Cooperstown Graduate Program

Cooperstown Graduate Program
Established1964
FounderLouis C. Jones
Parent institution
State University of New York at Oneonta
DirectorGretchen Sorin
Address
5838 State Route 80
,
Cooperstown
,
New York

42°43′6″N 74°55′35″W / 42.71833°N 74.92639°W / 42.71833; -74.92639
CampusRural
Websitecgpmuseumstudies.org

The Cooperstown Graduate Program (CGP) is the first and oldest dedicated museum studies program within the United States. It provides a Master of Arts degree in Museum Studies, with concentrations in science museum studies and history museum studies. Part of the State University of New York at Oneonta, the Cooperstown Graduate Program is located in Cooperstown, known as the "village of museums." It is considered an important part of the development of public history within the United States.

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