How can a museum studies minor enrich your life and lead to a career?
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A museum studies minor requires 18 credits, which when completed in conjunction with a relevant academic major, will prepare you to for entry-level positions in museums and related cultural institutions. You may also decide to pursue a graduate program in museum studies or a related field. This includes a wide range of types of museums: art museums, natural history museums, museums of science and technology, history museums, planetariums, botanical gardens and zoos.
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Museum Career Resources
Virtual Museum Resources
Where can I find great museums in the metro-Detroit area?
Detroit Institute of Arts
Motown Historical Museum
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Detroit Historical Museum
Birmingham Museum
The Henry Ford
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
Holocaust Memorial Center
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society
Michigan Science Center
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Arab American National Museum
Recent Events
Several history majors and museum studies minors helped archive donated historical items for the Hamtramck Historical Museum. Students were joined by Lecturer of History and the Director of Museum Studies Daniel Kroupa for a fun and worthwhile experience.
Students and alumni helped archive donated historical items for the Hamtramck Historical Museum.
Make it a minor!
Justin Koch '21,
history major, museum studies minor
Catherine A. Caraher History Prize award recipient,
2021 College of Liberal Arts & Education
“History has always been something I had a deep interest for throughout my life, whether it be through books, movies, or even video games. However, the reason I have decided to pursue a history major is because I look at what has been happening in our country recently and I notice that a great deal of people seem to have forgotten the past, or even refuse to acknowledge it. I feel if I can be one more person who can help educate people about the past and why it is important to learn from our previous mistakes, then we just might be a little better off in the long run.”