Courses

Explore breaking space news and the latest updates on solar system missions, rocket launches, and cutting-edge astronomy in this evening presentation by Dr. KaChun Yu, Museum Curator of Space Sciences at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Discover current developments in space exploration as a leading space scientist shares insights into ongoing missions throughout our solar system, recent rocket launch activities, and the most recent astronomical discoveries. Learn about the latest breakthroughs in space science and stay informed about the rapidly evolving field of space exploration through expert commentary and analysis from a museum curator specializing in space sciences.

Explore the rich history and fascinating collections of the Rutgers University Geology Museum in this 53-minute colloquium presented by Dr. Lauren Adamo and Carol McCarty. Delve into the museum's creation, its diverse geological specimens, and the dedicated curators who have shaped its legacy. Gain insights into the museum's role in education and research at Rutgers University, and discover how it has evolved to meet the changing needs of students, researchers, and the public. Learn about notable artifacts, ongoing conservation efforts, and future plans for this important scientific institution. For those interested in geology, museum studies, or the history of scientific collections, this talk offers a comprehensive look at one of the oldest university geology museums in the United States.

Explore the importance of preserving intangible cultural heritage in this 21-minute TEDx talk by Dr. Tim Betz, Curator of Exhibitions at the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society. Discover why preserving skills, traditions, and craftsmanship is crucial for understanding our past and cultural identity. Learn how museums and historical sites can incorporate makerspaces to teach historic trades and crafts, offering visitors a hands-on approach to experiencing history. Gain insights from Betz's expertise in museum curation, art history, and his book "Making History: Makerspaces for Museums and Historic Sites." Understand the value of intangible cultural heritage in connecting present generations with their historical roots and fostering a deeper appreciation for the past.

What do we mean by "beauty"? How can you bring beauty into your own work? Join museum curators Ellen Lupton and Andrea Lipps for a half-hour class exploring beauty!Go inside New York City's Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Explore 5 themes through dozens of examples from contemporary art and design. Create a beautiful pattern of your own — a surprising and powerful prompt to engage with your own notions of beauty. This course is inspired by the 2016 exhibition Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, the fifth installment in the museum's signature contemporary design exhibition series. With a focus on aesthetic innovation, Beauty celebrates design as a creative endeavor that engages the mind, body, and senses.In this Skillshare class, the exhibition is brought to life. See how beauty can move us to ask questions; move beyond the decorative; and drive change materially, structurally, and ethically. Every lesson is rich with visuals, examples, and insights that will transform the way you see both art and the world around you.This class is perfect for graphic designers, creatives, and enthusiasts alike. All you need is a passion for design, a curious eye, and a yearning to understand beauty.__________This class is presented in collaboration with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.Ellen Lupton is Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt. Lupton, also a renowned graphic designer, also serves as director of the graphic design MFA program at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where she has authored numerous books on design processes, including the bestselling Thinking With Type; Graphic Design Thinking; and Graphic Design: The New Basics. She received the AIGA gold medal for lifetime achievement in 2007.Andrea Lipps is a curator, writer, and educator. She is an Assistant Curator focused on contemporary design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and is co-curator of "Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial." A contributor to numerous books and exhibitions, she also served as a 2015 Mobius Fellow in Helsinki, Finland and is a visiting critic at both Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design.

This class provides a theoretical and practical understanding of the growing field of contemporary museum education. It includes an examination of the changes occurring in art and design educational paradigms within the museum world, the evolving nature of museums as institutions with educational missions, along with learning and interpretive theories unique to the museum context. The class provides an extensive hands-on component devoted to the special methods, practices, and skills associated with teaching with artworks, and in designing educational material, projects, programs and innovative learning experiences within the art and design museum settings. The course also explores critical issues facing the field through theory, practice, and the analysis of case studies, including audience diversity, collaboration with schools and communities, the rethinking of museum missions and practices, and the potential for innovation and avant-garde practice within the field. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545} For a more in-depth summary of this course, take a look at the following statement written by Amir Parsa: p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545} Onwards with that Spunkedelic Avant-garde Museographic Practices Œmnibus

Take a dazzling virtual tour through the Louvre's remarkable collection of European paintings from the late medieval period through the early 19th century.

Explore the transformation of Scotland's premier museum in this insightful 24-minute conference talk by Vicen Carrió from the National Museum of Scotland. Delve into the journey from the Royal Museum to the National Museum of Scotland, gaining valuable insights into the evolution of museum practices, collection management, and public engagement strategies. Learn about the challenges faced and innovative solutions implemented during this significant transition, offering a unique perspective on modern museology and cultural heritage preservation.

How to collect data from the web, import and clean it, prepare it for computation in the Wolfram Language and upload it to the Wolfram Data Repository. Recorded, three-part livecoding series. Summary Join a Wolfram|Alpha data scientist for this recorded, three-part livecoding series as they guide you in taking data from the web, importing and cleaning it, preparing it for computation in the Wolfram Language and uploading it to the Wolfram Data Repository. Featured Products & Technologies: Wolfram Language (available in Mathematica and Wolfram|One)

Find out how museum collections, spaces and technology help visitors learn What is the purpose of museums in today’s world - a world obsessed with technology? On this course we explore what can be gained from interacting with museum collections and spaces, and how to use technology to encourage engagement. You will consider the ways museum collections improve our understanding of history and how museums can use artefacts to engage learners. You will also explore how museums can better use their spaces to create learning experiences for all visitors. Anyone with an interest in museums and their potential for learning. While the Educators themselves aren’t available to facilitate this run, we encourage you to engage with other learners and there are opportunities to do this throughout the course.

ABOUT THE COURSE:This is a course on the subject of Museology, Provides a rich outline of the Museum, Museology, conservation and New Museology. The course will introduce you to Museology, a Discipline that teaches you about Museums and various aspects of heritage preservation. After the completion, students will be able to understand the various aspects of Museums, such as Museum collection, exhibition, documentation and management, which would help them to further study, interview, competitive exams, and work in museums in future. It will also enhance the understanding of India's rich legacy and the relevance of the preservation of heritage. It will help those who want to pursue careers in the field of Museums, cultural heritage, and tourismINTENDED AUDIENCE: Undergraduates/postgraduates from social science and arts, Museum enthusiastsPREREQUISITES: Anyone can joinINDUSTRY SUPPORT: Museums and cultural and heritage institutions

Museums give children experiences above and beyond the everyday experiences that enrich and build upon classroom teaching and learning. Taking pupils to a museum, or bringing museum artefacts into school, instantly changes the dynamics of the usual learning environment. It gives you as a teacher the opportunity to start afresh with each child, to reach and engage with pupils in new and different ways. This free course, Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits, explores practical ways in which you can make the most of the UK's extraordinarily dynamic and diverse museums and galleries; it gives you pathways into museum resources, and shares examples of teachers and museum educators making the most of museum artefacts.

Explore the hidden treasures of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's extensive mineral collection in this 45-minute live interactive session. Join Dr. James Hagadorn, curator of geology, as he provides a rare glimpse into the museum's remarkable underground collection housing over 20,000 specimens, including the world's largest museum diamond collection. Discover what ordinary-looking rocks can reveal about Earth's past, present, and future while participating in this scientific treasure hunt guided by student questions. Connect directly with a working scientist and gain insights into this rarely seen geological wonderland.

Join a captivating lecture exploring the profound phenomenon of Stendhal Syndrome through the personal encounters of Dr. Lawrence Nichols, Curator Emeritus of the Toledo Museum of Art. Journey through transformative artistic experiences spanning five decades, from a stumble at the Acropolis to powerful encounters with masterpieces by Liotard, Pollock, and Hals. Discover how art can overwhelm the senses as Dr. Nichols examines works by renowned artists including van der Weyden, Raphael, Bruegel, Caravaggio, Poussin, Rembrandt, Chardin, Goya, Ingres, and Matisse. Explore the emotional impact of diverse artistic expressions, from Kyoto temples and Iznik pottery to the luminous stained glass of Saint Chapelle and I.M. Pei's architectural achievements. Learn from the expertise of a distinguished curator who served nearly three decades as the William Hutton Senior Curator of European and American Painting and Sculpture Before 1900 and recently curated The Brilliance of Caravaggio exhibition.

Teachers, don't miss this special opportunity to learn with four Smithsonian museums from home! Register for this 14-week course and join an online community of educators for an immersive exploration of teaching with museum objects and works of art. Museum educators will explore connections among their collections and model teaching strategies that participants can implement with their students, whether online or in the classroom. Participants will discover how to teach with museum resources to engage students in deeper thinking and support content learning across disciplines. They'll learn to use the Smithsonian Learning Lab to curate digital resource collections, and share lesson ideas among a new network of colleagues. Which Smithsonian Museums Will You Learn From? National Museum of African American History and Culture National Museum of American History National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian American Art Museum Who Should Enroll? Teachers of all subjects and grades are welcome to register. The program content will be most readily applicable to humanities teachers. What is Required of Participants? The course is self-paced, designed to be taken over the course of 14 weeks, with one to two hours of content assigned per week. Participants are expected to view all recorded video sessions and respond to reflection prompts using a discussion board. Participants will also be expected to create a digital resource collection using the Smithsonian Learning Lab.

Watch a 19-minute conference talk exploring the concept of occult museology and the potential of museums as spiritual laboratories. Examine how traditional museology, focused on tangible sensory experiences, contrasts with numerous accounts of non-material and unexplained phenomena in museum settings. Learn about historical and contemporary examples of intuitive, psychometric, and magical experiences reported in major institutions like the Smithsonian and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Discover a proposed framework incorporating animistic and spiritualistic perspectives for studying these anomalous museum experiences. Explore how this reconceptualization could expand the role of museums in society and establish them as important sites for investigating spirit communication, mediumship, healing, and other unexplained phenomena. Delivered by Dr. Lois H. Silverman, Professor of Museum Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, drawing from her extensive research in museology, visitor studies, and the spiritual potential of museums.

Explore the art of museum curation through this 17-minute TED talk by Thomas P. Campbell, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Delve into Campbell's philosophy on selecting and displaying art objects, with a focus on creating meaningful narratives for public engagement. Witness stunning visuals as he demonstrates his approach using medieval tapestries and Alexander McQueen's avant-garde fashion designs. Gain insights into the intricate process of storytelling within museum galleries and learn how thoughtful curation can enhance the visitor experience. This talk, part of The Design Studio session at TED2012, offers a unique perspective on the intersection of art, history, and public education in museum spaces.

Explore the art of museum curation through the eyes of Thomas P. Campbell, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in this 17-minute TED-Ed talk. Delve into Campbell's philosophy on selecting and displaying art objects, focusing on how to create meaningful narratives that engage the public. Discover the intricate process of exhibiting medieval tapestries and the avant-garde fashion/art of Alexander McQueen. Gain insights into the challenges and rewards of presenting diverse art forms in a museum setting, illustrated with stunning visuals from the Met's collection.

Explore the critical issue of diversity in American museums through this thought-provoking panel discussion featuring Teresita Fernández, Thelma Golden, and Michael Golden, moderated by Kate Levin. Delve into the challenges of demographic and cultural representation in museum staffing, examining recent surveys that highlight the persistent lack of diversity. Discover strategies and actions museum leadership can implement to address this pressing concern, including bilingual labels, fellowship programs, and community outreach initiatives. Gain insights into the importance of reinventing museum practices, changing perceptions, and fostering inclusivity to ensure museums truly reflect and serve their diverse communities.

Embark on a captivating virtual tour of the Florida Museum of Natural History's Fossil Hall, guided by Bruce MacFadden, Director of the Thompson Earth Systems Institute and curator of vertebrate paleontology. Explore the fascinating world of Florida's prehistoric past through this immersive 31-minute experience, discovering a wealth of fossilized treasures and gaining insights into the state's rich paleontological history.

This lecture explores the remarkable life and career of Dutch still life painter Rachel Ruysch, who defied gender constraints of her time to become one of the most sought-after and highly paid painters in the Netherlands. Learn about Ruysch's extraordinary six-decade career, her achievements as a working mother of ten children, her two lottery wins, and how her works were collected by Europe's most powerful noble courts. Discover how her flower and fruit arrangements highlighted global biodiversity in botany and zoology, made possible through Dutch trade and colonial exploitation. Dr. Robert Schindler, William Hutton Curator of European Art and curator of the exhibition, guides viewers through this fascinating journey at the Toledo Museum of Art's Little Theater.