Apply now - Deadline is Feb. 24, 2012.
We have a few seats left for Kent State University’s Museum Origins class in Italy this summer, and we are opening them up to museum professionals who hold at least a master’s degree. (Your master’s can be from any accredited institution, in any subject matter.)
As a non-Kent State student, you must submit a “graduate non-degree application” with a $30 nonrefundable application fee and official transcripts. Instructions are available at this site:http://www.kent.edu/admissions/apply/graduate/non-degree.cfm.
You must also submit a Course Application; Statement of Application (Why do you want to take this course?); Two Letters of Recommendation (use form); and Waiver of Responsibility Form by Feb. 24 to:
Museum Origins
School of Library & Information Science
Kent State University
1125 Risman, 314 University Library
PO Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
These forms are available at http://bit.ly/MuseumOrigins2012.
Apply now - Deadline is Feb. 24, 2012.
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Where would you go to learn about museum origins?
To Florence, Italy, of course!
Visit http://bit.ly/MuseumOrigins2012 for details, including cost estimate.
Museum Origins
Summer 2012
What better place to study the origin of museums than in Florence, Italy! Join the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science on a journey through the past to explore the ancestors of modern museums and their collections. This three-credit course is scheduled for summer 2012. Course runs online from June1 through July 13, with on-site in Florence, Italy, from June 16 through 28.
Details
Course: LIS 61095
Prerequisites: None
Open to: Graduate students at Kent State or at any other graduate program in the U.S.
Alumni of Kent State graduate programs (master’s or Ph.D.)
Class limit: 12 participants
Itinerary in Florence:
Morning Visits to museums
Afternoon Discussions and lectures at Kent State Florence Palazzo de Cerchi
Apply by: Feb. 24, 2012. Late applications will not be considered.
Program fee due: March 1, 2012
http://bit.ly/MuseumOrigins2012
Please be sure to submit all materials as instructed to:
Museum Origins
School of Library & Information Science
Kent State University
1125 Risman, 314 University Library
PO Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
Course Description
While the collecting of objects can be found as far back as ancient times in various parts of the world, the birth of the modern museum finds its roots in Europe, especially in Italy. In the context of today’s world, students will “go back in time” to understand the origins of Western museums and the meaning of publicly shared collections through a series of competing dualisms in knowledge creation and organization. Students will explore the history of the modern museum and spend two weeks visiting actual sites and collections that played a role in this history. Exploring the past in this way is geared specifically to help today’s museum workers gain a better understanding of their own role and purpose in their community, society and nation.
Dr. Kiersten F. Latham, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Library & Information Science
Kent State University
314 University Library
Kent, OH 44242
330-672-5846
http://kentstate.academia.edu/KierstenLatham/About
Check out our Museum Studies Specialization: http://www.kent.edu/slis/programs/mlis/museum-studies.cfm