HIST 3300 - Curating the Past: A History of Museums

This course explores the history of museums as well as themes and challenges in a variety of forms of public history. It relies heavily on classroom discussion, field trips, archival research, and hands-on exhibit design. Students learn about the origins of the modern museum as well as the important areas of debate within the museum community on presenting various topics. As a capstone project, they design their own exhibit.

Credits: 3