Research Opportunities in Wolfsonian
Collections
The Wolfsonian collection contains artifacts primarily of North American and European origin, dating from 1885–1945. It comprises a variety of media: furniture; industrial-design objects; glass, ceramics, and metalwork; rare books; periodicals; ephemera; works on paper; paintings; textiles; and medals. The nations most comprehensively represented are the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Russia/Soviet Union. The objects are interpreted to explore key issues in design history - the way design has both altered and been altered by cultural change, industrial innovation, and strategies of persuasion.
Fellowship Program
The Wolfsonian's fellowship program has hosted scholars from North and South America, Europe, and Australia. By actively encouraging research in late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century material culture, The Wolfsonian-FIU supports the interdisciplinary investigation of its holdings through collaborative curricula and special seminars. Although the library and other collection areas are not open to the public, the museum is open to the research community by appointment. The Wolfsonian also hosts visiting scholars through its competitive fellowship program, established in 1993. You may download information on the fellowship program or call 305.535.2613 or e-mail research@thewolf. fiu.edu for further information.
The Wolfsonian also plays a leading role in the Association of Research Institutes in Art History, whose members include the National Gallery of Art, the Getty Research Institute, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (see www.fiu.edu/ ~ariah).
Source: http://www.wolfsoni an.fiu.edu/ education/ research/ index.html
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