Tutor information
Amy Halliday
Amy Halliday is a contemporary art curator, museum educator, and arts consultant from South Africa who currently works across the USA and UK. She has Masters degrees in Art History (UCL) and Teaching (Smith College) and over a decade of experience working at the interdisciplinary intersection of art and academia, including as Director of the Center for the Arts at Northeastern University, Boston, and as Director of the Hampshire College Art Gallery, Amherst, MA.
Courses
Collecting, organizing, and displaying things appears to be a universal human impulse. This course provides an introduction to the history and role of museums in society, and asks questions about the future of museums in a changing world.
Explore the art of six global cities (Constantinople, Naples, Isfahan, Rio de Janeiro, Lucknow and Cape Town) and discover how cities have been sites of artistic exchange and encounter – where artists, ideas, knowledge, materials and objects interact.
Go behind the scenes of the exhibitions, archives, and upcoming building renovations of Modern Art Oxford with artists and curators: explore the changing nature of the institution and its audiences, and participate in shaping the future of the museum.
Explore the profound impact of language in museums – its power in shaping inclusivity, acknowledging history and breaking stereotypes. Gain the tools and strategies needed to assess and improve language for a more inclusive and respectful space.