Spirituality in museums - evocative and comforting, or controversial and
exploitive? How do you and your institution honour your responsibilities
to stakeholders with diverse beliefs, values, and needs while staying
true to your organizational goals, educational mandate, and professional
ethics? 

If issues regarding sacred objects and spirituality, or questions of
authenticity, voice, and moral position have been raised in your museum
and community, then you need to join Elaine Heumann Gurian and other
established museum professionals from across North America in a unique
opportunity to consider the private and public roles that spirituality
plays in museums and cultural institutions. Spend three insightful days
exploring the diverse means that institutions use to share spiritual and
secular messages through collections, exhibitions, programs, and
activities, and determine how your institution can build responsible
management practices. 

This open-ended conversation, hosted by the University of Victoria's
Cultural Resource Management Program and facilitated by Elaine Heumann
Gurian, welcomes all with a view to share on the role that museums play
in sharing information of either a religious, secular, or scientific
nature. 

For more information on workshop fees and logistics please visit our
website at:
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/museums-spirituality.aspx  

Dates: March 30 to April 1, 2006 

Location: Dunsmuir Lodge, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Register at: https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/spirituality_reg.aspx
before March 1. Late registrations will be accepted should space allow!

Accommodation: Dunsmuir Lodge (http://www.dunsmuirlodge.com/) $110 CAD
per person per night plus taxes. Dunsmuir Lodge is located 25 minutes
north of downtown Victoria, a short drive from the airport and ferry
terminals. Please note other accommodation options are available in and
around the City of Victoria.

Facilitator: Elaine Heumann Gurian is a consultant/advisor to a number
of museums and visitor centers that are beginning, building or
reinventing themselves. 

For more information, please contact: 
Lisa Mort-Putland, Program Coordinator
Cultural Resource Management Program 
Continuing Studies, University of Victoria 
PO Box 3030 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6 
Tel: 250 721-6119 Fax: 250 721-8774 
Email: [log in to unmask]
Visit our Web site! http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp
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