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Fundamentals of Museum Studies I

MSM 211 – University of Alaska Fairbanks

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    • 0. Getting Started
    • 1. History of Museums
    • 2. Types of Museums
    • 3. Museum Jobs
    • 4. Museum Governance, Laws, and Ethics
    • 5. Curation and Collecting – Laws & Ethics
    • 6. Living Collections
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    • 7. Collections Management
    • 8. Preventive Conservation
    • 9. Data and Museums
    • 10. Media in Museums
    • 11. Museum Exhibits
    • 12. Museum Controversies
    • 13. Museums in the North
    • 14. Contemporary Museum Issues
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    • 2. Types Discussion
    • 3. Jobs Discussion
    • 4. Governance Discussion
    • 5. Curation Discussion
    • 6. Living Collections Discussion
    • 7. Collections Management Discussion
    • 8. Preventive Conservation Discussion
    • 9. Data and Museums Discussion
    • 10. Media Discussion
    • 11. Exhibits Discussion
    • 12. Controversies Discussion
    • 13. Northern Museums Discussion
    • 14. Contemporary Issues Discussion
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Author: Angela Linn

12 Jan 2021

Blasts from the Past

Angela LinnInstructor Post, Introductions3 Comments

Part of my dissertation research at UAF involves a deep dive into the history of the UA Museum of the North, from its inception in 1926 to the current iteration as a world-class interdisciplinary research museum. One of the most exciting parts of doing this historical research is finding old photos of the museum and…

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20 Jul 2020

All about Angela

Angela LinnInstructor Post, Introductions2 Comments

I’m a UAF graduate (’99 MA Anthropology) and current UAF INDS Ph.D. Candidate (based in ACNS). I’m really looking forward to being one of your instructors and sharing my love of museums and the study of them. I knew from an early age that I wanted to work in museums, after spending hours at the…

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