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Museum and Exhibition Studies (MUSE) is an interdisciplinary MA program with a social justice focus. MUSE emphasizes the evolving social and political contexts of today's cultural institutions, including museums of art, anthropology, architecture, history, nature, science, youth and contemporary culture.

Congratulations, Rachel Dukes (MUSE ‘25), for the feature in Chicago Reader
09/09/2026

Congratulations, Rachel Dukes (MUSE ‘25), for the feature in Chicago Reader

Have a super semester! And drop by the new faculty office on the 11th floor of the SEO building to say hello. 📚✨
08/20/2026

Have a super semester! And drop by the new faculty office on the 11th floor of the SEO building to say hello. 📚✨

Plan toward spring ‘27! Take this class to learn about curation and help produce an exhibit with an international team o...
08/20/2026

Plan toward spring ‘27! Take this class to learn about curation and help produce an exhibit with an international team of curators. Open to undergrads and grads in all UIC programs.

Still looking for a fall ‘26 class? Take this one!
08/20/2026

Still looking for a fall ‘26 class? Take this one!

Solidarity with GEO! 💪
05/06/2026

Solidarity with GEO! 💪

Get published! Fwd: Museums journal is looking for someone to review the book Art Collecting and Gifts to Museums: An An...
04/22/2026

Get published! Fwd: Museums journal is looking for someone to review the book Art Collecting and Gifts to Museums: An Anthropology of Donations by Paul der Grijp, to be included in the next journal issue. Submissions are due on Jan. 5, 2027, 11:59 PM. Submission details and more about the journal are here.

The book questions why private collectors donate their collections, or parts of it, to museums and examines what the implications of this gift process might be.

Examining case studies from all over the map, this book emphasizes the importance of understanding the motivations behind donating from the collector’s point of view.

By splitting the book into three sections: Motivations, Museums, and Private Collectors, Van der Grijp argues that collectors donate to museums because the latter represent an imagined community, to whom those collectors would like to bestow a sacred gift.

Art Collecting and Gifts to Museums: An Anthropology of Donations is an excellent read for those who are interested in collections work, public engagement, or donor relations in museums!

If interested in reviewing, please contact Fwd: Museums at [email protected]. Tell us about your interest in the book and provide your mailing address; we’ll mail the book to you!

“Author Bio: Paul van der Grijp is Emeritus Professor in Anthropology of the University of Lyon and a former researcher of the Centre for Research and Documentation of Oceania in Marseilles and the Institute of East Asia Studies in Lyon. He conducted lengthy periods of fieldwork in the South Pacific and East-Asia.”

“Table of Contents:
Introduction;
Part I Motivations; 1 The self-enhancement motive; 2 Augmenting social status; 3 The investment motive; 4 Transmission of knowledge; Part II Museums; 5 Collection or museum; 6 Museums in east asia; 7 Gifts to museums in taiwan; 8 Founding a collection museum; 9 Museums and the imagined community; Part III Private collectors; 10 Early modern art collectors; 11 Donations by collecting artists; 12 Asian art and culture; Conclusions on donations”

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