Directions
Tour two museum exhibits related to a historical topic of your choice. These can be exhibits in two different museums or exhibits within the same museum. You have several options for your tours, and you can combine any of these options:
virtual museum exhibits from the list below
virtual museum tour not on the list
in-person museum tour
Specifically, you must address the following:
Describe the two museum exhibits you selected.
What is the name and location of the museum holding each exhibit?
What is the topic or event represented by each exhibit?
What are some aspects of the exhibits that you found interesting?
Describe the historical context for two specific artifacts from each exhibit.
How is each artifact related to the historical event?
How does the exhibit explain the importance of the artifact?
Summarize how each museum exhibit presents the historical narrative.
What story does the exhibit tell about the historical topic?
How do the artifacts included in the exhibit tell the historical narrative?
Summarize how one of the exhibits shows how elements of the past can relate to events in the present.
What have you learned about the historical topic?
Why do you think this is an important topic for a museum exhibit?
What connections do you see to current issues today?
What to Submit
Submit your short paper as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Be sure to cite the museum exhibits and any other sources you use for this assignment according to APA style.
Supporting Materials
The following resources support your work on this assignment:
Virtual Museum Exhibits
Choose a museum from this list to visit virtually or choose your own virtual exhibit from the many options online, and browse for artifacts:
Website: Sojourner Truth National Women’s History Museum (Washington, DC)
Website: Sojourner Truth Collection National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington, DC)
Website: Museum of the American Revolution(Philadelphia, PA)
Website: American Battlefield Trust (U.S.)
Website: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington DC)
Website: Montreal Holocaust Museum(Montreal, Canada)
Website: The Palace Museum (Beijing, China)
Website: The British Museum (London, England)
Website: Bastogne War Museum (Bastogne, Belgium)
Website: National Women’s History Museum (U.S.) (Dublin, Ireland)
Website: Tokyo National Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
Website: National Museum of Korea (Seoul, South Korea)
Website: Apartheid Museum (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Website: Museo Larco (Lima, Peru)
