As winter draws to a close, I wanted to let you know about courses offered during
the summer by the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of
Victoria, on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia. This program is designed
for professionals working in the heritage and museum fields, and it stresses both
accessibility and flexibility to meet the needs of people working outside the
Victoria area.
 
Courses can be taken for credit toward a Diploma in Culural Conservation, or they
can be completed on a non-credit or transfer credit basis. We have two distance
education courses in museum studies and heritage conservation which are offered
in winter session, and approximately twenty-five advanced courses in related
topics that are offered in ten-day immersion formats throughout the year.  We
also offer short non-credit courses from time to time.
 
Bed and breakfast accommodation is available in University residences during the
summer.
 
Information and registration materials are available from: Cultural Resource
Management Program, Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria, PO Box
3030, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 3N6    Phone (604) 721 8462   Fax (604) 721 8774
and email: [log in to unmask]
 
The following courses are offered in our Summer Session - please let me know if
you would like to receive any additional information:
 
o o VISUAL IMAGING: DIGITIZING IN MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE AGENCIES
The information age is upon us, and one of the most exciting developments for
curators, researchers, and collections managers is the use of digital technology to
capture, retrieve and manipulate images and information. This three day course
examines the growing range of uses for visual imaging within museums and
heritage agencies, and explores related technical and management concerns. Case
studies, demonstrations and hands-on practice in the University's state of the art
imaging lab provide a sense of the range and potential for this powerful tool.
Topics include:
o imaging concepts and formats
o image management software and shareware
o integration with other systems
o project management strategies
o image exchange through Internet and other communication links
o integration with sound systems
 
Dates: May 2 - 4
Instructor: James R. Blackaby is a collections consultant with extensive experience
in the development of information management systems in museums and heritage
agencies.
Fee: $280 (Non-credit only)
 
o o CURATORSHIP: INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES
Indigenous peoples across Canada-and around the world-are reclaiming control
of their cultural heritage. This unique eleven-day course examines the indigenous
perspectives which are reshaping conventional curatorial practices and looks at
emerging forms of cultural stewardship. Lectures, discussions, field visits and
group projects are combined with participation in the international symposium
Curatorship: Indigenous Perspectives in Post-colonial Societies to provide an
innovative and varied learning experience.
 
In the first week of the course, participants will work with Gerald McMaster to
examine the changing ways in which indigenous cultures are represented in
museums and other settings, with a focus on curatorial tasks and responsibilities.
Topics to be covered include:
o collecting practices and their influence on existing collections
o representational practices, past and present
o cultural politics
o aboriginal perspectives/aboriginal museums
o issues and problems of acquisitions
 
In the second week of the course, participants will join indigenous and
non-indigenous museum people from throughout the Commonwealth in a series of
presentations and round-table discussions focussing on the following themes:
o realignment of relationships
o assertions of cultural autonomy
o redefining the keeping place
Course participants will be involved in all the formal, ceremonial and social aspects
of the Symposium and will prepare a related report as part of their assignment
work.
 
An optional study tour from May 14 to 16 to indigenous cultural centres and
museums including the Kwaguilth Museum on Quadra Island and the U'mista
Museum and Cultural Centre at Alert Bay is available to course participants and
symposium delegates. The fee for travel, accommodation and meals is currently
set at $390, although we are hopeful that sponsorships will allow us to reduce the
cost.
 
Dates:  May 9 - 19:  Coursework, May 9 - 13; Optional Study Tour, May  14 - 16;
Symposium, May 17 - 19
Instructor: Gerald McMaster is Curator of Contemporary Indian Art at the Canadian
Museum of Civilization. He iscurrently on study leave.
 
Fees: Credit or Non-credit Tuition - $580
Symposium Breaks, Lunches, Dinners and Receptions - $90
Optional Study Tour - $390
 
o o DEMYSTIFYING THE INTERNET
This workshop will introduce you to the basic concepts and tools that will give you
access to the ever-growing world communications network known as the internet.
Emphasis will be on practical skills and exercises that will be useful in the museum
and heritage field, and future directions, including user-friendly desktop tools for
the MAC and PC, will also be part of the discussion.
 
You will learn how to make programs and collections from your institution
available to the internet community and the general public, and how to collect and
compare similar
information about other institutions. You will also visit (electronically) museums
and galleries throughout the world. You will become a permanent member of the
Victoria Freenet, and will be able to practice your skills there after the course.
Date: June 2
Instructors: Cliff Quinn is the British Columbia Dogwood Network Coordinator, and
Gareth Shearman is a computer consultant who is President of the British Columbia
Freenet Association and Director of the Victoria Freenet
Fees: $80 (Non-credit only)
 
o o INTRODUCTION TO HERITAGE CONSERVATION
This three-week immersion course provides an introduction to the
philosophies and practices with shape the preservation of the built environment in
both Europe and North America. Course topics include:
 
o the conservation of architecture and related cultural resources within a
museum and urban context
o programs and practices in Canada and other countries
o procedures for site examination
o materials pathology
o site planning
o principles and techniques in the care, preservation, and maintenance of historic
sites and buildings
Professor Dr. Ivo Maroevic draws on his international experience in both the
heritage and museum fields to explore approaches to heritage conservation. He
takes a special focus on the impact of earthquakes and armed conflict on heritage
resources. Study visits to heritage properties in the Victoria area will be used to
illustrate the principles examined in this course.
 
Dates: June 6 - 24, 1991
Instructor: Professor Dr. Ivo Maroevic teaches museum studies and heritage
conservation at the University of Zagreb in Croatia.
Fees: Credit or Non-credit tuition $420
Course reading materials (provided in class) $30
 
 
o o HERITAGE LANDSCAPE AND GARDENS
The preservation of heritage landscapes-for their own values or as a context for
heritage buildings-requires a sound understanding of the history, science, and art
of landscape and garden design and maintenance. This course combines lectures,
workshops and field trips to landscape and garden sites in the Victoria area to
explore the following topics:
o defining 'heritage' landscapes
o history and philosophy of preservation
o approaches to preserving landscapes and criteria for restoration decision-making
o preservation tools: legislation, planning easements, registration and funding
o research techniques/sources
o methods of site examination
o landscape inventory/analysis
o evaluation of extant plant materials
o landscape archaeology
o history of plant introduction
o fieldwork techniques for 'reading' landscapes
o development of plant nomenclature as it applies to historic species
identification
o documentation and acquisition of historic plant materials
An overnight study tour to the University's heritage garden site on Lake Cowichan
will be included in the course.
 
Dates:  July 6-15
Instructor:  Professor Robert Harvey teaches landscape preservation with the
Department of Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University, and serves as a
consultant to numerous preservation projects across the United States.
Fees:  Credit or Non-credit tuition - $580
 
Plan ahead  . . .
Registration materials for the following courses in the Fall of 1994 will be
available in June:
 
o Credit/Non-credit courses
September 14 - 23         The Fabric of Heritage Buildings
October 12 - 21   Curatorship: Issues and Practices
November 14 - 23          Public Programming
 
o Distance Education Courses, from September 1994 - April 1995
HA 486 Introduction to Museum Studies
HA 487 Introductin to Heritage Conservation
 
o Short, Non-credit courses(dates to be determined)
Caring for Textiles
The Impact and Implications of the Freedom of Information Act
Totem Poles: Care and Preservation
New and Improved: BC's Heritage Legislation
Videoconference Series on Emergent Museum Issues
 
Joy Davis
Cultural Resource Management Program
University of Victoria
604-721-8462
FAx 604-721-8774
email  [log in to unmask]