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Museum Studies student's mini exhibit on display in Bissell Building

See students’ Curatorial Practice mini-exhibits

Stop by the fifth floor of the Bissell Building to six “personal mini exhibits” put together by Master of Museum Studies students taking the Curatorial Practice course (MSL2000H) taught by Assistant Professor Maggie Hutcheson.    The challenge of the personal mini exhibit is for students to communicate an aspect of their own history, identity, community or lived […]

People at the Standing in the Doorway Exhibit. Image also features Chinese characters

MMST students, alumna contribute to Governor General’s Award-winning exhibit

Students from the Museum Studies capstone course (2022/23) played a key role in creating an exhibit that has just been named winner of the Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming. Grace Kovacs, Hanjia Li, Abera Rajendran and Marie Song helped put together “Standing in the Doorway: Lived Histories and Experiences of the Chinese Community”. The exhibit drew on new oral histories, loaned […]

Fall 2024 grads in their robes outside Convocation Hall

Congratulations to our newest grads!

The Faculty of Information celebrated its newest grads on October 30. A total of 105 Master of Information students received their degrees alongside one Master of Museum Studies student and five PhD students. Congratulations to all 112 of our Fall 2024 grads. Photos from the ceremony and reception are now available to browse and download.

Screenshot of the Collections Management book cover

Profs champion collections management in new book

A new book on collections management in museums, which highlights new approaches in the field, is now available to download for free. Co-edited by Faculty of Information Professor Cara Krmpotich and Professor Alice Stevenson of University College London, Collections Management as Critical Museum Practice was published last July.   “We created this edited volume to show the […]

Museum Studies students Zihan Cui, Ruth Bryce, Paige Smith and Yuxin Chen were mentored by Black Creek Pioneer Village’s Wendy Rowney and Steven Kellier. They pose around pigeon hole desk, part of exhibit.

Queer in the 1860s: New “Discovery Station” reveals hidden history

Black Creek Pioneer Village has developed a new interactive “discovery station” that invites visitors to step into the 1860s and learn about the city’s 19th century queer community. Developed in partnership with Master of Museum Studies students, Pride in the Past uncovers a part of history that was once, by necessity, hidden. The team of […]

Image of poster calling for Museum Studies partners for capstone projects

Museum Studies invites capstone project proposals

The Faculty of Information invites project proposal submissions for the Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) Capstone Projects course for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Capstone Projects course is a full-year course offered to students in their final year of the program, in lieu of a Masters thesis. Students apply their existing skills and knowledge of […]

Museum Studies students show off their work

The Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) is delighted to celebrate the opening of the Museum Studies Capstone Projects 2023/2024 season!   In the full year Capstone Projects course, teams of MMSt and CDP students collaborate with partners from the cultural and heritage sectors on a variety of exciting and innovative projects. The partners propose the […]

How Museum Studies grad Ana Villegas put her EDI fellowship to use 

When Ana Villegas enrolled in the Faculty of Information’s Master of Museum Studies Program, after completing her BA in history, she was looking for ways to use history as a public service. As a specialist in 20th century history and the two world wars, Villegas wanted to develop skills beyond the type of research she […]

Photo of Emily Berg standing in front of artwork.

Museum Studies alumna wins fellowship at Smithsonian

Having been encouraged to think big by her Museum Studies professors, Emily Berg (class of 2018) decided to take a chance earlier this year and apply for the competitive Kress Interpretive Fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.   She was not only granted an initial interview, but made it to the […]