Wichita State University
Why Museum Studies?
In a competitive job market, the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate provides students an extra advantage in seeking employment with a museum. For those already employed in a museum it enhances their knowledge and skills enabling them to become better museum professionals. The Graduate Certificate gives students the necessary hands on experience in curation and exhibition desired by museum employers and also provides them with a diverse knowledge of the function of museums and non-profit management.
How to Apply:
Individuals currently enrolled as a graduate student at Wichita State University can fill out the Declaration of Intent to Pursue a Certifcate.
For individuals not currently enrolled as a graduate student at Wichita State University, must first apply to the graduate school. More information about the Certificate can be accessed here.
All individuals interested in the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program are
encouraged to meet with Rachelle Meinecke - Director of the Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology prior to applying.
Discovering Etzanoa
By: Carissa Speck
Discovering Etzanoa is a traveling exhibition curated for the Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology to promote the ongoing archaeological research at the site of Etzanoa in Arkansas City, Kansas and to communicate to the public the significance the site has to the Wichita tribe and how the story of Etzanoa can shape identity. Discovering Etzanoa tells a story about the history of Etzanoa as described in Spanish documents from the Juan de Onate expedition in 1601 and how these documents led archaeologist Dr. Donald Blakeslee to the location of one of the largest Native American settlements in a small Kansas town. The exhibition emphasizes how this story impacted the lives of the Wichita people.
