Museum and Archives Projects

James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library

Located in Fredericksburg, VA, the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library “holds the country’s largest collection of artifacts and documents related to the fifth president of the United States.”

— The James Monroe Museum

200th Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine

December 2, 2023 marked the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. KP created a video to celebrate this milestone.

Spheres of Influence

As part of her research, KP visited the National Archives and watched the panel discussion about the Monroe Doctrine.

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Intro to Museum Studies (HISP 200)

This UMW class introduces students to museum basics and concludes with students creating their own museum exhibits.

Course Outline

Lecture_1_What Is a Museum_Historical Context

  • Readings

    • Saxon_P. T. Barnum and the American Museum.pdf

Lecture_2_What Is a Museum_Legal and Organizational Context

  • Readings

    • Weil_From Being about Something to Being for Somebody The Ongoing Transformation of…

    • Haynes_Why a Plan to Redefine the Meaning of…

Lecture_3_Why and How Do Museums Collect

Lecture_3_a _ California Historical Society _ Collections Mgmt Policy

  • Readings

    • Gardner and Henry _September 11 and the Mourning After

Lecture_4_Coll. Mgm.Pol_ Aquisition and Disposal

  • Readings

    • NBC New York_Stolen Coffin Returns to Egypt After Mix

    • Campbell and Agogliati_Museum mishap results in lost Lindbergh statue

Lecture_5_Cataloging_Object Records _Inventories

  • (class activity: PastPerfect)

Lecture_6_Collections Care

  • Readings

    • Wu_Old Glory New Glory

  • Museum Visit (James Monroe Museum)

Lecture_7_Museum Interpretation

  • Podcast Thomas Jefferson Descendants

  • Readings

    • Gable_How We Study History Museums

Lecture_8 Exhibits (I) Planning

  • Readings

    • Chmelik_Chapter 5_Exhibition Planning

  • Essay #1 “The Ethics of Collections Management”

Lecture_9_Exhibitions (II) Design

  • Readings

    • Gregg_Your Labels Make Me Feel Stupid

    • Linenthal_Anatomy of the Controversy

  • Study Questions_Enola Gay

Lecture_10_ Museums and Audiences (I) Learning Theories

  • Readings

    • Taylor_A Nonformal Education Perspective - the journal of museum education

  • Exhibition Concept

Lecture_11_Museums and audiences (II)

  • Readings

    • Martinez_How to Make Museums More Accessible for People with Disabilities

Lecture_12_Museums and audiences (III)

  • Readings

    • Krueger_Reaching Out to Their Local Communities

Lecture_13_Marketing and PR

  • Readings

    • Chmelik_Chapter 8_Marketing

Lecture_14_Museum Development

  • Readings

    • Arroyo_ Sex Drugs and Pirates

  • Museum Visit (Fredericksburg Area Museum)

  • Resume-Writing Workshop

Lecture_15_Museum Websites and social media

  • Readings

    • Quinn_Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Online Communications.docx

  • Essay #2 “The Ethics of Museum Development”

Lecture_16_Crowdsourcing

  • Readings

    • Codik_People Can't Put Their Phones Down

Lecture_17_The Working Museum

  • Readings

    • Robinson_P.T.Barnum with a Ph.D.

  • Guest Speaker

  • Final Exam