There are many different departments and disciplines at the college that incorporate museum objects and exhibitions into their syllabi.
Examples of courses recently taught in conjunction with exhibitions and collections include a first year seminar focusing on Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, taught by Pieter Broucke; “African Art, Museums, and the Politics of Representation” taught by visiting assistant professor Wendy Grossman in conjunction with Resonance from the Past: African Sculpture from the New Orleans Museum of Art; and “The Social Lives of Ceramics in Asia and Beyond” taught by Colin Mackenzie using examples from the Museum’s rich collection of Asian ceramics.
Other regularly offered courses that use the Museum’s collections include:
History of Photography (HARC 0218)
Greek Art and Archaeology (0221)
Power of the Image in the Middle Ages (HARC 0216)
Life After Death in Ancient China (HARC 0314)
The Silk Road and Chinese Culture (HARC 0315)
Games and Their Meanings (HARC 0316)
Case Studies in Visual Culture: Early Italian Panel Painting (HARC 0350)
Art Museums: Theory and Practice (HARC 0409)
Senior Thesis in History of Art (HARC 0711)
Portaiture and Identity in American Culture (HARC 319
Survey I (HARC 0110)
Survey II (HARC 01110
Modern Art (HARC 0202)
American Art after 1945 (HARC 0308)
Northern Renaissance Art (HARC 0214)
As is the case with all museums, we ask that you respect the guidelines for visiting and the use of the collections.