Need a change of scenery while you study for exams or wish to have a quick break?Stop by the Homewood Museum’s Wine Cellar, on Tuesday, Dec. 10th, between 11am-2pm, for coffee, bagels, and pastries! Relax or study (and feel free to bring a friend)! (Courtesy of the Program in Museums & Society)
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The Stein Way
Gabrielle Dean, alongside students in Fall 2023 course AS.389.326, created the exhibition, “Gertrude Stein in Circles: Spheres of Life and Writing,” which is on display at the George Peabody Library through March 2, 2025.
10/25: URSCA Conducting Object-Based Research at the Museum and Beyond
October 25, 2024, 10am-11amBaltimore Museums of Art Study Room As part of URSCA’s Undergraduate Research Week (October 21-25), the Baltimore Museum of Art will offer a workshop on conducting object-based research. Led by the BMA’s Assistant Curator of Academic Engagement, Dr. Robin Joyce, and Director of Conservation, Linda Owen, this workshop will provide guidance on engaging with […]
9/12: Ice Cream Social
Welcome back to the new academic year! The Museums & Society program invites you to our ice cream social on Thursday, September 12th, in front of the Homewood Museum, from 1-3pm.
Researchers Track Ancestors of Unknown Enslaved People in Maryland
Congratulations to our friends at the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society on their landmark DNA study of skeletal remains from the African burial ground which offers new ways for people to find their ancestors there, which was featured on NPR. In 2017 students from Museums and Society contributed to the founding exhibits for the Catoctin Furnace […]
5/2: Study Break at the Evergreen Museum
Relax during Reading Week at the Evergreen Museum! Thursday, May 2 from 11am-3pm Shuttles will leave from Mason Hall, on the hour, beginning at 11am. Final shuttle will depart from Evergreen at 3pm. Whether it’s a relaxing study break or a much needed change of scenery, spend some time in Evergreen Museum & Library’s Student […]
4/30: Study Break at the Homewood Museum
Attention Undergrads! Are you in need of a space to study for exams away from the hubbub on campus? Stop by the Homewood Museum Wine Cellar for a tasty treat and feel free to stay, relax, and get your study on! April 30, from 1:30-3:30pm, in the Homewood Museum Wine Cellar
Plaster awarded the 2024 Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction
Congratulations to M&S instructor, Joseph Plaster, on being awarded the 2024 Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction, presented by the Publishing Triangle, for his book, “Kids on the Street: Queer Kinship and Religion in San Francisco’s Tenderloin”! The Publishing Triangle is a group of queer folks who work to further the publication of books and […]
2/2: Info Session – Hopkins Semester in D.C.: Humanities in the Public Sphere
INFO SESSION Friday, Feb. 2, from 12-1pm on Zoom (519 522 0577). PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR FALL 2024 semester is February 4 @ 11:59pm (link)
Coffee Break at the Homewood Museum
Attention Undergrads! Are you in need of a space to study for exams away from the hubbub on campus? Stop by the Homewood Museum Wine Cellar for a tasty treat and feel free to stay, relax, and get your study on! December 12th from 11am-2pm