Museum Management

MUSL 530-100 Fall 2019

Week Dates Topic Required Readings Assignments / Notes

Week 1— What Are Museums For?
1 9/23 Course Ambrose & Paine (2018) Section 1 1. Attend class, be prepared to share your
Overview thoughts on the role of museums in society.
Erdman (2019) Section: The Personal is (September 26)
Professional
Genoways, Ireland & Catilin-Lagutko (2017)
Chapter 1
Walhimer (2015) Chapters 1 & 2
Morris (2018) Chapter 1

Lesson 1: Museums Are For People

2 9/30 Part 1 Ambrose & Paine (2018) Section 2 1. Attend class, be prepared to share your
thoughts on WHO museums are for.
Genoways, Ireland & Catilin-Lagutko
(October 3)
(2017) Chapter 12)
Walhimer (2015) Chapters 12 & 20

3 10/7 Part 2
1. Attend class, be prepared to share
your thoughts on WHO museums are
NOT for. (October 10)
2. Week 1 of Student Presentations of
Assignment 1 "Museum Types"
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Lesson 2—Museums Are For Objects

4 10/14 Part 1
Ambrose & Paine (2018) Sections 3, 4, 5
Campbell & Baars (2019) Part 1 & Part 2
Genoways, Ireland & Catilin-Lagutko (2017)
Chapters 11
Glaser & Zenetou
Walhimer (2015) Chapters 8, 10, 11, 21
1. Attend class, be prepared to share
your thoughts on the collection,
conservation & curation of objects.
(October 17)
2. Week 2 of Student Presentations of
Assignment 1 "Museum Types"

5 10/21 Part 2 1. Attend class, be prepared to share your

thoughts on the exhibition &
interpretation of objects. (October 24)
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Lesson 3—Museums Are Physical Spaces
6 10/28
Ambrose & Paine (2018) Section 6 1. Attend class, be prepared to share your
thoughts on the physical spaces,
Genoways, Ireland & Catilin-Lagutko (2017) architectures, and designs of museums.
(October 31)
Chapters 9
2. Week 1 of Student Presentations of
Malaro Assignment 2 "Museum Careers"
Walhimer (2015) Chapters 9, 18 & 19

Lesson 4—Museums Are Generators & Consumers of Money

7 11/4 Ambrose & Paine (2018) Section 7 Units 89-
99 1. Attend class, be prepared to share your
Genoways, Ireland & Catilin-Lagutko (2017) thoughts on the role of money in
museums. (November 7)
Chapter 4,5 & 10 2. Week 2 of Student Presentations
Malaro Assignment 2 "Museum Careers"
Walhimer Chapters 13,14 & 15
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Lesson 5—Museums Are Places To Work

8 11/11 Part 1

Ambrose & Paine (2018) Section 7 Units 100-112 1. Attend class, be prepared to share your
thoughts on the museums as places to
work. (November 14)
Baldwin & Ackerman (2017)
Chapter 5 & Appendix Gender
Equity Agenda

Erdman (2019) Section: Getting

You Where You want to Be &
Section: Conversations in Progress

Genoways, Ireland & Catilin-

Lagutko (2017) Chapters 6 & 7

Morris (2018) Chapter 3

Part 2
Walhimer (2015) Chapter 24
1. Attend class, be prepared to share
11/18 your thoughts on the museums as
9
places to work. (November 21)
2. Assignment #3 Individual Visit to a
Museum (due November 24)
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Lesson 6—Museums Must Plan

10 11/25
Genoways, Ireland & Catilin- Lagutko 1. Attend class, be prepared to share your
(2017) Chapter 3 thoughts on the future of museums.
(December 5) - No Class on November 28
Walhimer (2015) Chapters 7 & 16 Thanksgiving!
2. Assignment "Group Project"
presentations in-class on December 5 &
December 12
3. Assignment "Group Project" powerpoint
slides & reflection papers due not later
than December 13th