History 662:
Museum & Historic Sites
Spring 2007, Tues. 2:30 - 5:00 pm
Synopsis:
Students in this course will use their research and writing skills to develop projects for area museums and historic sites. In the first part of the semester, students will explore the particular issues involved in the interpretation of objects, buildings, and landscapes in museum and historic site settings. During the remainder of the semester, students will devote their energies to field projects undertaken in teams for local institutions. By the end of the semester, students will be familiar with the literature of museum and historic site interpretation and will have developed some hands-on skills in exhibition design and planning, as well as other tools to increase public understanding of historical issues through the interpretation of objects, buildings and landscapes.
Syllabus: Not available
Course Website: Not available
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