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Providing collection care, preservation and conservation treatment services to collectors and collecting institutions. |
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Training
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Online Museum Classes
Description: Museum Management is complex. A museum exists to preserve collections and educate, but it is also an institution that must employ sound business practices while being accountable to the public as a non-profit organization. Participants will gain an understanding of the requirements for museum administration and the processes used to run a successful museum. Elements required to efficiently and effectively run a museum will be covered, and we will engage in discussions about the changing cultural climate that may effect museum operations. Course Outline 1. Introduction 2. Legal and Planning Documents 3. Staff Responsibilities, Organization, & Personnel Management 4. Strategic Planning 5. Budget Management and Accountability 6. Collections Management 7. Facilities Management 8. Marketing and Community Relations 9. Development and Membership 10. Public Programs and Evaluation 11. Overview Future Trends Course Book: Museum Administration: An Introduction By Hugh H. Genoways (University of Nebraska State Museum) and Lynne M. Ireland (Nebraska State Historical Society), Series: American Association for State and Local History, AltaMira Press, 2003 Logistics: Participants in Museum Management work through sections the above sections on their own. Instructor Susan Near is available for scheduled email support. Materials and resources include online literature and references, slide lectures and dialog between students and online chats led by the instructor. The course is limited to 20 participants. Museum Management runs four weeks.. Please sign up at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble with either, please contact Helen Alten at helen@collectioncare.org
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Training Available
|--On-line Collection Care Classes--|--Regional Lectures & Workshops--|
|--Site Visits--|--Video-Conferencing Workshops--|--Campbell Center Curriculum--|--Other--|
