Application for Museums Concentration
*Visit www.smith.edu/museums for current application deadlines.
In addition to this form, please provide an unofficial transcript (printed from BannerWeb).
Name:
Email Address:
Year of
Graduation:
Campus Address:
Expected Major(s):
Expected Minor:
Phone:
Advisor:
Intended Focus for Concentration:
List any courses you have already
completed that could satisfy the
Museums Concentration requirements
(if you have taken MUX 118, please
note it here):
List any other relevant courses that
you are planning to take to apply
towards the Museums Concentration
requirements (if you haven’t taken
MUX 118, please note when you plan
to take it here):
List any practical experiences you
have already completed that could
satisfy the Museums Concentration
requirements:
General Museum Studies
Museum Education
Curatorial
Art Conservation
Statement of Interest
It’s helpful to the Advisory Committee to hear why the Museums Concentration interests you. Using the prompts below,
describe the path you imagine following through the Museums Concentration and where you hope it will lead you. Feel
free to share your aspirations even if it’s not clear specifically how you will achieve them; however, as many specifics as
you can provide will aid us in helping you tailor the program to meet your goals.
In 250 to 500 words on a separate sheet, describe how the Museums Concentration will fit into your overall Smith
experience and how it relates to your future goals:
 Describe one specific experience (in or outside of the classroom) that informs your desire to participate in the
Concentration.
o If the experience was a visit to a museum, for example, can you zero in on a particular moment during
that visit?
 How do you see the Museums Concentration connecting to your academic interests including your planned
major(s) and/or minor?
 What kinds of practical experiences do you want to pursue and what do you hope to learn from them?
Signature
My signature below indicates that all the information contained in this application is factually correct and honestly
presented.
Signature:
Date:
Please complete and submit this application and your unofficial transcript printed from BannerWeb to Emma
Cantrell at the Smith College Museum of Art:
Email: museduc@smith.edu
Campus Mail: Emma Cantrell, Museum of Art, Tryon Hall