Anthropology: Museum Studies
Bondurant - Collecting Oral Histories
Published
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Academic year
2023-2024
Partner
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.
Webster City - Activating Webster City's Literary History and Kendall Young Library
Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner
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 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.