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Jaap van der Burg <[log in to unmask]>
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You can try Pieter ter Keurs, Curator in the National Museum of Ethnology
in The Netherlands (www.RMV.nl)
He has lectured many years on this subject.

Jaap van der Burg


> The AAA has a section called Council for Museum Anthropology.  You should
> check into their resources.
>
>
>
> Maggie Sher
>
> Museum Educator
>
> Museum of Florida History
>
> 500 South Bronough
>
> Tallahassee Fl, 32399
>
> (850) 245-6400
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jo Qiu [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 1:38 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: anthropological knowledge in museum field
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> I'm a graduate student of Applied Anthropology at University of
> Maryland,College Park. I'm from China. I hope to become a museum
> professional after graduation and now I'm doing some research on how
>
> anthropological knowledge can contribute in the museum field.
>
>
>
> I'm specificly interested in the relationship between exhibitions and
> audience. My questions are:
>
> besides aesthetic appeal, how can artefacts in the showcase stimulate some
> thoughts among audience in the social context? When setting the theme for
> an
> exhibition, do curators try to relate it with common
>
> people's life? Will curators take into account audience's opinions and
> interest and reflect them in the exhibition? In a word, how are
> anthropological methods or perspectives applied in organizing
>
> exhibitions?
>
>
>
> Maybe my questions are a little naive, but I'll be very grateful if you
> could give me some help and guidance. Could you also give me some
> suggestions of how I shall prepare myself to enter the museum
>
> field?
>
>
>
> Thank you very much for your time!
>
>
>
>
>
> Yixin Qiu
> Department of Anthropology
> University of Maryland
>
>
>
>
>
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