Courses

Explore the evolving role of museums in the 21st century through this thought-provoking Washington Ideas Roundtable discussion featuring Richard Koshalek, Director of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Delve into the concept of museums as dynamic forums for creative dialogues, examining how these institutions can adapt to meet the changing needs of contemporary society. Gain insights into innovative approaches for engaging audiences, fostering cultural exchange, and promoting artistic expression in the modern era. Discover how museums can serve as catalysts for meaningful conversations and intellectual growth, bridging the gap between art, science, and public discourse.

Explore contemporary art's evolution and impact through a compelling 25-minute conference talk featuring renowned artist Jeff Koons and Melissa Chiu, Director of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Delve into the works that have challenged artistic conventions, sparked significant cultural conversations, and fundamentally expanded the definition of art in our time. Gain insights from two of the most influential figures currently shaping the contemporary art landscape as they discuss the transformative power of modern artistic expression. Recorded at the 21st annual Aspen Ideas Festival, this discussion offers a unique perspective on how contemporary art continues to influence and reflect our cultural moment, examining the intersection of creativity, society, and artistic innovation in today's rapidly evolving art world.

Explore a thought-provoking conversation between two influential museum directors, Thelma Golden of the Studio Museum in Harlem and Adam D. Weinberg of the Whitney Museum, moderated by Damian Woetzel, Director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program. Delve into the challenges and strategies of leading major art institutions in New York City, as Golden and Weinberg discuss their experiences curating exhibitions for renowned artists like Jeff Koons, Glenn Ligon, Kehinde Wiley, and Yayoi Kusama. Gain insights into how these directors balance their institutions' founding principles with evolving audience expectations, patron demands, and critical reception. Discover how they maintain their creative visions and distinguish their museums in Manhattan's competitive cultural landscape, while staying true to their specific missions of promoting artists of African descent and celebrating American contemporary art.

Participate in an interactive workshop exploring how museums can serve as catalysts for social change and unity in divisive times. Engage with Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak and SYPartners Principal Karishma Sheth as they discuss the power of art to provoke thought, inspire joy, and challenge societal norms. Delve into topics such as the principles of museums, the impact of exhibitions like Pablo Picasso's at the Brooklyn Museum, and strategies for community engagement. Examine the role of museums in addressing sensitive issues like the legacy of lynching, and learn how institutions can take risks to foster meaningful conversations. Through exercises and reflection, gain insights into overcoming analysis paralysis and implementing effective social action strategies in cultural spaces.

Explore the evolving role of museums in the 21st century through this thought-provoking lecture by Dr. Tristram Hunt, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Delve into the rich history of the V&A, from its Victorian roots to its contemporary relevance, and discover how museums can remain purposeful in our modern age. Learn about the institution's focus on curating the future while preserving the past, and gain insights into innovative exhibitions, educational initiatives, and the enduring power of displayed objects. Examine the intersection of science, art, and design in museum curation, and consider the challenges and opportunities facing cultural institutions today.

Explore the historical significance of museums in shaping American culture through this engaging lecture. Delve into the early history of American museums, including Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, and examine the criteria for determining valuable objects for collection. Learn about the insights from Reed Gochberg's book "Useful Objects: Museums, Science, and Literature in Nineteenth-Century America" as she discusses with HMSC Executive Director Brenda Tindal. Discover how writers and visitors reflected on 19th-century collections and how their perspectives continue to influence contemporary debates surrounding museums' challenges and opportunities. Gain valuable insights into the evolving role of museums in American society and the ongoing discussions about their cultural impact.

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.

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.

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.

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Discover the transformative power of museum theatre in this TEDx talk by Dr Jo Clyne. Explore how this innovative approach can breathe life into static exhibitions, engage visitors on a deeper level, and create lasting impressions. Learn how museum theatre can challenge perceptions, provoke emotional responses, give voice to artifacts, introduce counter-narratives, and facilitate enduring understanding. Gain insights from Dr Clyne's extensive experience as the President of the International Museum Theatre Alliance (Asia Pacific) and her multifaceted career as a historian, educator, and performer. Uncover the potential of this powerful tool to revolutionize the museum experience and make history come alive for audiences of all ages.

"Managing Museums in the 21st Century" is a course brought to you by the Smithsonian Institution with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Parts of this course were developed for the My Armenia Program, a collaborative program of the people of Armenia, USAID, and the Smithsonian Institution. ​ ​ This course provides a broad introduction to various aspects of operating a museum. It considers the myriad ways that museums attract and engage visitors onsite and online. It also considers ways museums must be creative in seeking funding. Though museums have existed for hundreds of years, they are always changing, and that change has only accelerated over the last few years as content generation has increased, demands on people's time have increased, audience expectations have evolved, technology has changed, and new approaches to museum exhibitions and programs have taken shape. ​ ​ This course is made up of four sections, each designed to share information and perspective, while offering moments for thought and reflection that you can apply to your work.: Exhibition Design and Interpretation, Public Programs, Social Media and Outreach, and Fundraising. ​​ We’ve designed this course to address content with a range of audiences in mind, with particular focus on early-career museum professionals or mid-career professionals who have an interest in refreshing their understanding of function areas outside of their core expertise. This course is not intended to serve as a primer for operating a museum, but rather as a resource for thinking about different approaches to museum operations and activities as shared by a number of diverse Smithsonian professionals.