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The Masters of Arts in Museum
Communication is a course of study in contemporary
theory and practice of museum work. Museum professionals seeking a graduate
degree in museum studies for professional advancement, and museum volunteers
who seek professional credentials to make the transition into professional
museum work can acquire the skills, knowledge and practical training
for new responsibilities and advancement in dealing with the public
sector, with responsibility which may include museum publications, public
relations, membership, development, record-keeping, outreach activities
including internet presence, and visitor services. Organized within the traditional academic semester framework, with some short, intensive week and two-week-long sessions during the winter and summer academic breaks, and annual international museum issues seminars, the Department of Museum Studies prepares those who seek careers as collections managers, exhibition developers, educators, and media and public affairs specialists. International museum professionals may further their careers through the acquisition of academic credentials and through a broader perspective and knowledge of current museum practices acquired in courses, seminars, special museum placements, internships, and thesis. Course content and design which bridge the academic and the professional recognize the growing need for specialized museum training and preferences in a competitive job market for those with both graduate degrees and museum studies training. Graduates work in museums of anthropology, archaeology, fine art, history, natural history, science centers, zoos, arboretums and national parks. Others find employment in government agencies, historical societies, historic sites and houses, and with private and corporate collections and foundations. Full-time MA students undertake a three-semester, academic course of study, and a 12-week (240 hour) internship placement. Those students studying for the MA in Museum Communication conclude their degree program through the submission of a written thesis, thesis defense and examination. During each 15-week semester, students participate in lectures, seminars, workshops and study visits to appropriate museums, historic sites, galleries, and government cultural agencies. All courses in the department welcome visiting scholars and museum professionals to give lectures and hold discussion groups on aspects of museum practice. Please see the Museum Communication Faculty. |
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For more information, contact Beth A. Twiss-Garrity, Director, Museum Communication
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Anne El-Omami Director, Museum Education & Interpretation Acting Co-Chair, Graduate Programs in Museum Studie Associate Professor |
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BFA, BA, University of Nebraska | |
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Ph.D. coursework, History of Art & Visual Anthropology, Northwestern
University. Distinguished
Fellow of the National Art Education Association, 1999. Director,
Museum Education Division, NAEA 1988-1993. National Art Museum
Educator of the Year, NAEA, 1992. Western Region
Museum Educator of the Year, 1988. Director, Getty
Institute for Arts Education Professional Institute for Art Specialists
1990-1995. Division Director,
Education and Academic Affairs. Cincinnati Art Museum. Assistant Professor
and Curator of Education, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas. Curator of Education,
Joslyn Art Museum. Consultant to
the National Endowment for the Arts. Consultant to
the National Endowment for the Humanities. Editorial Board,
Journal of Aesthetic Education. Editorial Board,
Art Education: the Journal of the National Art Education Association. Coordinator, Creative
Leadership Seminars, Hallmark Cards, Inc. |
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Paul Adorno Adjunct Assistant Professor |
AB, Georgetown University | ||
| MSEd, University of Pennsylvania | |||
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Ed Bedno Adjunct Professor |
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BFA, Art Institute of Chicago | |
| MS, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology | |||
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Formerly Director of Exhibitions, Field Museum of Chicago. |
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Formerly Chief of Exhibitions, National Air and Space Museum, Wash., DC. |
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Professor of Exhibition Graphics, Museum History and founder
of the Graduate Program in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design, The
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, since 1991.. |
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Partner, Bedno/Bedno, Exhibition and Graphic Design, Chicago. |
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My work in exhibitions and education materials has received
over 150 awards of excellence.As partner in Bedno/Bedno, I was engaged primarily
in the design of museum exhibitions. Project budgets ranged from $50,000
to $2,000,000. Museums included: Chicago Museum of Science and Industry,
Chicago Botanic Gardens, Adler Planetarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Henry Crown
Space Center, Pritzker Children's' Zoo, National Archives and Records Administration.
Awarded two NEA research grants for the design of audiovisual learning materials.
Wrote "Museum
Exhibitions: Past Imperfect, Future Tense", Museum News. |
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Jane Bedno Director, MEPD Acting Co-Chair, Graduate Programs in Museum Studie Professor |
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BA, Roosevelt University | |
| JD, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary | |||
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Founding director of the Graduate Program in Museum Exhibition Planning
and Design. |
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Formerly Associate professor, director of the Center for Design Studies,
Memphis State University. |
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Formely taught at School of Design, University of Illinois, Chicago, Virginia
Commonwealth University, and Columbia College, Chicago. |
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President, manager,
and senior designer, Bedno/Bedno Incorporated, engaged in the creation of
exhibits and educational graphics, conceptualizing, designing, and supervising
the fabrication of a number of prize-winning exhibits for museums, visitor
centers, educational institutions, and corporations. Her experience includes
all phases of exhibition planning and design. Bedno's work has received
a number of awards, including IDSA/Business Week Gold Medal and AAM Curators'
Committee top award for design excellence, and has been featured and reproduced
in a number of books and periodicals. Consultant to
international and U.S. museums and institutions. Advisor on copyright,
trademark, and exhibition and museum-related legal matters. Carried out research
and projects funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment
for the Arts, the U. S. Information Agency and the National Endowment for
the Humanities. Invited speaker
and panelist at international, national and regional professional conferences,
and author of articles including "Training for a Changing Profession"
in Museum International; and "Museum
Exhibitions: Past Imperfect, Future Tense", and "Museum Exhibition
Education" in Museum News. Other articles include "Creativity
in Teams", "Current Literature on Museum Exhibition Development
and Design", "Designing for Family Interactions in Museums",
"What Fabricators Need to Know When Working with Museums", "Training
Museum Exhibition Professionals in a Graduate Program", and a number
of reviews of professional publications. She was the invited
co-author of Draft Standard for Museum Exhibitions and Indicators of Excellence,
sponsored by the SPC Council of the American Association of Museums. |
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Allegra Burnette Senior Lecturer |
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BA, Dartmouth College | |
| MFA, The University of the Arts | |||
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Creative Manager, Digital Media, MOMA |
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Formerly, Media Department Director, Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Inc. |
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AWARDS: USA Today On-Line, Hot Site Award for www.gamefaceonline.org; ID
Annual Design Review - Design Distinction Award for "50 Years of TV
and More", Honorable Mention for the Hall of Planet Earth and Hall
of the Universe, AMNH; IDSA - Bronze Award for the Steuben Flagship Store;
Art Directors Club of New York - Distinctive Merit Award for the Hall of
Planet Earth and Hall of the Universe, AMNH, Merit Award for "50 Years
of TV and More"; SEGD - Honor Award for "50 Years of TV and More"
and the Steuben Flagship Store. |
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Larry Mitnick Associate Professor |
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BArch, The Cooper Union | |
| MArch, Harvard University | |||
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Formerly Chairman of Department of Architectural Studies, University of
the Arts |
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Visiting critic at Harvard University, Lehigh University, New Jersey Institute
of Technology Internationale Somerakademie Fur Bildende Kunst Salzburg, Austria, Ecole
Polytechnique Federale of Lausanne, Switzerland. |
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He has exhibited
architectural projects, paintings and graphic work as well as published
his poetry. His work has appeared in Progressive Architecture and Boulevard,
a literary journal. Publications include: articles sponsored by the Graduate
School of Design, Harvard University; student work featured
in a publication sponsored by the EPFL of Lausanne Switzerland; article
in Journal of Architectural Historians; co-authored a project funded
by NEA grant entitled "John Hejduk: Riga Project" and an article
in an accompanying publication. In addition to his academic work, he continues
in private practice. |
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Susan Clarke Plumb Adjunct Assistant Professor |
BA, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia | ||
| ME, Pennsylvania State Univerity | |||
| ME, Harvard University | |||
| PhD, Pennsylvania State Univerity [candidate] | |||
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Graduate Assistant Teaching Faculty in Art Ed at Pennsylvania
State University. |
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Curator of Education/Department Founder, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown,
PA |
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Executive Director, Founder, Spring Creek Arts Centre, Bellefonte,
PA. |
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Presenter: Uganda National Museum: Current Museum Education Research
at the Uganda National Museum; Annual Pennsylvania Art Education Association
Conference/Workshop Session: Puppets With a Purpose: Using Puppetry for
Social Change; Pennsylvania State University - Graduate Research Exhibition;
Poster Session: African Museums Meeting the Challenges of Political Exonomic
and Cultural Change: A Case Study of the Uganda Museum. |
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Portia Hamilton Sperr Adjunct Associate Professor |
Diploma in Pedagogy, Assoc. Montessori International | ||
| BA, Barnard College | |||
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Founding Director of the Please Touch Museum . |
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Barbara Suplee Chairman, Art Education Assistant Professor: |
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BFA, West Chester University | |
| MEd, Temple Univerity | |||
| PhD, Pennsylvania State Univerity | |||
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