WIU - Museum Studies

Museum Studies is proud to be an academic sponsor of Deep Roots, the 2026 Iowa Museum Association annual conference in Ames, Iowa.

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Ames, Iowa, HERE WE COME!

WIU will be attending the IMA Deep Roots conference. I look forward to sharing resilience strategies during my session on Tuesday, October 20.

Save the date!

Our first WIU Museum Studies microcredential workshop will focus on "Museums and Technology" on Wednesday, November 4, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
WIU-Quad Cities, Moline, or live via Zoom.

Explore digital tools to engage museum audiences and build practical AI literacy for everyday museum work. In person: $75 (coffee and lunch included) | Online: $50

Registration details coming soon! Questions? Email [email protected]

The semester is flying by and WIU Museum Studies is making the most of it.

We had a special treat this week with a visit from Dr. Doh, Professor from RSTA and Dr. Robinett, Director of the School of Communication Media and Experience Industries. Thank you both for meeting with us!

Moving on to week 5!
Photo credit: Minsun Doh

Jobs!

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Celebrating 50 Years: Lessons from Iowa Museums

Join Pete Malmberg, Curator of Forest Park Museum, Dallas County Conservation Board, for an interactive look at how Iowa museums have evolved since 2000. Explore how Iowa museums have evolved over the past 25 years. Part of IMA's 50th anniversary virtual series.

Register once for all three sessions: iowamuseums.org/learnandshare

Great work, Museum Studies graduate students- you made it through week 2 of the semester. Let's keep this momentum going!

Congrats to our Museum Studies Graduate students for completing Week 2 of the semester! It has been a great start to the semester!