faculty member in the Cultural Heritage Management program and the Iraq Program Manager for the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Conservation Institute. Since 2009, Mr. Lione has read more…
MA in Museum Studies faculty member Bob Beatty received the Outstanding Service Award from the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC). Initiated in 1999, the Outstanding Service to the Museum Profession Award recognizes a leader with 10 or more years of service in areas such as program organization and long term cultural development.
MA in Museum Studies alumna Amy Moorefield has been appointed the new Director of the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College. Amy Moorefield has nearly two decades of experience in not-for-profit and academic museums. Her scope of work ranges from curatorial, collections management and exhibitions to fundraising, educational programming, marketing, publications and professional read more…
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca M. Brown, Associate Professor in the History of Art and Chair of AAP’s Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage Management programs, on the publication of her newest book, Displaying Time: The Many Temporalities of the Festival of India (University of Washington Press, 2017).
Our MA in Museum Studies students, who attended the San Diego two-week onsite seminar, collaborated with the Museum of Man in Balboa Park and Cuseum for a hands-on learning experience. One of their core projects focused on producing mobile content and thematic tours for visitors to the San Diego Museum of Man.
Advanced Academic Programs’ MA in Museum Studies student, Taliaferro Jones, has art work on view at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, in the exhibition “Into the Deep,” which was recently reviewed by The Daily World. “Into the Deep” Exhibition exploring water web page.
MA in Museum Studies student Craig Hadley will be the new executive director of the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. Hadley has worked for museums across the country for the past 20 years, in several capacities. He has consulted for the History Channel and the BBC on several historical programs.
