News
Allen Memorial Art Museum Shares its Collections in New Ways
April 3, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
During the temporary closure of the museum, staff have embraced the challenge of moving education online. In the process, they are finding silver linings, including a broader audience for their programming and fewer constraints on how to present artwork.
![Allen Memorial Art Museum exterior.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amam-sharing-collections.jpg?itok=uZ2cPG6h)
Art History Students Selected to Present at Conference
March 4, 2020
Communications Staff
Five art history students were selected from a pool of hundreds to present at the College Art Association (CAA) conference.
![Group of students standing in front of 'Paris Street; Rainy Day' by Gustave Caillebotte.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/art-hist-studs.jpg?itok=dm6NsVQx)
Practicum in Museum Education
January 31, 2020
Megan Harding
Students get a behind-the-scenes look at the Allen Memorial Art Museum and are introduced to the theory and practice of museum education and gallery teaching as they take their first step to becoming an AMAM docent.
![Practicum in Museum Education Students look at paintings in the museum while seated in chairs in the gallery.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/practicum_in_museum_ed_.jpg?itok=dHYNwSA9)
‘‘Diving into the Art World’’
June 20, 2019
Communications Staff
This episode of An Oberlin Minute spotlights the Practicum in Museum Education winter term, which explores the Allen Memorial Art Museum and familiarizes students with museum education and gallery teaching.
![Museum gallery. Illustration.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amam_illustration.png?itok=BnnBwmH5)
Oberlin Shansi Announces Summer 2019 In-Asia Grant Recipients
May 29, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Four students have received In-Asia grants for summer 2019.
![Oberlin Shansi Open House Photo of materials distributed on a table (pencils, buttons, books)](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/shansi_fellows_story_photo_header.jpg?itok=AANtvjvc)
Applying Experience: Nia Owen ’18
May 6, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Nia Owen ’18 is heading to Cambridge University to pursue a Master of Philosophy in film and screen studies.
![Nia Owen ’18 Nia Owen against a city backdrop](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nia_owen_headshot.jpg?itok=YtgfjYVi)
Calibrating Approaches to Art: Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18
April 26, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18 is working with various arts organizations and museums to show how engagement with art can result in social and political impact.
![Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18 Elka Lee-Shapiro](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/elka_l-s_headshot.jpg?itok=6ZOhiBeJ)
Professor Erik Inglis Garners NEH Support for Medieval Art History Research
January 31, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Erik Inglis joins the multitude of art faculty to receive prestigious awards for their work.
![Erik Inglis photo Portrait of Professor Erik Inglis](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/erik_inglis_portrait-jennifer_manna.jpg?itok=A7VFJqWp)
Creating Space, In Oberlin
November 28, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Alumni panelists who participated in Creating Space: Curating Black Art Now, a symposium hosted by the Allen Memorial Art Museum, reflect on the museum and their experiences as students.
![Oberlin and the Future of Museums Panelists one of three panelists at table speaking](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/creating_space_story_header.jpg?itok=ZP0Y9hcB)
Students to Curatorial Assistants: Ava Prince ’18 and Emma Laube ’17
November 22, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
In their first post-grad jobs, Emma Laube ’17 and Ava Prince ’18 are working as curatorial assistants in the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
![Emma Laube ’17 and Ava Prince ’18 Four students standing side by side](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amam_curatorial_assistant_story_photo_header_0.jpg?itok=w95c9CAz)