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Eat Your Heart Out
By: Ana Villegas ____________________________________ William Buckland (1784-1856) was an English Victorian-era geologist, the Dean of...

Ana Villegas
Jan 25, 2023


Climate Change in a Climate of Change: A ‘Sticky’ Situation in the UK
By: Ana Villegas ____________________________________ While analyzing the transformation of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits into a museum,...

Ana Villegas
Aug 30, 2022


Deutschland: A Musings Abroad Special Edition
By: Molly Gosewich ____________________________________ As a part of generous funding I received from the Joint Initiative for German and...

Molly Gosewich
May 2, 2022


Live Update: The Crisis & Response of Cultural Institutions in Ukraine
By: Ana Villegas ____________________________________ On February 24th, 2022 at 6 a.m. Moscow Time or 03:00 GMT, Russian President...

Ana Villegas
Mar 4, 2022


What Even Is Jewish Art? Marc Chagall and the École de Paris at mahJ (Part II)
By: Molly Gosewich ____________________________________ Paris Through The Window Marc Chagall, 1913 In Part 1, I brought up the influence...

Molly Gosewich
Oct 8, 2021


What Even Is Jewish Art? Marc Chagall and The École de Paris at mahJ (Part I)
By: Molly Gosewich ____________________________________ How long has it been since the world effectively shut down? As restrictions...

Molly Gosewich
Oct 6, 2021


In The Darkroom: Exploring Tom of Finland's Enduring Influence
By: Molly Gosewich ____________________________________ "Whenever I was depressed or disgusted, I would feel him, that spirit inside,...

Molly Gosewich
Jul 13, 2021


Women's History Month: Women's Museum Far from Home
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ During March 2018, in honor of women’s history month, Musings editor Kristen...

Jingshu Helen Yao
Apr 5, 2021


Black Culinary Culture in Museums Around the World
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ February is Black History Month. As a member outside of this community, I...

Jingshu Helen Yao
Mar 5, 2021


Smell in Museums Around the World
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ With a new semester starting, I began several new courses. For Dr. Hooley...

Jingshu Helen Yao
Feb 10, 2021


What Is Not My Story To Tell
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ I took creative writing as my undergraduate minor and I was asked to submit a...

Jingshu Helen Yao
Nov 17, 2020


Seeking Happiness: A Peek at Museums About Happiness Around the World
By: Jingshu Helen Yao ____________________________________ Who doesn't want to be happy? For many years, psychologists have studied the...

Jingshu Helen Yao
Oct 27, 2020
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