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This is my Museum Experience Project. On this site you will be able to view two main pages. Those pages are titled "My Visitor Experience" and "My Career in Museums" respectively. On the My Visitor Experience page I will delve into my experience as a visitor at the National Czech & Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, IA earlier this semester.

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My MEP!

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Hello! My name is Michael Steffen, and welcome to my museum experience website. This site serves as a record of my current relationship with museums, specifically the UI Museum of Natural History & Mark Twain House and Museum.

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Museum Careers are recently developed professions, and since their beginnings have struggled with financial considerations. Charles Peel's museum, for instance, which opened in 1785, was not able to stay open because of a lack of funds and repeat visitors. But since then, practices have been developed to create a financially stable museum.

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Here you go!
Let me know if the link does not work.

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This project is meant to display the knowledge and experience I have gained in my Introduction to Museum Studies course during this past semester.

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This website is a project for the Introduction to Museum Studies class I am currently taking at the University of Iowa. It will cover many topics and experiences like a volunteering experience, my reflections on two different museums both in person and virtual, and museum positions, especially ones I see myself in.

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https://sites.google.com/view/joshuawaldorfmep

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https://sites.google.com/view/eligregorichmep/home

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https://sites.google.com/view/nathangeiger-museumexpirience/home

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Matthew Hernandez-Malizia MEP - Behind the Scenes

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When volunteering at the athletic hall of fame here at The University of Iowa, I witnessed first hand how much more a museum can be than just exhibits that sit out on the floor. At The Hall of Fame, they control the licensing of all products that have a University of Iowa logo on them.

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As a student in this course, I have learned and experienced a lot with museums. Thus, I'm going to use this site to share the connections between museums and me. Hope you have a great time exploring this site with me.

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Haley Triem Museum Experience Project 2018

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Haley Triem Museum Experience Project 2018

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https://sites.google.com/view/haleysmuseumexperience/home

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I have grown up in Houston, Texas, and have been lucky enough to live near some of the best museums in the nation. One of my favorite museums is the MFAH, or Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and much of my childhood consists of visiting this museum. The MFAH has played a huge role in my love for museums today, and the passion I have for this class.

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I have grown up in Houston, Texas, and have been lucky enough to live near some of the best museums in the nation. One of my favorite museums is the MFAH, or Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and much of my childhood consists of visiting this museum.

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My name is Tarah Whitaker and I am an International Studies major at the University of Iowa. This site is a compilation of my education about museums in the spring semester of 2018 for the class Introduction to Museum Studies. I value learning about and from history and appreciating art for its meaning in the context of its creation.

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Hi, I have no idea why this preview looks strange, but I think the website is works. Tell me If this is not working.

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Hi, this is Yiyi. I am a current student at the University of Iowa. This website is created to record my knowledge that I have gained from studying Introduction to Museum Studies. Each page illustrates a different aspect of a museum I have learned through this semester.

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I have grown up in Houston, Texas, and have been lucky enough to live near some of the best museums in the nation. One of my favorite museums is the MFAH, or Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and much of my childhood consists of visiting this museum. The MFAH has played a huge role in my love for museums today, and the passion I have for this class.

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I have grown up in Houston, Texas, and have been lucky enough to live near some of the best museums in the nation. One of my favorite museums is the MFAH, or Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and much of my childhood consists of visiting this museum.

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https://rachel-n-miller.wixsite.com/mep1

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This is my MEP... Enjoy!

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Completing the MEP for this course and filling out the strengths survey, I've found a new interest in museums. Since my experience volunteering with the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum, I've been placed on their list of volunteers. Meeting people and explaining the things to see and do in the museum was enjoyable.

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https://sites.google.com/view/gabriellelangemep/home

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Before joining this class, I thought I loved museums, but it turns out it was just lust. Throughout this course, however, that lust turned to love. This course and the experiences that came with it helped me gain a deeper appreciation for museums. I now understand that museums are incredibly complex systems that require a great deal of strategic planning, knowledge, and hard work to keep it running.

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For some reason the site preview didn't work but check out my site anyways!

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Hi! My name is Emily Masek and I am a Sophomore at the University of Iowa. I am currently studying History with an emphasis in Medieval Studies and looking into getting a Museum Studies Certificate.

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Welcome to the Museum Experience Project. My name is Gloria Whitlow and I am a Museum Studies student at the University of Iowa, experiencing the many wonders of museums. Come share my experience with me.

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Here is my project!

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This project has four components. The home page is this page and is about an introduction to the project. The visitor experience page is all about the Buffalo Grove Museum as well as a virtual tour of another museum.

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https://sites.google.com/site/jonahaldersonmep/

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I am a Museum Studies student at the University of Iowa, and this website will take you through my thoughts and experiences with museums I visited and volunteered with this semester. It also contains my hopes for a museum career in the future.

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Hello, and welcome to my website. My name is Mason Koelm, and I am a double major in International Relations and Criminology, Law, and Justice, as well as receiving certificates in International Business and Museum Studies. I know that those sound unrelated, but let me explain.

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Hi everyone!

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sorry about the site preview, I've tried to change it with no success (clearly)

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My name is Kristin Beisler and this site will explore my personal experiences with some of the topics discussed in my Introduction to Museum Studies course.

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Here is the link for my MEP. I hope everyone enjoys! This was a really fun project!

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This website is divided up into FIVE sections. The first (The Visitor Experience) being an in-depth look at the museum as a whole through my visitor experience there. The second section (Virtual Museums) compares a hands on museum experience with a virtual one.

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Here's a link to my MEP. Let me know if there's any issues viewing it... The preview looks a little strange on my end.

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I was home-schooled for my entire life prior to attending the U of I, and exploring museums was a great supplement for my education. I would frequent the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Science Center, the Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, and the History Center, all on a regular basis. My parents would also work on projects with the (former) History Center when it was on First Avenue, and I was allowed access to portions of the museum that wasn't accessible to the rest of the public, which provided me with a behind the scenes glimpse of their collections and inner functions.

I've always had an interest in museums; I've grown up with them being an important component of my life. However, it wasn't until taking Museum Origins under Dr. Hiedi Lung at the University of Iowa that I started to learn the importance of museums not just as centers of education, but institutions of public trust and service. Museums are of vital importance to society.

In addition to museums, I have a general interest in creativity; be it art, music, writing, or performance arts; I seek to immerse myself in creative pursuits, and I think Museums are a great way explore such things.

As I have learned from reading Foundations of Museum Studies (Latham and Simmons), Museums 101 (Walhimer), Museums in Motion (Alexander, Alexander, and Decker), as well as countless other sources, there are many definitions of Museum.

I like Walhimer's personal definition of a museum as "... an organization in service to society, open to the public, that acquires, researches, exhibits, and interprets objects and ideas for the purpose of education, study, and enjoyment." ( Museums 101, page 3). This strikes at the heart of what I feel is the most powerful function of a museum; its service to the public.

Although collecting objects and preserving collections are a primary interest of mine, I think the public functions that museums serve are very important, and may be a detail some people overlook.

Since first stepping foot into this field only a year ago, I've been exploring museums and their purpose in greater depth; investigating volunteer opportunities with one of my favorite local museums, the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, and learning more about museums through the University of Iowa. There is still a great deal of information to learn, and much to explore.

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I was home-schooled for my entire life prior to attending the U of I, and exploring museums was a great supplement for my education. I would frequent the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Science Center, the Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, and the History Center, all on a regular basis.

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Aaron Tarchinski Museum Experience Project

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Aaron Tarchinski Museum Experience Project

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My name is Aaron Tarchinski, and welcome to my Museum Experience Project. This website is meant to show my own visitor experience at a museum, a look into how museums engage with the public, a behind the scenes look into museums, and talk about a museum career path.

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Fan Wu's Museum Experience - Museum careers

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My dream job is Collections Manager/Registrar, which requires me to record the information of every object, which include the ownership and borrowing histories. Also this job requires the serious about the safety of exhibits. One of my top 5 strength is Input which can assist me to collect information of them carefully using efficient methods.

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https://sites.google.com/view/kevinbeltermep/home

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Chen Guo 's Museum Experience - Museum Careers

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I don't know what the actual salaries of museum education jobs because I never do any jobs in this field. The article which i research on the internet shows that the national median salary for museum educator is approximate $32,000. There are also some educators who can get above $48,000 per year.

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Caitlin Patton- Museum Experience Project

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Caitlin Patton- Museum Experience Project

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https://sites.google.com/view/caitlin-patton-mep/home

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Hi and welcome to my Museum Experience Online Portfolio! This website portrays all the information I've acquired while being enrolled in Introduction to Museum Studies. It includes both online and in-person museum visits, volunteer experiences and the future of museums within my life.

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Way back now, in Spring of 2012, I completed a Bachelor of the Arts in History with a Theatre Minor from the University of Iowa. While there, I enjoyed classes from a multitude of subjects, from anthropology to astrophysics, including what was then referred to as Museology.

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https://lherman791.wixsite.com/museumexpierence

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Welcome to My Museum Experience online presentation. This site is mainly talking about my experience with museum during the semester, and many relations from museum to our life from the textbook and online materials. Next several pages are my visiting experience of several museums, volunteer experience and some thoughts about the museum career.

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Welcome to my Museum Experience Project, the semester project for MUSM:3001- Foundations of Museum Studies at the University of Iowa. The goal of this project is: to make course content and assignments accessible and interesting to YOU!

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Attached is my Museum Experience Project. Please be advised that it's a pdf file. Enjoy!

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Here is the link to my project page!

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Hello and welcome to my Museum Experience Page! I have made this website to demonstrate the knowledge and learning experiences I have gained over the course of this past semester in my Introduction to Museum Studies course at the University of Iowa.