Curate on Campus
Lawrence University’s art collection of nearly 5,800 items spans historical periods, cultural movements, and mediums, from Byzantine coins to post-modern paintings. Curate exhibitions and work with this astonishing collection.
Hands-on History
Learn the finer points of maintaining a collection of physical artifacts like preservation and pest control with the archaeological, ethnographic, and biological collections of the anthropology program.
The Chandler Senior Experience
Work closely with Museum Studies faculty to develop a Senior Experience project that incorporates your explorations and learnings from this interdisciplinary field.
Recent Senior Experiences include:
- Living and Learning: The Partial History of Women at Lawrence University
Museum Studies Outcomes
You will find Lawrentians in leadership positions at galleries, archives, museums, and libraries putting what they learned as museum studies students into action, shaping the world of learning and discovery around them.
On Any Given Day...
...discover an array of opportunities that await you at Lawrence University.
Art history professor Danielle Joyner, a scholar of medieval studies, is an active proponent of interdisciplinary teaching. The International Medieval Congress in Leeds, England, reinforced that.
Unbagging First-Year Studies
Martyn Smith, director of First-Year Studies, unbags the 10 works being used in First-Year Studies during the 2021-2022 academic year.
IES Salamanca offers Spanish-taught courses focusing on Iberian culture, comparative studies of the Mediterranean Basin, and comparative studies of Spain and Latin America. The majority of students combine program courses with study at the Universidad de Salamanca. The program also offers education and political internships.