{"id":4,"date":"2024-07-18T19:23:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:01:59","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-museum-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning by Preserving. Leading by Interpreting.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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At St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, the museum studies program gives students a hands-on chance to learn how we protect, explain and share cultural history. The program combines subjects like history, anthropology, art, and environmental studies. It focuses on caring for collections, involving the public and thinking carefully about what museums do. Whether students are planning exhibits, studying artifacts, or working with local groups, they learn how museums help us understand the past and start important conversations today.<\/p>\n

Students get real-world experience by working with local collections, internships, fieldwork and group projects at places like Historic St. Mary\u2019s City. Museum studies at St. Mary\u2019s College prepares students not just to work in museums but to think deeply about museums\u2019 place in society\u2014and to lead with care, curiosity and honesty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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