Native Truths

A permanent exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum breaks new ground in how Native American stories are told and who tells them. Three Beloiters played key roles in creating…

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Portraits that visiting professor Jason Scott collected from thrift stores attract faculty members Beth Dougherty, Daniel Youd, and John Rapp at the “Beloit Collects!” opening.

Connecting Through Collecting

A course about collectors and their objects culminates in a Wright Museum of Art exhibit designed to bring a community together.

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María Aschenbrener’21 explores her new city with new friends.

Vested in art, education, and community

Washington, D.C., native María Aschenbrener’21 has been an artist for much of her life, focusing on ceramics and fabric art during her time at Beloit. Just a few months after…

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Eva Labson’05

Balancing on Ladders: A Career in Collections Management

Eva Labson’05 was looking for museum studies, a structured course of study, and hands-on learning opportunities when she applied to college. Beloit College offered all three, and prepared her for…

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Kurt Sundstrom’87 inside the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Kalil House

It Was the Best: Learning to Read, Write, and Think Critically

Kurt Sundstrom’87 arrived at Beloit thinking he might pursue medicine. He left devoted to the humanities, which helps explain his role today as Senior Curator at the Currier Museum of…

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Morgan Lippert’21 working in the collections lab at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

Curating Comes Full Circle

Morgan Lippert’21 is putting the Museum Studies knowledge and skills gained at Beloit College to work at three cultural organizations.

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A humorous postcard from Beloit, WI

Postcards: Souvenirs and Artifacts of the Past

When one thinks of historical artifacts and collections one’s mind usually ventures to dusty old tomes and broken bits of pottery, however, Beloit faculty and staff members Donna Oliver and

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Stephenie Schwartz Bailey ’92, second from left, removes a damaged painting from its frame.

Diversity in Collections Care

Stephenie Schwartz Bailey ‘92 never took a museum studies class at Beloit. Her passion was art history, which she has taught to all ages, from preschoolers to undergraduates. However, after

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Lauren Woolf ’21 had the opportunity to visit museums and galleries in Budapest during a semester abroad.

From Beloit to Budapest to Graduate School

Lauren Woolf ‘21 is braving the next chapter of her life by entering a graduate program in the Art Institute of Chicago for art administration and policy, and modern and…

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Julia Schoenthal conducting a rifle inventory at the Beloit Historical Society.

Small Institution, Big Impact

Julia Schoenthal, anthropology graduate of Beloit College (’20), shows the valuable work of preserving and educating about our local history to the local community. She was interviewed by Julia Hwang…

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