SIUE Museum Studies

post-baccalaureate certificate in collaboration with History, Public Administration, Cultural Heritage and Resource Management, Instructional Technology

[SIUE Museum Studies @siuemuseumst]

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[Hilary 🏳️‍🌈 @circumfloribus]

Just got legit yelled at over the phone by someone who wanted to donate stuff to my museum that was outside of our collections scope. She ended the call by threatening to go to our regional museum association about it. Surprise in store for her - I work there too, lol. 🙃

[St. Clair Co History @STCCHS]

Looking for a job in archives? @USNatArchives National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis will be hiring soon! @siuemuseumst @SIUE_History

[hyperallergic @hyperallergic]

Diego Rivera's work is “not a commodity,” the adjunct faculty union says. https://t.co/apFHmnKhWg

[hyperallergic @hyperallergic]

Americans' relationship to art and art history varies significantly according to their political leanings, socioeconomic status, and gender. https://t.co/HwUHYf4kPT

[City Museum @citymuseum]

WIP (Whale in Progress). We’re still building! This is one of two new slides in the Aquarium. Can you guess what the other is?

Become a member and you’ll never miss a new slide, climber or exhibit.

Info: https://t.co/JQgX2V6HF6

[St. Clair Co History @STCCHS]

A peek #BehindtheScenes of museum work with our colleagues at the @ILStateMuseum. Our Curator and Museum Aides perform collections care tasks every single day to protect the items that tell our story. #Museums

[SIUE Museum Studies @siuemuseumst]

Election Scenario Planning for Museums | by Bob Beatty | Oct, 2020 | Medium https://t.co/Yv2821h6e6

[ARTnews @artnews]

Earlier this week, the Baltimore Museum of Art paused a plan to sell three works worth $65 million at Sotheby's. Here's why the deaccessioning of those paintings generated so much controversy https://t.co/JlyNNbSasU

[Saint Louis Art Museum @StlArtMuseum]

Ready, set, #VoteYourArt! These are the four candidates from the art of the Americas collections, selected for their visual appeal, craftsmanship, and diversity. Get to know the nominees, read their position statements, and cast your vote at https://t.co/PcpVfTTzEe. #STLArtMuseum

[SIUE Museum Studies @siuemuseumst]

Food is political. I love creative, subversive people.

[Chaya Milchtein @mechanicfemme]

There is a coup going on in the @nytimes cooking community Facebook group. Here's the scoop: A member posted about making sure to vote, and the moderators removed his post since the group is supposed to be a haven from politics, focused only on food.

[ARTnews @artnews]

In two Christie's sales today, the Brooklyn Museum sold 10 works from its collection, including a Lucas Cranach the Elder painting that went for $5.1 million https://t.co/6mLQr0gJAx

[Brad Dunn @badunn]

I need your help. The @FieldMuseum is planning an exhibition to explore the beliefs, questions, and concepts around the topic of death and we could use your feedback. I'd really appreciate it! Also, kindly consider a RT. Thanks!

https://t.co/g3bH16o8yi

[SIUE Museum Studies @siuemuseumst]

Job announcement!

[Jeff Manuel @jeffmanuel]

Job announcement, please share widely!
SIUE is hiring a research assistant professor in digital humanities. Not TT, but long-term w/ opportunity for advancement. Details here:
https://t.co/V1mzOISIyY

[Massachusetts Historical Society @MHS1791]

Our newest online exhibit on the political cartoons of Thomas Nast is LIVE! Come learn more about the man who popularized icons like the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey.

https://t.co/uzmjKq5NKV

[SIUE Anthropology @siueanthro]

The Anthropology Club got social (with masks and distancing!) yesterday to practice their atlatl and chunkey skills at Cahokia. It was a great day!

[Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site @CahokiaMounds]

Our Neighbors exhibit was updated this week. See how far the Mississippian culture spread and how far away places like @OcmulgeeNPS1 and @EtowahMounds were from Cahokia. Learn more about them too! #cahokiamoundsworldheritagesite #cityofthesun #cahokiamoundshistoricsite

[National Museum of American History @amhistorymuseum]

Our curator of fire and rescue collections visited New York right after 9/11. Her decision not to collect: https://t.co/MLp6q1OBZc

[SIUE Museum Studies @siuemuseumst]

Racism at Museums Prompts an Outcry for Change | Vanity Fair https://t.co/zyprP6wdv4

[SIUE Museum Studies @siuemuseumst]

Here's what it's like to visit a Chicago museum in the age of social distancing https://t.co/gyuQcsLDBp

[SIUE Museum Studies @siuemuseumst]

Can a Colonial Museum Decolonize? Colonial Williamsburg's Museum Just Used a $42 Million Renovation to Update the Story It Tells https://t.co/3krhHL6mGf