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Museum & Gallery Practices Certificate

Through the Museum & Galleries Practices certificate program, students have the opportunity to gain practical experience in the documentation, preservation, and conscious curation of museum and gallery collections. This program equips students with the necessary skills for pursuing careers as curators, or for further studies in archives and preservation, conservation, museum studies, curatorial studies, and related fields.

What you’ll learn

Learn curatorial strategies, grant-writing, exhibition design, preparation and programming, and other skills that help ensure museums and galleries are accessible and engaging to a wide range of audiences. The certification teaches students the history and development of museums and galleries as well as museological theory. Additionally, students gain a deeper familiarity with the techniques, ethics, and practices of museums through hands-on work at both on and off campus institutions. 

Program highlights

The Certificate in Museum & Gallery Practices is an interdisciplinary program with specialized tracks for majors in Anthropology, Art, Environmental Science & Management, History, and Native American Studies. It prepares Humboldt students for careers in museums and galleries, as well as for graduate study in fields such as archives and preservation, conservation, museum studies, and curatorial practice.

Core courses introduce the history and development of museums and galleries alongside key concepts in museological theory. Students gain hands-on experience producing exhibitions in the on-campus Goudi’ni Native American Arts and Reese Bullen Galleries. In ART 356: Museum and Gallery Practices, students develop skills in curatorial strategy, grant writing, exhibition design, preparation, and programming.

After completing core coursework, students intern with off-campus museums, galleries, and nonprofit institutions such as the Clarke Historical Museum, Humboldt Natural History Museum, Ink People Center for the Arts, Morris Graves Museum of Art, and the National Forest Service. Internship opportunities are available both locally and at institutions across the United States, providing practical experience with museum techniques, ethics, and professional practices.

Graduates of the program have gone on to pursue advanced degrees and careers in museums and galleries. Alumni are employed at institutions including the Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans, de Young Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Portland Art Museum, Trinidad Museum, and the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Checklist of Requirements by Major

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