Museum Studies for a Post-Pandemic World

INTRODUCTION: Adaptative, Collaborative, Interdisciplinary, and Inclusive Online and Hybrid Strategies to Inspire the Post-Pandemic Museum Studies Classroom; PART I â" WHY WE GATHER: CONNECTING AND SHARING; 1. Belonging and Being Human: Developing a Framework to Teach Museum and Heritage Studies Online During a Crisis and Beyond; 2. Gathering Online: A Collaborative Project with Graduate Museum Education Students During COVID-19; 3. Museum Studies in Our Own Backyard: We Have an App for That!; PART II â" PIVOTING OUR PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS TO AFFECT CHANGE; 4. Remote Internships During Intersecting Pandemics: Recognizing the Significance of Social and Emotional Learning for Adults; 5. Lessons Learned from a Pandemic: How COVID-19 and the Racial Justice Crisis Impacted University of San Franciscoâs Social Justice-Focused Museum Studies Curricula; 6. The Next Evolution of Museum Studies: Museum Master Classes in Augmented and Virtual Reality; 7. Perspectives on Virtual Internship Programming from a Collegiate Museum Practices Programme, Host Museum, and Post-Graduates; PART III â" CREATIVE TENSIONS: BRIDGING THE ACADEMIC-WORKFORCE GAP; 8. Redefining the Museum Placement in a Post-pandemic World: Challenges and Opportunities Presented by the Virtual Model; 9. Digital Storytelling and Digital Skills in Museums; 10. Immersive Digital Learning: Transforming an Onsite Simulation into a Powerful Virtual Learning Experience; 11. Collaborative Conservation E-Course Across Borders: Interpretation and Presentation of an Uncomfortable Heritage Site in Berlin; PART IV â" THE IMPACT OF SPACE AND ARCHITECTURE IN TRANSFORMING MUSEUM STUDIES; 12. Mapping Memories and Making Meaning: Community-Engaged Heritage Studies and Research; 13. Re-Imagining Museums from the Screen: The Challenges and Opportunities of Pandemic Learning; 14. From Streets, to Galleries, to Internet: Defining âContemporary Museum Spaceâ in Chinese Art Exhibitions Pre- and Post-Pandemic; CONCLUSION: Ready for Change: The New Resilient Cultural Heritage Professional in the Post-Pandemic Era