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Posts in category Behind the Scenes

Sad News about Elizabeth Anderson

Posted on June 18, 2024 at 7:15 AM by Alisha Abner

Photo of Elizabeth Anderson at the opening of the Christian Petersen Art Museum in 2007

Elizabeth Brookhart Anderson passed away peacefully at the age of 92 at her Florida home last year on May 24,...

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Museums Spark Passion: Where Are They Now? | Sonya Harwood

Posted on June 16, 2024 at 9:02 AM by Alisha Abner

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“I have always loved museums and history, so when I was able to intern with University Museums, it felt like...

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Museums Spark Passions: Where Are They Now? | Madisyn Rostro

Posted on June 15, 2024 at 9:02 AM by Alisha Abner

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Madisyn Rostro was a University Museums intern at the Farm House Museum where she was able to try out different...

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Museums Spark Passions: Where Are They Now? | Sarah Bartlett

Posted on June 14, 2024 at 12:44 PM by Alisha Abner

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As an intern and then the Pohlman Fellow at University Museums, Sarah Bartlett was able to experience all aspects of...

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Enticing Tiny Things

Posted on May 21, 2024 at 6:15 AM by Alisha Abner

Photo of student with pink hair taking a photo of another student smiling and leaning on a pedestal with a tiny vase with a chipmunk on it all in a studio with white backdrop

There’s something about tiny things that elicits squeals of joy from many of us. From tiny animals to doll-sized versions...

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What is Showchange?

Posted on July 20, 2023 at 5:10 PM by Alisha Abner

Crate with half of glass sculpture Dreams of a Decadent Sireneuse by Amber Cowan

As I’ve worked at University Museums the last couple of years as a communicator, I’ve gotten to see and be...

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Cataloguing Maker's Marks

Posted on April 28, 2021 at 1:53 PM by Guest Writer

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Cataloguing Maker's Marks By Jasmine Beul, graduate student in Art and Visual Culture, ISU For the past two semesters, as...

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