The Global Museum

Global Museum Staff:

Paige Bardolph, M.A., Director
Edward M. Luby, Ph.D., Chief Curator, and Professor & Director, Museum Studies Program
Christine Fogarty, M.A., Associate Director
Gina Caprari, M.A., M.L.I.S., Museum Registrar

Website: http://museum.sfsu.edu/content/global-museum

Established in 2014, the Global Museum is a research unit of the School of Art in the College of Liberal & Creative Arts and serves as an academic resource and learning lab for the University and surrounding community. In Spring 2018, our new facility opened in Room 203 of the Fine Arts Building. Our permanent collection includes material culture from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Egypt, and Oceania, spanning a period covering the ancient world to the contemporary. Our exhibition gallery features rotating exhibitions developed by Museum Studies students and faculty. Admission is always free.

The mission of the Global Museum is to serve as a responsible steward of cultural heritage and to be a place of scholarship, community, and engagement. We want to create experiences that foster life-long learning and collaboration with and among diverse communities, and that encourage reflection about global society and our common humanity. Museum activities are closely integrated with the major and minor programs in Museum Studies, providing hands-on, real-world experiences with authentic objects, and opportunities in community-service based learning in the following courses:

M S 201
Introduction to the History and Development of Museums
M S 202
Introduction to Museum Exhibits
M S 310
Introduction to Museum Education Methods and Community Engagement
M S 681
Preparation for Museum Practicum
M S 710
Museum Education and Public Outreach
M S 720
Museum Curatorship and Collecting
M S 730
Museum Exhibition Development
M S 740
Museum Conservation and Restoration
M S 760
Preservation of Natural History and Cultural Collections
M S 810
Museums in the Digital Age
M S 850
Museum Volunteer Management and Membership
M S 888
Project Management for Museums
M S 899
Independent Study

Visiting scholars, Bay Area students, and faculty may also use our collection for study and research. For more information, visit the Global Museum's webpage: http://museum.sfsu.edu/content/global-museum.

Contact:

Email: globalmuseum@sfsu.edu 
Phone: (415) 338-6508
Fax: (415) 338-6537
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Thursday and by appointment on Fridays
Mailing address:
The Global Museum
San Francisco State University
Fine Arts 293, 1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132