Browsing by Author "Hafertepe, Kenneth, 1955-"
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"The ace of clubs" : a social and architectural history of the Draughon-Moore House, Texarkana, Texas, 1885-1985.
Henderson, Ashley S. (2008-10-15)The Draughon-Moore house in Texarkana, Texas is a nationally significant example of Victorian architecture. Built in 1885, the unusual design is an adaptation of the little-known octagonal style of architecture. It also ... -
Analysis of current practices in natural history museums’ in the interpretation of mammoths with implications for the Mayborn Museum Complex.
Yard, Maree M., 1990- (2021-08-11)For this thesis I gathered current practices in the interpretation of mammoths by sending a 14-question survey, distributed to U.S. natural history museums. My purpose for doing so was to inform my recommendations regarding ... -
The art of soda : a summer spent in the collections of the Dr. Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute.
Calcote, Madeleine. (2017-06-22)During the summer of 2016, I completed a twelve week collections internship at the Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute in Waco, Texas. My project was to process a donation from 2012 and determine which items ... -
Being human : my summer at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.
Clark, Emily Ruth. (2016-09-08)In the summer of 2015, I worked as a Graduate Intern at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX. Two days per week, I worked with the School Programming department observing, teaching, and developing community ... -
A case study of the Colonial Revival, collecting, and museum making in Texas.
Clark, Eleanor K. (2005-05)Miss Ima Hogg dedicated her life to creating a cultural and historical legacy in the state of Texas. An avid collector and patroness of the arts, she was responsible for the creation of three museums, each unique in purpose. ... -
Collecting Greek and Roman antiquities : remarkable individuals and acquisitions in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Plagens, Emily S. (2008-12-15)The United States of America is distant both geographically and chronologically from the classical culture of the Greek and Roman civilizations. For these reasons, classical antiquities were not widely available to the ... -
Comparison of comprehension of historical information in first- and third-person museum interpretation.
Kendig, Julie E. (2006-10-26)Living history museums are realistic representations of the past where visitors encounter interpreters using artifacts and create a meaningful context for understanding history. However, little research has been done to ... -
Cultivating connections : a survey of Dallas Heritage Village donors.
Simpson, Lisa R. (2011-05-12)Historic house museums and villages have been struggling for the last 25 years to sustain their operating costs. Many have been focusing on interpretation as a way to engage the public and gain a new audience. This project ... -
Curating the composer : preserving and interpreting our musical heritage through composer house museums.
MacDonald, Whitney C. (, 2014-01-28)Although historic house museums, especially those in which political or community leaders once lived, are quite common and have been analyzed by museum scholars, the sub-genre of historic houses in which European classical ... -
A curious collaboration : explorations in exhibition development.
Norris, Jenna. (2017-06-22)This project focused on gaining experience in the exhibition development process and in planning and management of traveling exhibitions. The product of this learning experience was the creation of an auxiliary exhibit ... -
Diamonds and denim : a case study of large-scale western art exhibitions and sales as museum fundraising opportunities.
Perez, Lauren A. (2012-08-08)This project will discuss the varying styles and similarities of large-scale exhibitions and sales within museums specializing in the art of the American West, primarily focused on the Western Artists of America Show and ... -
For the old, rich, and cultured? Historic house museums and their relationship with young adults.
Carrington, Emily Lynn. (, 2012-08-08)It has been traditionally understood that young adults are not active participants in historic house museums. This is a concern because if it is true, it means that historic house museums are not fulfilling their ... -
Honor, not sainthood : interpreting scandals and personal flaws in presidential homes, museums and libraries.
Gray, Troy. (2009-06-02)The inauguration of President Barack Obama as President of the United States underscored the reality of the different kinds of men who occupied the Oval Office. In many cases, these men have been put on a high pedestal ... -
Institutional critique : artists focus on museological issues.
Mutch, Hollis. (2009-04-01)This thesis looks at important issues facing American museums through a form art called "institutional critique." Institutional critique artwork can be defined broadly as artwork of varying mediums that offer criticism ... -
Integrating African American house types into historic villages : three historic Texas houses and their respective museums.
Stell, Amy Lynn. (, 2013-09-16)Recent studies of the African experience in North America have resulted in the analysis of African contributions to American material culture. European colonization of the New World led to the inclusion of African building ... -
John James Audubon : life, work & legacy.
Hampton, Alexander. (2020-07-31)During the summer and fall of 2018, I worked with the Martin Museum of Art to design and produce the exhibit, John James Audubon: Life, Work & Legacy. To do this I broke the project into three main areas: design, fabrication, ... -
More than meets the eye : the use of exhibitions as agents of propaganda during the inter-war period.
Schneider, Amber N. (2009-06-01)Exhibitions can be powerful forms of persuasion because audiences tend to have an innate trust in them to be factual and objective. However, this trust has often been manipulated by those who recognize the influence ... -
Multiculturalism and the museum : three case studies.
Fiegel, Natalie. (, 2012-08-08)With the rise of social history over the past several decades, educational institutions have increasingly been called upon to represent and showcase different cultural and minority groups within their walls. This has ... -
Museums and controversy: you can't have one without the other.
O'Mara, Bryanna Leigh-Anne Marie. (2007-12-03)Museums today have the possibility of acting as a social changer or influencer within a community by exhibiting current topics, emotional issues, or counter-cultural subjects for the further education and inspiration of ... -
Museums of social conscience : interpreting a troubled past.
Higgins, Elizabeth M. (2009-06-10)The development of museums of social conscience is a significant, yet under appreciated, contribution to the greater museum community. This is a comprehensive study on the origins of these institutions, the impact they ...