Do you ever wonder why people collect things?


How did 15th century private desires to own collections lead to the museum as we know it today?


Why is Florence, Italy, considered one of the birthplaces of the modern museum?


Find out this summer in Museum Origins!

June 10- August 3: An 8-week course that blends online learning with onsite investigation (in ITALY!) and scholarly research.



Open to current graduate students and alumni of master's or Ph.D. programs in any field from any college or university



Great for students in art, art history, literature, history, public history, anthropology, psychology, museum studies, library & information science, classics - all majors welcome!

  *   First three weeks: Course readings and discussions online.
  *   Middle two weeks: You go to "class" in museums in Italy.(How cool is that?!)
  *   Last three weeks: You write a research paper.
  *   After the course: An experience that lasts a lifetime.
APPLY NOW! Applications are due April 1!


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Course: Museum Origins / LIS 61095 /  Three credit-hour graduate-level course


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