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Archive of MUSE E-599 Past Capstone Titles

Archive - Sample Titles - Group 1

  • Achieving More Mission: An Introduction to Formal Project Management Practices in Art Museums
  • Art Museums in the Age of #MeToo
  • The Cesnola Collection: A Case of Cultural Patrimony
  • Digital Preservation In Museums: Cultural Heritage Institutions in last Place
  • Evaluation and Benefits of a Partnership Between an Art Museum and a Special Center for Students with ADHD
  • Expanding the Narrative: A Path to Decolonization and Inclusion at Almanzo Wilder Farm
  • From Exclusion to Inclusion: Connecting Black Students to Art Museums
  • The Future Viability of Plaster Casts and Replicas Using Harvard Museum Collections
  • Garden as Museum: A Case Study of the Marblehead Museum
  • Gender Representation and Inclusion Strategies for the Contemporary Art World
  • Imbibing Cultural History: Founding the Museum of Distilled Spirits
  • Impact of Empathy as a Core Institutional Value on Development
  • Implicit Messages in Museum Communications: The Case of the State Hermitage Museum of St Petersburg Russia, 1917-1980
  • The Importance of Developing Quality Museum Volunteer Handbooks: Creating a Template for a User-Friendly Manual Volunteers and Managers Will Love
  • The Interpretive Potential of the Colonel James Barrett Farm
  • Living History: A Complicated Past - A Bright Future
  • Long-Term Financial Sustainability for Historic House Museums
  • An Online Exhibition Proposal on American Political Cartoons on Political Corruption
  • Native American Object Repatriation in United States Museums: An Analysis
  • Relevancy, Narrative and Queer Theory in Todays Museums: Directly Engaging and Affecting out LGBTQ+ Communities
  • Revolution for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Art Museum Exhibitions: The Case of Black Radical Women at the Brooklyn Museum
  • Sacred Encounters: Using the Challenges of Displaying Buddhist Art to Create Visually Resonant Museum Experiences
  • Securing Sponsership and Facing Ethical Dilemmas: Examining Unethical Sources of Funding in Museums
  • Stick with your Buddy: A Model for School Partnerships at the North Carolina Museum of Art
  • Surveying the Current Landscape of Long-Term Collection Sharing for Smaller Art Museums
  • The Traveling Museum: A Mobile STEM Proposal for Rural Appalachia
  • Utilizing Technology Integration and Service Design in Art Museum Apps
  • Welcoming Next Gen Patrons to Art Museum Boards
  • When Museums Evolve: Historical Review and Comparative Analysis of Three American Medical Museums that Succeeded in the Face of Threatened Obsolescence

Archive - Sample Titles - Group 2

  • All About Image: The Ripple Effect of Museum Photography Policies on Visitor Reviews
  • Childhood Nostalgia, Museum Visitorship and Constructivist Opportunities for Intergenerational Learning
  • Constructivist Theory of Education and the Visitor-Centered Museum: An Exploration of the Ongoing Paradigm Shift
  • Deaccessioning Debate: A Renewed Examination of Deaccessioning and its Role in Today's Museums
  • Decolonizing Museums: A Resource for Post-Colonial Museums Addressing Ethical and Practical Challenges Today
  • Extending the Classroom: Using the Harvard Art Museums for Course Enrichment
  • The Future of Taiwan Art Museums: Transforming into Educational Institutions
  • The Impact of Millennials on Museum Fundraising
  • The Implementation of Play Theory in Children's Museums
  • How Museums Use Social Technology to Promote Their Collections
  • Killing Time: The Art of the Sailor.  An Examination of and an Exhibition Proposal for the USS Midway Museum. 
  • Legal Resources for Museums: A Proposal for Meeting the Needs of Small Museums
  • Making in Museums: The Studio as a Site for Active Cultural Participation and Creative Production
  • Potatoes, Banana Peels, and Soap: The Challenge of Organic Materials in the Conservation of Contemporary Art
  • Protecting Cultural Property Amidst Conflict: Analyses on Cooperation between Museums and the U.S.  Military
  • Remaining Relevant: A Recursive Evaluation Tool for Museums
  • Revealing the Past: A Strategic Plan to Implement Nazi-Era Provenance Research at the Williams College Museum of Art
  • Shine Crates: A Museum Guide for Adolescent Engagement in the Hospital Setting
  • Social Media, Museums and Activism
  • A Touch of Color: Communicating Color as Part of a Museum Access Program for Blin/Low Vision Visitors
  • Unreconciled Inventory: Lost and Found Objects in Small History Museum Collections
  • The Zookeeper's Thesaurus: Designing a Common Resource for the Zoo's Diverse Wild Animal Care Community

Archive - Sample Titles - Group 3

  • The Art Study Center: How Art Museums Allow Access to their Collections in Storage
  • Combatting Vandalism at Twenty-First Museums and Heritage Sites
  • Communicating Conservation: Are Zoos Learning from their Visitors?
  • The Economic Impact of Blockbuster Exhibitions in North American Art Museums
  • Ethical Obligations vs Economics: The Sale of Deaccessioned Museum Collections
  • Framing Objects and Content Related to Historic Perceptions of Race: Evaluation and Discussion of Museum Exhibits and Practices that Support Engagement
  • From Boring 'em to Flooring 'em: Promoting Sustainability for Historic House Museums through a Fearless Paradigm Shift in Adult Engagement
  • A Guide to Professional Development Programs for K-12 Teachers in Art Museums
  • The Impact of Millennials on Museum Fundraising  
  • Inq. Museum: A New Neighborhood Museum         
  • Interpretive Plan for the Arlington Historical Society
  • Japan's Utilization of the World's Fairs to Develop the Tokyo National Museum    
  • Laws and Regulations Impacting Ornithological Research in Museums: A Review and History of the Laws Governing the Acquisition and Transportation of Ornithological Specimens by Museums in the United States      
  • Museum Concept for the US Geological Survey National Center     
  • Museum Diversity and Inclusion Plan
  • Museums Want YOU: How Museums are Developing Meaningful Connections with the Visitor   
  • Museums, Repatriation, and the Case of Yale University and Machu Picchu         
  • Open the Door to the Museum with Virtual Reality: Using Google Virtual Reality Applications to Bring Immersive 3-D Images into the AP Art History Classroom
  • Opening the Museum for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Audience-Specific Public Programs and Effective Communication Strategies       
  • Orientalists/Islamophiles: Matisse, Kandinsky, and Klee in North Africa: An Exhibition Proposal
  • The Parasite Project: A Museum Art and Science Curriculum for Middle School Learners 
  • Positive Possibilities for Confederate Monuments   
  • Preparing the Past for the Future: Developing a Strategic Plan for the Cambridge Historical Society's Objects Collection
  • Representing LA: Ethnic and Cultural Museums in Los Angeles
  • Richard Evans Schultes: The Father of Ethnobotany: A Special Collections Feature
  • Social Media and the FoMO Effect: A Case Study of How Museums Can Use Social media to Engage Millennial
  • Technology and Interactivity in the Art Museum Environment: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Other Case Studies
  • Visual Thinking Strategies and Understanding by Design as the Foundation for Museum/School Professional Development Collaboration           
  • Weaving Museum Collections into the Architectural Fabric: A New Gallery for the Ross-Commaraswamy Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston