This guide highlights museum studies resources available at the University of Toronto Libraries and beyond.
Definition of museum studies, also known as museology:
"The field that encompasses the ideas & issues involved in the museum profession -- from the practical, day-to-day skills needed to operate a museum, to theories on the societal role of museums" -- from the Smithsonian
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| Life in museum studies | Museum professionals & careers | Acknowledgements
Image: Gehry stairs, Art Gallery of Ontario. Ian Muttoo 
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The students and faculty in the Museum Studies program at U of T publish a fascinating blog, consisting of many regular columns, with the intent of providing "...a platform for opinions, critiques, and discussions of contemporary museum* practices by emerging museum professionals." |
There are many different types of careers in the field, including collections management, education & programming, digital heritage work, running cultural institutions, curatorship, and so on. As a result of the advent of digital information, the professions are continually evolving.
This guide is currently maintained by Yoonhee Lee. It was previously curated by Nalini K. Singh. Please send any suggestions, comments, and reports of broken links to yoonhee.lee@utoronto.ca
