I went to Boston University 20+ years ago. It was basically an art history or American studies MA, combined with a diploma in museum studies. It may be an actual museum degree now. I had financial aid, which consisted of working in their art gallery and also did an internship at RISD. I know it's a bit of a moot point since the person who started this thread is not considering BU, but I don't see it on the bellaonline list linked here, so I thought I'd mention it. I got a lot out of it, but there were also MANY less choices back then. Laura L. Vookles Chief Curator of Collections The Hudson River Museum 914-963-4550 X220 -----Original Message----- From: Kimberly Kenney, Curator [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:55 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Museum Studies MA reputations I have compiled a list of programs for my Museums site at BellaOnline: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art26174.asp I know it isn't complete, so if there is a program I didn't include, please let me know off-list and I will add it! Kim Kenney (Cooperstown Class of 1999) --- John <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello Everyone... > > After doing some research on MAs in Museum Studies > last winter, I came to > the conclusion that there are no domestic programs > that clearly dominate > the field. I applied to four different programs > that I thought looked > impressive. I didn't expect to get accepted to all > of them, but apparently > I sold myself short. Could anyone give me some > advice on where to spend > the next two years studying, and probably several > more after that? I'm a > Californian, born and raised, but have no clear > favorite on where to go > (and decision time is this month!!!). Here they > are: > > NYU > GW > U of Toronto (with a generous fellowship) > U of Washington - Seattle > > Are there any clear favorites? Thanks for any input > you might have. I > trully appreciate it. > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may > obtain detailed information about the listserv > commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one > line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] > . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). > Kimberly A. Kenney, Curator Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum 800 McKinley Monument Dr. NW Canton OH 44708 * 330-455-7043 * NEW EXHIBIT: "Hearth & Home" now open and on view through April 2006 * LECTURE: "Armchair" Walking Tour of West Lawn Cemetery March 16, 7:00 PM, FREE "Let us ever remember that our interests are in concord, not conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war." -- 25th United States President William McKinley __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).