Museums and Inclusive Communities

Who goes to museums? What can you learn in museums? This FIG is an investigation of who goes to museums and what happens in the museum. Museums are transforming and becoming more and more involved with their communities. Their walls are developing into a magical invitation to come in, rather than a barrier to stay out . The two main museums on campus—Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History—will be the main laboratory for this investigation.

Who goes to museums? What can you learn in museums? This FIG is an investigation of who goes to museums and what happens in the museum. Museums are transforming and becoming more and more involved with their communities. Their walls are developing into a magical invitation to come in, rather than a barrier to stay out . The two main museums on campus—Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History—will be the main laboratory for this investigation.