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5 Friday / September 5, 2014

Museums and the Public Humanities: A Panel Discussion

10:00 am to 11:30 am
College Arts and Humanities Institute, 1211 East Atwater Avenue
http://www.mathers.indiana.edu

Museum directors and curators will explore current and future prospects for public humanities work in museums of ethnography and cultural history during this free public panel discussion. The panelists will discuss digital humanities, the changing status of curation, and career preparation. Panelists will include C. Kurt Dewhurst (Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives, Michigan State University, Marin Hanson (Curator, International Quilt Study Center and Museum), Jason Baird Jackson (Director, Mathers Museum of World Cultures), Jon Kay (Director, Traditional Arts Indiana), Marsha MacDowell (Curator of Folk Arts, Michigan State University Museum), and Mary Worrall (Curator of Cultural Heritage, Michigan State University Museum). This event is part of a larger initiative funded by the College Arts and Humanities Institute through the Global Midwest initiative of the Humanities Without Walls (HWW) consortium. HWW has been generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Free visitor parking is available by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and E permits. During the weekends free parking is available on the surrounding streets.

Cost: Free

For more information contact:

Mathers Museum
(812)855-6873
[email protected]

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