ARTH 150 — Intro Gallery & Museum Studies
This course will familiarize students with the many and varied tasks involved in gallery/museum management and administration. Students will receive an introduction to the key aspects of arts management and gain an understanding of how the field developed over time. Students learn about the structures and functions of museums and the art market as well as the varied career paths including museums registration, conservation, development, museum education and curatorial work. Through hands-on projects, interactions with art professionals and research students learn how the collections of the past and those of today are built, maintained and put on display.