Hello,

I have recently subscribed to the list, and I have been enjoying the 
various dialogues immensely.  It is nice to read the discourse of the 
realities of museums rather than the theory.  But I am digressing from 
the purpose of this post, having read about the different 
museum/cultural studies programs in the US and elsewhere, I would like 
to mention the Museion Department in Gothenburg University, Sweden.  
This is a bit of a plug, since I am a student therein, but here goes.

The Museion department offers a Master's of International Museum 
Studies, we are one of the youngest schools, I am a student in its 
second class, but "standing on the shoulders of giants..."
Anyway the two year program is free, and based out of the new National 
Museum of World Culture in sunny Gothenburg.  The program intentionally 
recruits international students and instructors with a wide variety of 
backgrounds.  Our program is more practically oriented than others, 
read Leicester,  and as students we receive hands on training in every 
aspect of museum management and operation.
The result is a sort of jack of all museum trades by the end of the 
first year, but through the extended internship and thesis research 
period during the second year each student develops his or her 
speciality.  These again range the entire gamut of the museum field.

So if you are looking for a new program with a multicultural theme then 
look into the International Museum Studies Program at Gothenburg 
University.  The program is young and developing, but I think that it 
has great potential.

Jacob Thomas
As an aside, if you are looking for a conservation scientist, with 
experience with metals and cellulose based materials, and a strong 
museological background, please feel free to contact me.


On Apr 13, 2006, at 8:05 PM, Martha Katz-Hyman wrote:

> I am a Cooperstown Graduate Program alumna from one of the earlier
> classes, and have found that, as one of the oldest programs in the
> field, it has a large network of graduates all over the country, which
> can be very helpful in finding internships and, later, permanent
> positions.  The program was very good in preparing students for
> positions in small(er) institutions where they would be the only paid
> professional; consequently, I was at least familiar with everything
> from registration methods to exhibit design.  The skills I learned
> back then are still the skills (with much experience, of course) that
> I use today.
>
> Two graduate public history programs that would merit investigation by
> those considering a that path are those at the University of Arkansas,
> Little Rock (http://www.ualr.edu/history/PublicHistory.htm), and
> Eastern Illinois University
> (http://catalog.eiu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=1275).  I
> know faculty at both, as well as graduates of both, and they are good,
> comprehensive programs.
>
> Martha Katz-Hyman
>
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