In Conversation: Dan Hicks & Ndubuisi Ezeluomba

February 25, 2021 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. PST. Pre-Registration Required Please join the University of San Francisco’s Museum Studies M.A. Program in welcoming author, Dan Hicks, and curator Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, to discuss Hicks’s new book, The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution. This will be an exciting opportunity for the university community to learn more about questions of restitution of African cultural heritage from Euro-American collections and the role that cultural whiteness has had on […]

Categories: Collaborations, Museum Studies, Social Justice, Uncategorized • Tags: Brutish Museums, Cultural Repatriation, museum studies

Strategic Foresight and Futurism in the Museum Industry: MSGA Welcomes Salvador Acevedo for Winter Workshop

February 22, 2021 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

by: Stephanie Kerry ’21, MSGA Secretary On January 14, 2021, the Museum Studies Graduate Association (MSGA) welcomed Salvador Acevedo to host a workshop on strategic foresight and futurism in the museum industry. Salvador is Managing Partner at the strategy firm, Scansion, and has more than 20 years of experience within the museum field. This program was organized by MSGA’s 2020 Officers, Chloe Clause, Taarini Savara, Laure Rigaud-Soares, and Nicole Smahlik. Salvador opened his workshop by providing more information on the […]

Categories: Collaborations, Community, MSGA, Museum Studies • Tags: MSGA, museum studies, strategic foresight

MSGA elects 2021 officers!

February 1, 2021 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

The Museum Studies program is pleased to announce the newly elected members of the Museum Studies Graduate Association: Tessa Harden (President), Caillean Magee (Vice President), Kimberly Toscano (Treasurer) and Stephanie Kerry (Secretary). Now in its eight year, the Association aims to represent and serve all Museum Studies graduate students through facilitating networking opportunities with museum professionals, fostering awareness of museum exhibitions, and promoting scholarly and professional development activities. We are thrilled to see what plans the MSGA has in store […]

Categories: Collaborations, Community, MSGA, Museum Studies, Uncategorized • Tags: MSGA, museum studies

Javier Plasencia Joins the USF Museum Studies Team

January 11, 2021 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

The USF Museum Studies M.A. Program is thrilled to announce that Javier (Javi) Plasencia has just started as our new Program Manager! We recently sat down for an interview with Javi. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your career path? How did you make your way to the USF Museum Studies community? I’ve worked in a variety of capacities over the years- in higher education, in museums, in arts non-profits and within the public sector, so my […]

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Thank You Museum Colleagues!

December 28, 2020 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

2020 has been a wild ride, and this Fall semester was no exception. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this past academic semester has been unlike any in the Museum Studies Program’s history. Held entirely online, the semester necessitated the use of some creative solutions, and­–as necessity is the mother of invention–our faculty found ingenious ways to adapt. Despite the inability to meet in person and a host of other technical and logistical hurdles, the one constant throughout the […]

Categories: Collaborations, Museum Studies, Site Visits, Uncategorized • Tags: gratitude, guest lecturers, museum studies

Congratulations Class of 2020!

December 16, 2020 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

Last Friday, December 11th, the Museum Studies M.A. Program celebrated as 15 stellar students graduated from the program. In the spirit of 2020, this year’s graduation looked a bit different. Rather than convene at Saint Ignatius Church for a formal ceremony, the graduates, their families, faculty, and staff gathered in a Zoom room to recognize these students’ incredible accomplishments. This cohort has demonstrated a remarkable determination and dedication to succeed. In the face of a global pandemic, a racial justice […]

Categories: Alumni, Community, Museum Studies, Uncategorized • Tags: Alumni, community, graduation, museum studies

Alumni Connect: GLBT Historical Society

December 14, 2020 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

A member of the inaugural Museum Studies cohort, alumna Nalini Elias has made her mark within the museum world since graduating in 2014. After completing her studies at USF, Nalini was offered a position as the Education Programs Coordinator for the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA, where she worked for nearly three years developing community outreach initiatives and curating participatory exhibitions. In Spring 2018, she returned to San Francisco to work at the GLBT Historical Society […]

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Organized Chaos: Creating an Exhibition During a Pandemic

November 30, 2020 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

This semester’s Museum Studies Curatorial Practicum class was unlike any other. Not only was the entire course taught remotely, but the class had to prepare an art exhibition online as well. The challenges that come with creating an exhibition from scratch were compounded by time zone variations and technical difficulties. In the end, the class created a thought-provoking exhibition for the USF community to enjoy in COVID-safe ways. Become The Monuments That Cannot Fall is the first survey exhibition of […]

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Meet the Class of 2021!

November 16, 2020 by usfmuseumstudiesblog

The Museum Studies program was honored to welcome a new cohort of students to its ranks in August of this year. Despite having started their academic journey in the midst of a global pandemic, the Class of 2021 has shown its grit and resilience from day one and has hit the ground running. And while the class isn’t physically on campus, these students are bringing their breadth of skills and talents to immediately make an impact on the USF community. […]

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