HUM 297 London Museums
Designed specifically to be taught in London, this course draws on the unparalleled resources of that city to examine the history of museum-going as a cultural practice from the Renaissance to the present. Combining weekly field trips to London museums with readings in museum history and theory, the course will help students become more informed museum-goers themselves, as they acquire a critical understanding of the various ways that museums have defined and performed their missions over time.