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Start planning now for your trip to Italy! Museum Origins Summer 2012 What better place to study the origin of museums than in Florence, Italy! Join the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science on a journey through the past to explore the ancestors of modern museums and their collections. This three-credit course is scheduled for summer 2012. Course runs online from June1 through July 13, with on-site in Florence, Italy, from June 16 through 28. Details Course: LIS 61095 Prerequisites: None Open to: Graduate students at Kent State or at any other graduate program in the U.S. Alumni of Kent State graduate programs (master's or Ph.D.) Class limit: 12 participants Itinerary in Florence: Morning Visits to museums Afternoon Discussions and lectures at Kent State Florence Palazzo de Cerchi Apply by: February 1, 2012 Program Fee due: March 1, 2012 Cost estimate: forthcoming in packet A packet with detailed information is forthcoming soon. Other deadlines will be explained in full application packet. To receive a packet, please contact Kiersten F. Latham, Ph. D., at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Course Description While the collecting of objects can be found as far back as ancient times in various parts of the world, the birth of the modern museum finds its roots in Europe, especially in Italy. In the context of today's world, students will "go back in time" to understand the origins of Western museums and the meaning of publicly shared collections through a series of competing dualisms in knowledge creation and organization. Students will explore the history of the modern museum and spend two weeks visiting actual sites and collections that played a role in this history. Exploring the past in this way is geared specifically to help today's museum workers gain a better understanding of their own role and purpose in their community, society and nation.