The hardest audience for university museums to engage is often the one closest at hand – university students. There is much competition for the time of our 50,000 students. Most work, at least part time, and they live in a large urban area. Studies show that most have not regularly attended a museum before they enter university. Our attendance is 150,000 annually; our mission is to educate all students, not just those studying art or related disciplines. Ways to engage students include collaborating with student organizations; engaging faculty from diverse disciplines to make assignments and hold classes in the museum; inviting students to social events (such as dances for new students to meet each other) that also involve looking at art; c...
The development of universities as participants in the cultural life of a city is a new and welcome ...
University art museums and galleries fall under the realms of both the academic and art\ud worlds. B...
How can museum educators and higher education tutors enhance the way HE students use museums? There ...
The hardest audience for university museums to engage is often the one closest at hand – university ...
This article aims at comparing the number of visitors in Brazilian university and non-university mus...
University museums have a rich history, having played a crucial role in the development of collectio...
Universities have apparently enthusiastically embraced new ventures in taking on responsibilities fo...
This paper discusses the contribution of the Education Department of the Museum of Archeology and E...
One of the greatest challenges for university museums is to convince the public, the government, and...
The article discusses the need for the formation of a museum space in universities. The university ...
Nowadays university galleries and also other cultural institutions focus on more intensive and inter...
After years of courting public audiences, academic art museums have shifted their focus back to thei...
This paper summarises the main themes of the UMAC 2008 conference, noting some of the challenges and...
R e s u m e Algumas imiversidades parecem mostrar entusiasmo em abraçar novos desafios, nomeadamente...
Essa tese trata do perfil dos museus universitários - sua origem, desenvolvimento e perfil atual -, ...
The development of universities as participants in the cultural life of a city is a new and welcome ...
University art museums and galleries fall under the realms of both the academic and art\ud worlds. B...
How can museum educators and higher education tutors enhance the way HE students use museums? There ...
The hardest audience for university museums to engage is often the one closest at hand – university ...
This article aims at comparing the number of visitors in Brazilian university and non-university mus...
University museums have a rich history, having played a crucial role in the development of collectio...
Universities have apparently enthusiastically embraced new ventures in taking on responsibilities fo...
This paper discusses the contribution of the Education Department of the Museum of Archeology and E...
One of the greatest challenges for university museums is to convince the public, the government, and...
The article discusses the need for the formation of a museum space in universities. The university ...
Nowadays university galleries and also other cultural institutions focus on more intensive and inter...
After years of courting public audiences, academic art museums have shifted their focus back to thei...
This paper summarises the main themes of the UMAC 2008 conference, noting some of the challenges and...
R e s u m e Algumas imiversidades parecem mostrar entusiasmo em abraçar novos desafios, nomeadamente...
Essa tese trata do perfil dos museus universitários - sua origem, desenvolvimento e perfil atual -, ...
The development of universities as participants in the cultural life of a city is a new and welcome ...
University art museums and galleries fall under the realms of both the academic and art\ud worlds. B...
How can museum educators and higher education tutors enhance the way HE students use museums? There ...