The Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology serves as the center for anthropological museum studies at Wichita State University.
Students can learn first hand techniques of museum work by enrolling in the following courses.
Museum Methods is an introduction to museum techniques relating to the acquisition of collections and related procedures, such as accessioning, cataloging, documentation, presentation, and storage. An emphasis is placed on current trends in museological philosophy concerning purpose, function, and relevance of museums, as well as career opportunities. Museum Exhibition puts to work the methods learned in the Anthropology 606, Museum Methods. Students in the exhibition course will learn the contemporary philosophy of exhibition design and the application of recent concepts to the planning and installation of an exhibit. These courses can be applicable to graduate level museum studies, for example, curator in the Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology, museum research projects, and special museum studies.