MS101: Introduction to Museums
Instructor: John Simmons
Dates: Aug 5 to Sep 13, 2013
Location: online at www.museumclasses.org
Description:
The United States is blessed with more than 10,000 museums. We can only
guess at the world's total. While most people think of a well-staffed,
professionally run institution, the vast majority of museums are started
and run by people with little or no basic training in museum studies or
preservation. Introduction to Museums is crafted to change that. The
course introduces basic concepts, terminology and the role of various
staff members, including curators, registrars and directors.
Introduction to Museums is aimed at board members, interns and
volunteers, as well as anyone interested in becoming a museum
professional or learning more about the profession.
Logistics:
Participants in Introduction to Museums work through sections at their
own pace. Instructor John Simmons is available for scheduled email
support. Materials and resources include online literature and dialog
between students and online chats led by the instructor. The course is
limited to 20 participants.
Introduction to Museums runs four weeks. To learn more about the course,
go to http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms101.html If
you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
John E. Simmons runs Museologica, an independent consulting company, and
serves as Adjunct Curator of Collections at the Earth and Mineral
Sciences Museum and Art Gallery at Pennsylvania State University. He has
a B.S. in Systematics and Ecology and a Master's degree in Historical
Administration and Museum Studies. Simmons began his professional career
as a zoo keeper, then worked as collections manager at the California
Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of the University of
Kansas, where he also served as Director of the Museum Studies Program
until 2007. He received 2011 Carolyn L. Rose Award for outstanding
commitment to Natural History Collections Care and Management from the
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, the
Superior Voluntary Service Award from the American Association of
Museums and the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Mentoring of Graduate
Students from the University of Kansas. Simmons' publications include
three books, Herpetological Collecting and Collections Management
(2002), Cuidado, Manejo y Conservación de las Colecciones Biológicas
(2005, with Yaneth Muñoz-Saba), and Things Great and Small: Collections
Management Policies (2006). He consults, teaches, and does field work in
the US, Latin America and Asia. For more information visit his web site
MUSEOLOGICA
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Sales and Technology Manager
Northern States Conservation Center
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