Welcome to module 5
lecture THEMES
vocabulary
Activities / Assignments
Reading / Video content
Required:
VIDEO
“Get Them before They’re Gone: From Collecting Cultural Objects to Collaborating with Communities” – lecture by Dr. Joe Watkins (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland (49:04)
Guidelines for Collaboration – School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center (4:19)
From Field to Museum – Small Mammal Monitoring in Denali National Park (7:18)
Rediscovering the Lost Coffee (2:52)
Hyperallergic Podcast: Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition? (24:34)
The Art Law Podcast: Art Museums in the Pandemic (58:00)
READING
- “Storage Wars: Solving the Archaeological Curation Crisis?” – M. Kersel (2015)
- “British Museum is world’s largest receiver of stolen property…” (video + article)
- Museum Law: A Guide for Officers, Directors, and Counsel – Chapter 5 – Acquisitions – M. Phelan (2014)
- Who Owns Native Culture? “Introduction” – M. Brown (2003)
- “Scientific Collecting” – R. Loftin (1992)
Recommended:
- “The Role of Museums in Cultural Resource Management” – A. Christenson (1979)
- “Curating Research Centers” – M. Collins et al. (2010)
- “The University of Alaska Museum and the Curation Crisis in Alaska Archaeology” – D. Odess (2007)
- “Conservation: How ethics work in practice” – S. de Roemer (2016)
- Guidelines for Collaboration – School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center
- “Deaccessions and Disposals” – J. Simmons (2006)
- All My Relations Podcast: Indigenous Artist to Artist: Who Decides? (1:15)
- Hyperallergic Opinion article: What if Art Museums Can’t Measure Up to the Present Moment?
- Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice – Effert et al. (2016).
For Exploration:
- Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) website
- LA Times Commentary: A museum plans to auction a crucial Jackson Pollock painting. It’s inexcusable
Quiz
Log into our course shell in Canvas and go to ‘Quizzes’ on the left side menu.
Take ‘Quiz 5’: Vocabulary relating to laws & ethics of museum collecting.
You will have up to three attempts to match the vocabulary and definitions. Click over to Canvas to take quiz 5.
Meet Up
Time to get together! This is optional but highly encouraged. We will meet via Zoom at 12:30 pm (AKST) on Friday February 17. The link to the session can be found in this Google Document (you must be part of the class to view the document). If you are unable to join the meeting will be recorded and you will be expected to review the recording prior to writing your discussion post (see below).
Discussion
Discuss: Why do museums collect?
- Create a new post on this website and answer this question based on your personal experience. Your post should be roughly 500 words and should include an image. Think about the reading and video materials this week and personal experiences you have had to help illustrate your ideas. Alternately, find a recent news article to share about a museum, what are some of your thoughts relating to the article.
- At the end of your post, include a question for your fellow students to answer.
- Respond to each others’ posts (you will need to respond to/comment on at least two other posts).
- Select “5. Curation & Collecting” from the list of discussion categories on the right hand side of your posting window on the dashboard.
Looking Forward
lecture THEMES
vocabulary
Activities / Assignments
Reading / Video content
Required:
VIDEO
“Get Them before They’re Gone: From Collecting Cultural Objects to Collaborating with Communities” – lecture by Dr. Joe Watkins (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland (49:04)
Guidelines for Collaboration – School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center (4:19)
From Field to Museum – Small Mammal Monitoring in Denali National Park (7:18)
Rediscovering the Lost Coffee (2:52)
Hyperallergic Podcast: Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition? (24:34)
The Art Law Podcast: Art Museums in the Pandemic (58:00)
READING
- “Storage Wars: Solving the Archaeological Curation Crisis?” – M. Kersel (2015)
- “British Museum is world’s largest receiver of stolen property…” (video + article)
- Museum Law: A Guide for Officers, Directors, and Counsel – Chapter 5 – Acquisitions – M. Phelan (2014)
- Who Owns Native Culture? “Introduction” – M. Brown (2003)
- “Scientific Collecting” – R. Loftin (1992)
Recommended:
- “The Role of Museums in Cultural Resource Management” – A. Christenson (1979)
- “Curating Research Centers” – M. Collins et al. (2010)
- “The University of Alaska Museum and the Curation Crisis in Alaska Archaeology” – D. Odess (2007)
- “Conservation: How ethics work in practice” – S. de Roemer (2016)
- Guidelines for Collaboration – School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center
- “Deaccessions and Disposals” – J. Simmons (2006)
- All My Relations Podcast: Indigenous Artist to Artist: Who Decides? (1:15)
- Hyperallergic Opinion article: What if Art Museums Can’t Measure Up to the Present Moment?
- Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice – Effert et al. (2016).
For Exploration:
- Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) website
- LA Times Commentary: A museum plans to auction a crucial Jackson Pollock painting. It’s inexcusable
Quiz
Log into our course shell in Canvas and go to ‘Quizzes’ on the left side menu.
Take ‘Quiz 5’: Vocabulary relating to laws & ethics of museum collecting.
You will have up to three attempts to match the vocabulary and definitions. Click over to Canvas to take quiz 5.
Meet Up
Time to get together! This is optional but highly encouraged. We will meet via Zoom at 12:30 pm (AKST) on Friday February 17. The link to the session can be found in this Google Document (you must be part of the class to view the document). If you are unable to join the meeting will be recorded and you will be expected to review the recording prior to writing your discussion post (see below).
Discussion
Discuss: Why do museums collect?
- Create a new post on this website and answer this question based on your personal experience. Your post should be roughly 500 words and should include an image. Think about the reading and video materials this week and personal experiences you have had to help illustrate your ideas. Alternately, find a recent news article to share about a museum, what are some of your thoughts relating to the article.
- At the end of your post, include a question for your fellow students to answer.
- Respond to each others’ posts (you will need to respond to/comment on at least two other posts).
- Select “5. Curation & Collecting” from the list of discussion categories on the right hand side of your posting window on the dashboard.
Looking Forward
Activities / Assignments
Reading / Video content
Required:
VIDEO
“Get Them before They’re Gone: From Collecting Cultural Objects to Collaborating with Communities” – lecture by Dr. Joe Watkins (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland (49:04)
Guidelines for Collaboration – School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center (4:19)
From Field to Museum – Small Mammal Monitoring in Denali National Park (7:18)
Rediscovering the Lost Coffee (2:52)
Hyperallergic Podcast: Why Did the Whitney Museum Cancel a Political Art Exhibition? (24:34)
The Art Law Podcast: Art Museums in the Pandemic (58:00)
READING
- “Storage Wars: Solving the Archaeological Curation Crisis?” – M. Kersel (2015)
- “British Museum is world’s largest receiver of stolen property…” (video + article)
- Museum Law: A Guide for Officers, Directors, and Counsel – Chapter 5 – Acquisitions – M. Phelan (2014)
- Who Owns Native Culture? “Introduction” – M. Brown (2003)
- “Scientific Collecting” – R. Loftin (1992)
Recommended:
- “The Role of Museums in Cultural Resource Management” – A. Christenson (1979)
- “Curating Research Centers” – M. Collins et al. (2010)
- “The University of Alaska Museum and the Curation Crisis in Alaska Archaeology” – D. Odess (2007)
- “Conservation: How ethics work in practice” – S. de Roemer (2016)
- Guidelines for Collaboration – School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center
- “Deaccessions and Disposals” – J. Simmons (2006)
- All My Relations Podcast: Indigenous Artist to Artist: Who Decides? (1:15)
- Hyperallergic Opinion article: What if Art Museums Can’t Measure Up to the Present Moment?
- Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice – Effert et al. (2016).
For Exploration:
- Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) website
- LA Times Commentary: A museum plans to auction a crucial Jackson Pollock painting. It’s inexcusable
Quiz
Log into our course shell in Canvas and go to ‘Quizzes’ on the left side menu.
Take ‘Quiz 5’: Vocabulary relating to laws & ethics of museum collecting.
You will have up to three attempts to match the vocabulary and definitions. Click over to Canvas to take quiz 5.
Meet Up
Time to get together! This is optional but highly encouraged. We will meet via Zoom at 12:30 pm (AKST) on Friday February 17. The link to the session can be found in this Google Document (you must be part of the class to view the document). If you are unable to join the meeting will be recorded and you will be expected to review the recording prior to writing your discussion post (see below).
Discussion
Discuss: Why do museums collect?
- Create a new post on this website and answer this question based on your personal experience. Your post should be roughly 500 words and should include an image. Think about the reading and video materials this week and personal experiences you have had to help illustrate your ideas. Alternately, find a recent news article to share about a museum, what are some of your thoughts relating to the article.
- At the end of your post, include a question for your fellow students to answer.
- Respond to each others’ posts (you will need to respond to/comment on at least two other posts).
- Select “5. Curation & Collecting” from the list of discussion categories on the right hand side of your posting window on the dashboard.
Looking Forward
Next week we’ll look at Living Collections and all the complications of collecting, managing, and supporting collections that are alive. Institutions we’ll examine include botanical gardens, living insect collections, zoos and aquaria, as well as living history and open air museums.
Did you know?
Fun tidbit not to be tested on.
Zak Bagans, the star of the television program Ghost Adventures, established The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas, which was recently voted Las Vegas’ “Best Attraction.” The museum in a historic Las Vegas home holds over 30 themed-rooms that rival scenes from Hollywood horror films containing objects like Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s “Death Van,” Charles Manson’s bone fragments, The Conjuring 3 movie’s real-life, “Devil’s Rocking Chair,” Peggy the Doll and come face-to-face with the “World’s Most-Haunted Object”…the Dybbuk Box.
Fun tidbit not to be tested on.
Zak Bagans, the star of the television program Ghost Adventures, established The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas, which was recently voted Las Vegas’ “Best Attraction.” The museum in a historic Las Vegas home holds over 30 themed-rooms that rival scenes from Hollywood horror films containing objects like Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s “Death Van,” Charles Manson’s bone fragments, The Conjuring 3 movie’s real-life, “Devil’s Rocking Chair,” Peggy the Doll and come face-to-face with the “World’s Most-Haunted Object”…the Dybbuk Box.
