Museology (also called museum studies) is the study of how to organize and manage museums and museum collections. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the A Museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions Education, Research More generally, museum studies is a term used to denote academic programs, generally graduate programs, in the management, administration, or theory of museums.

Academic institutions offer degrees in museology.

In the United Kingdom, the University of Leicester, the University of Manchester and University College London (UCL) offer Museum Studies courses. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The University of Leicester is a research led university based in Leicester, England, with approximately 19000 registered students - about 12000 of them full-time The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. University College London ( UCL) is a multi-faculty university institution based in the United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London Among the leading programs in the US are the University of Washington, the Cooperstown Graduate Program, (SUNY Oneonta), Winterthur (University of Delaware), George Washington University, (San Francisco State University), and John F. Kennedy University in Canada the Applied Museum Studies program at Algonquin College. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University The State University of New York at Oneonta (also know as O-State Oneonta State and SUCO is a four-year liberal arts college in Oneonta New York, United States The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University John F Kennedy University is a Private university located in Pleasant Hill, California, with satellite campuses in Campbell and Berkeley

A variety of careers exist within the discipline of museum studies, including Museum director, curator, educator, docent, graphic designer, exhibit designer, archivist and conservation specialist. Curator (from Latin cura care means manager overseer. A curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e In American English (but not in British English, where the word is not used a docent has two meanings An Exhibition Designer is a professional who creates furnishings fixtures and display stands for Events such as large public Exhibitions, Conferences An archivist is a professional who assesses collects organizes preserves maintains control over and provides access to information determined to have long-term value

External links

• University of Washington, Museology Graduate Program Seattle, Washington, USA
• Museum Studies M.A. Program, San Francisco State University, USA
• Cooperstown Graduate Program, USA
• University of Colorado Museum Studies, USA
• Museum Studies courses
• Centre for Museology University of Manchester, England
• Museum Studies Program, George Washington University USA
• Master of Liberal Arts, Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School Harvard University
• Museum Studies at Tufts University
• Museum Studies Graduate School Programs – Master's, Ph.D., USA
• Museum Studies information, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
• Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, USA
• Museum Studies, New York University, USA
• Master of Arts in Museology, University of Washington, USA
• Museum Studies programme, University of Toronto, Canada
• Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, England
• MA in Museum Studies, Institute of Archaeology, UCL, England
• International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, University of Newcastle, England
• Journal of Conservation & Museum Studies, England
• Web Journal on Cultural Patrimony, Italy
• monographic series "Mediterraneum. Protection and valorization of cultural and environmental property University L'Orientale
• Museum Studies at the Holmes Museum of Anthropology, Wichita State University
• Museum Studies Program at the University of Kansas
• Museology Program in the Netherlands, Reinwardt Academy, Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, The Netherlands
• heritage and social change, University College of Malmö, Sweden
• Museum Studies Program at Florida State University
• Museum & Field Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
• Museum Studies at Arizona State University, Tempe USA
• [1], Canada Applied Museum Studies, Algonquin College

Art & Museum Studies Masters Program at Georgetown University http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/amt/mastudies_top.html

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