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ANT 190: Museum Studies (3hrs) (D)
Come and explore Vienna – and learn about the differences in European and American museological traditions. Over four weeks, we will traverse this fascinating multicultural city dipping into Vienna’s history, intellectual and artistic history through visits to museums and cultural sites including the Natural History Museum, Schonbrunn Zoo and the Museum of Fine Arts. We will complement our Vienna adventures with classroom discussions and guest lectures from museum staff, to articulate the major issues facing museums and heritage sites today and be able to evaluate values, ethics and biases of heritage practices. This course is a summer version of ANT 190: Museum Studies fulfilling the division IV requirement and is a core course for the Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies interdisciplinary minor. |
| Location |
Vienna is famous for music, through renowned musicians such as Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven, who lived and worked here, and it is also home to many other wonderful artists and patrons of the arts. Vienna’s best loved artist is Gustav Klimt, who was part of a vibrant artistic scene at the beginning of the 20th century visual art collections. The city’s world class museums have collections that span prehistoric to contemporary art. Vienna is a culturally diverse and vibrant city. It is home to the Vienna Boys' Choir, the famous Lipizzaner stallions, and countless coffee houses (an integral part of Viennese life). Located in the heart of Europe, students may easily travel east to the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary and west to France, Italy, Spain, England, and Switzerland.
In 1998, Wake Forest purchased a three-story villa in Vienna. The acquisition was made possible through the generous donation of Vic and Roddy Flow of Winston-Salem and the House was named in their honor. Built in 1898, the house was formerly the office of the U.S. Consulate.
Flow House is situated in a northwest section of Vienna, one block from the Turkenschanz Park. Located in the prestigious 19th district, the area is well-known for its embassies, diplomatic residences, and distinguished private homes. |
| Program |
ANT 190: Museum Studies (3hrs) (D), covers the history of museums, the kinds of work they perform, and their contemporary politics, ethics, and controversies. A cornerstone of the course will be issues in contemporary museum studies. Museums are intimately connected to histories of colonialism, nationalism, and industrialism, and their contemporary practices continue to be inflected by their development in European metropoles like Vienna. |
| Faculty |
Dr. Andrew Gurstelle
Associate Professor of Anthropology
E-mail: gursteaw@wfu.edu
Phone: (336) 758-5827 |
| Accommodation |
Students will stay in the WFU property, the Flow House, which is situated in a northwest section of Vienna, one block from the Turkenschanz Park. Located in the prestigious 19th district, the area is well-known for its embassies, diplomatic residences, and distinguished private homes.
Flow House can accommodate sixteen students. There are five student bedrooms on the top floor. A classroom, spacious kitchen, library with state-of-the-art technology, dining room, and living room are located on the middle floor. The house is wired for Internet access and students may bring their laptop computers. A three-bedroom faculty apartment is on the first floor. The house contains separate laundry facilities for faculty and students.
NOTE: All students participating in the WFU Flow House program are required to live in program-provided housing. Housing accommodations you may have on campus do not automatically transfer to abroad and certain housing accommodations (single rooms and private bathrooms, for example) may not be available. |
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| Costs |
The total cost of summer study abroad can be broken down into four categories:
Program Fee - Usually covers room, in-country travel, excursions, some meals and other costs associated with the program.
Tuition – Students on WFU summer programs pay WFU summer school tuition per credit hour. The summer 2023 rate was $950/per credit hour. Expect a slight increase for summer 2024.
Airfare (estimated) – Varies per location. Students are responsible for their own airfare unless otherwise noted.
Personal Expenses (estimated) – These will vary depending on the students' spending habits, cost of living in the destination country, and the number of meals included in the program fee. This may also include visa fees, vaccinations, academic supplies/books and other miscellaneous daily expenses.
Fees are currently estimated for Summer 2024
Program Fee - $3,671
Tuition (3 hrs) - $2,850
Airfare (estimated) - $1,600
Estimated Personal Expenses - $2,294
Estimated total cost - $10,415 |
| Scholarships |
Scholarships are available through the Center for Global Programs and Studies. |
| Visa & Passport |
Passport Information
Students need to check their passport's expiration date and ensure that it will be valid for at least 6 months after the program's end date.
Students going on a summer program need to make sure their passport is valid through at least mid-February of the following year.
US passport holders who need to renew their passport should visit the U.S. Department of State's passport website for information on this process.
Non-US passport holders who need to renew their passport should refer to their home country's passport office.
Visa Information
If you are a US citizen, you most likely will not require a visa for your summer abroad program. If you do, details will be shared with you by GPS. Non-US passport holders should check with their host country's embassy or consulate to find out if a visa is required for their program or not. |
| Contact |
Summer 2024 Resident Professor:
Andrew Gurstelle
Associate Professor of Anthropology
E-mail: gursteaw@wfu.edu
Phone: (336) 758-5827
Tyler Favale
Study Abroad Advisor
Center for Global Programs and Studies
336-758-4072
favalet@wfu.edu
Dr. Rebecca Thomas, Ph.D
Director of Flow House
Professor of German
Phone: (336) 758 4408
E-mail: thomasrs@wfu.edu
Flow House Global Ambassadors:
Tahjanee Givens
givetv20@wfu.edu
Asheton Ayotte
ayotag20@wfu.edu
Zach Bokhari
bokhz20@wfu.edu
House Address:
Flow House
Gustaf Tschermakgasse 20
1190 Vienna, Austria
Phone: 011-431-367-0740
Fax: 011-431-367-1442 |
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