Museum Studies Minor
If you love creating displays and learning about art and history, museum studies is a great choice for you. We offer a minor (BA) in museum studies.
What Will I Study?
This minor is the only interdisciplinary undergraduate program in museum studies in Virginia, providing hands-on experience in LC’s Daura (art) Gallery, the nearby Civil War-era Sandusky House, and other museums.
What Kind of Job Can I Get?
The museum studies minor prepares you for a job or graduate school in areas like:
- Museums
- Galleries
- Historical sites
- Teaching
What Kinds of Museums Are There?
There are museums that collect and exhibit everything - museums for art, history, historic buildings, natural history, science and technology. There are sports halls-of-fame, aquariums, botanical gardens, and zoos. There are even mustard museums and circus museums. You'll find a museum for you!
Gibb Zea '13 Featured in The Burg
Museum studies minor Gibb Zea '13 researches and creates historically accurate garments. He was recently featured in an article in The Burg, and his work is currently on exhibit in the Daura Gallery through Dec. 9.
Practical Experience Through Internships
"...Barbara Rothermel advised me to apply for a summer internship with the DEA Museum in Arlington, Va. I was excited to be accepted for the internship because federal museums are tough during the application process!"
- John Griemsman '13, History major and Museum Studies minor
