Fall Semester 2009-2010 Courses

The following courses are taught by members of the Emory faculty and Carlos Museum curatorial and conservation staff and incorporate the collections and exhibitions of the Museum in innovative ways.

Courses incorporating the permanent collections of the Carlos Museum during Fall Semester:

ARTHIST 759
Bible Illustration in the Low Countries
Friday, 1-4 pm
Instructor:  Dr. Walter Melion, Asa Griggs Candler Professor in the History of Art
This seminar focusing on printed scriptural imagery and its hermeneutical functions is taught in conjunction with the exhibition Scripture for the Eyes, opening at the Carlos Museum in mid-October.

ARTHIST 241
Northern Renaissance Art
MWF. 9:35-10:25
Instructor:  Dr. Walter Melion, Asa Griggs Candler Professor in the History of Art

Content: Innovations in painting, drawing, and prints of the Netherlands and Germany between 1400 and 1600; emphasis on methods of verisimilar imitation, on the secular and sacred functions of images, and on the rise of new pictorial genres. The second half of the course will be taught in conjunction with the exhibition  Scripture for the Eyes, opening at the Carlos Museum in mid-October.
 
Issues in the Conservation of Art and Cultural Property
ARTHIST 387 and 592
Tuesday,1-4 pm

Instructor: Renee Stein, Carlos Museum Conservator

Content: This course will provide an introduction to the field of Art Conservation as well as an overview of the principle issues surrounding the care and preservation of cultural properties. Lecture and discussion will address historic materials and technologies, as well as aging properties, deterioration, and conservation treatment. Examples will be drawn from a wide variety of cultures and will represent diverse media, including paper, paintings, stone, metals, ceramics, archaeological remains, and historic monuments. We will examine the use of science to recognize fakes or forgeries, document artists' working methods, and identify historic materials. We will also review seminal debates in the recent history of conservation. Discussions will consider issues of aesthetics, artist’s intent, change over time, and compensation for loss or damage.

Internships

Andrew W. Mellon Summer Internship

The Carlos Museum offers paid summer internships for Emory University students. Graduate and undergraduate students with strong interest in and aptitude for museum work may gain experience during the summer term to augment their academic program. Interns will be selected by a committee of Museum staff and faculty advisors. The internships are ten weeks in length, and students are paid $5,000.  This summer's internships will begin Monday, June 1 and conclude on August 7th, though some flexibility in scheduling is possible.

During the summer of 2009 possible projects include:

Working under the direction of Museum conservator Renee Stein in the Parsons Conservation Lab with the collection of textiles from the Americas. The major component of the summer project will entail re-housing a recently acquired collection of 19th and 20th century Maya costumes from Guatemala. A related project will involve researching dyes and developing protocols for dye analysis. The intern will participate in other lab activities, as available.Preference will be given to applicants who have taken ArtHist387: Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Property and/ or have undertaken coursework in chemistry.

Working with Dr. Jasper Gaunt, Curator of Greek and Roman Art at the Carlos, on the development of an exhibition of the Shubin gems, a collection of exquisitely carved Greek and Roman gemstones, recently bequeathed to the Museum by the late Michael Shubin. 

Download a PDF Application Form for the 2009 Andrew W. Mellon Internship. 
Applications are due by March 30, 2009.

The Carlos Museum also offers unpaid internships and other opportunities for working and learning in a museum environment for Emory students. For more information about internships, contact Elizabeth Hornor by phone at 404-727-6118, or by email at ehornor@emory.edu.

Student Docent Program

Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join the Museum's Docent Guild to give tours to K-12 groups, students, and the general public. Each fall new student docents are recruited and receive training on the collections. They begin touring in the spring. This provides students an excellent opportunity to develop research and presenation skills. For information, please contact Julie Green at jgree09@emory.edu.

Public Programs of Interest to Students

The Carlos Museum offers a wide variety of public programs of interest to Emory students. For a complete listing of these programs, please see the Calendar.