Anthropology: Museum Studies

A carnival ride with grain siloes in the background

Bondurant - Collecting Oral Histories

Published
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Academic year
2023-2024
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A community is built on its history and work needs to be done to maintain the stories and objects related to its past. As Bondurant grows and evolves, there is a desire to retain and safe-keep the history of those who have deep roots to the area and its traditions.

Library Visit

Webster City - Activating Webster City's Literary History and Kendall Young Library

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
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Students in the course Museums in a Digital World developed social media and digital engagements based on the special collections of the Kendall Young Library.

Edgewood Museum site visit

Edgewood Historical Museum Project

Published
Friday, September 2, 2016
Academic year
2016-2017

In a report to The Edgewood Museum Corporation, students in Heidi Lung's "Museums in the Digital Age" class recommended appropriate methods to digitize historical artifacts for a new community museum and developed a comprehensive communications plan for the organization.