Museum Studies Abroad is devoted to the creative cultures of Eurasia. We focus on modern narrative-building mediums: art, literature, museums, and theater. Creators and their works often become cultural heroes for their efforts to embody or challenge the values and narratives of their societies. Understanding these mediums, creators, and works can help us to better understand shared cultural identities, how they have changed in the modern era, and how they continue to evolve today.
Museums are particularly useful to study in this light. Often sponsored by the state or by powerful donors as nation-building projects to shape public perceptions of history, art, politics, science, and more, museums need to be appreciated and critiqued as creative, narrative-building mediums.
Museum Studies Abroad is supported by SRAS, an organization developing and promoting study abroad in Eurasia. Museum Studies Abroad is part of the wider SRAS Family of Sites, which provides a platform to showcase the writing of SRAS students, interns, staff, and invited guests.
Our authors are primarily SRAS students and interns. These bright young people work with SRAS editors to develop research skills and hone their writing while building knowledge of this area. They represent the future of academia, diplomacy, NGO work, business, and active citizenry. We hold that they, with their knowledge and skills, can affect positive change to bridge divides and create a world of shared peace, security, and equal opportunity.
Museum Studies Abroad was founded in 2017 to continue the work of SRAS in publishing student work and providing free educational materials that had started in 2003. Relevant material formerly hosted on SRAS.org formed the basis for Museum Studies Abroad. We continue to add material and update previously published material in line with our goals of advancing education and understanding.
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