Fall 2025 Course Offerings
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Course Dates Nov. 7-11
Museums are among the most dynamic cultural hubs of the modern world; their evolution in the western world has been the topic of much scholarship and historical analysis since at least the 16th century. The course is an intensive seminar taking place from November 7-11 in which the class discusses the development of museums in the west as well as the ideological implications for their function in contemporary society. It is primarily based on lectures, reading and discussion, and a supervised research project.
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Mondays and Wednesdays 2-3:30, Aug 25-Nov 5
This course has two goals: firstly to introduce Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to the history, preparation, curation, and scientific use of natural history collections; and second is to familiarize them with the basic structure and management of data associated with museum collections. The course will be leaning on vertebrate zoological collections as examples for both goals, as they involve complex physical and data curation. However, the core concepts are transferrable to different types of collections, with different practices and purposes, across disciplines. Courses will take place in Health Sciences (HS) 212 or Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB) 404A. Check schedule for class location.
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Course dates/times TBA
This course is an introduction to Photography in a museum setting. Utilizing the collection
from the Montana Museum of Art & Culture (MMAC) it will approach photographing a
collection from several perspectives. This includes a theoretical approach with
considerations around documenting artworks and cultural artifacts, art handling, and
practical hands-on instruction to lighting artwork, workflow, and file management. Classes
will take place in the Museum of Art & Culture and the Paxson Gallery in the PARTV building.