Curating a Display at the University of Winnipeg: Getting Started
Dr. Melissa Funke After an eventful summer, it is great to be back to the Lux project on a more regular basis. We are kicking off the Fall term by Congratulating Dr. Melissa Funke on her appointment as an Assistant Professor at the University of Winnipeg! The Classics Department is lucky to have you. We have also dived right in to outreach and research by meeting with the Classics Students’ Association to recruit some student volunteers and interns; the Lux project is about accessibility and education, after all. And finally, we are collaborating with the Anthropology Museum here at the University once again to create a display centred around the ancient Roman and Near Eastern Lamps in the Hetherington Collection. Since I (Simone) am an almost-graduate of the University of Winnipeg’s Curatorial Practices M.A., I have been leading the design for the display along with a mentorship (and a lot of help) from the Anthropology Museum’s curator: Val McKinley. Mapping it Out I b