MUSEUMS IN WORLD HISTORY

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

Examining museums in global history gives critical insight into their present role in society. Museums were sites of identity at local, regional, national, imperial and global levels. The collection and display of objects allowed communities, states, and empires to use cultural heritage, history, and science to interpret the past. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HIST 244 if student has credit for FWIS 245 .