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ANT 360: The Met: A Global Museum
3 credits
Students will use the Metropolitan Museum of Art with its galleries and multiple departments as a classroom, gaining exposure to the multiple facets of the workings of a global museum. We explore critical issues facing the field and use opportunities for discussions with the museum professionals.
Learning Goals
Students will examine the everyday workings of a global museum.Students will further develop their visual literacy and critical approach to the visual art in relation to the exhibition spaces and the complex relations between the objects within those spaces.Students will learn how to examine objects first-hand (essentially, how and where to LOOK, what questions to ask).Students will contextualize art works within their cultural, political, religious, and historical backgrounds.Students will analyze, apply, and synthesize different research methods relating to art objects.
*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this
course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of
information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a
specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start
of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown
here.
Sections Offered: Spring 2026 |
| The Met: A Global Museum |
| 0103-360-001 |
E. Zak |
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Fri |
9:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Garden City |
3 |
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