Hartwick College students in Yager Museum of Art & Culture with Andy Warhol Native American print in background

Welcome to Hartwick Museum Studies

WHY STUDY MUSEUM STUDIES AT HARTWICK?

You want to unravel mysteries hidden in archives and collections. You want to curate thought-provoking exhibits and acquire exciting art and artifacts.

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Here’s why our museum studies program stands out.

Explore our on-campus archives and collections, featuring College history, alumni art – even polaroids from Andy Warhol!
Explore museums around the world with J Term courses.
Curate exhibits at the Yager Museum.
Gain hands-on experience with internships at local historical societies, such as The Fenimore Farm and Country Village and the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Where Will Your Hartwick Museum Studies Minor Take You?

A Career:

Alexandra Sarette ’21 received her master’s degree in museum studies from the University of San Francisco and serves as the programs manager at the American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco, Calif.

Karl Wietzel ’17 is the manager of education at the Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket, Mass. As a student, he co-curated “Along the Rails: Willard Yager, Native American Art, and 20th Century Tourism” at the Yager Museum. Wietzel went on to get his master’s degree through the Cooperstown Graduate Program.

Carlie Doggette ’18 is the exhibits registrar at the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Mo. Doggette was a museum assistant at the Yager Museum and, during an internship at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, Ind., wrote the script draft for exhibitions, combining her research with storytelling to highlight the artifacts on display.

PAIR WITH:

Pair with business administration to work in a museum’s front office, fundraising or creating trade show exhibits.
Pair with inclusive elementary education to design exhibits, textbooks and learning materials for children.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Hone your curatorial focus on fine art, Pop Art, Indigenous artifacts, Renaissance paintings, historical furnishings and textiles.
Gain skills in museum collections, visual thinking, budgeting and advancement.
Design exhibits and programming for the campus and the Oneonta communities.