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Develop your professional knowledge and skills through the offerings of
the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria
The Cultural Resource Management Program is pleased to offer short
campus-based courses for professionals, volunteers and board members in
museums, art galleries, cultural institutions, heritage sites and
related organizations. Courses are designed to address core competencies
and emerging needs of the sector and are taught by recognized leading
professionals.
You interact with colleagues from across North America and beyond,
participate in stimulating learning activities, and relate your learning
to the practical issues and realities of your workplace and community.
Courses can be taken individually for credit or non-credit or towards a
comprehensive diploma or focused professional specialization
certificate.
On-Campus or On-Location Courses for Spring 2008:
The New Web: Interactive and Collaborative Technologies
https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488h-web.aspx
January 21-26
Explore the new generation of Web-based technologies that enable your
organization to create compelling online experiences and to engage
diverse communities in meaningful interactions.
Instructor: Jim Spadaccini, Principal, IDEUM www.ideum.com
Caring for Collections
https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488d-D.aspx
February 11-16
Investigate the physical characteristics of various types of museum
collections, the ways they are affected by a range of environmental
factors, and the preventive conservation and treatment policies and
procedures that are utilized to ensure the safe-keeping of artifacts and
specimens in storage, on exhibit, in transit, and when in use for
research and programming purposes.
Instructor: Susan L. Maltby, collections conservator in private practice
in Toronto
Building Knowledge: Museums and Research
https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488m-building.aspx
February 25-March 1
Explore the central roles of disciplinary, community, and organizational
research within museums, along with the challenges encountered as we
seek to generate and share knowledge.
Instructors: Dr. Mark Graham, Director of Research at the Canadian
Museum of Nature and Dr. Debra Graham, independent curator
Approaches to Historic Site Stewardship: Perspectives from Monte Alban
https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha489e-approaches.aspx
March 2-8
Travel to Monte Alban, the spectacular World Heritage Site in Oaxaca,
Mexico to explore heritage and archaeological site management strategies
that emphasize sustainability, and partnerships with local communities,
and that integrate best practices in site planning and visitor services.
Instructors: Nelly Robles Garcia, Director of Monte Alban's
Archaeological Zone and Dr. Jack Corbett, Associate Professor, Portland
State University and the Instituto Tecnologico de Oaxaca
Exhibition Design and Installation
https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488k.aspx
March 31- April 5
Create innovative exhibits that provide meaningful contexts in which
objects can be presented, shared and enjoyed through this lively and
hands-on exploration of principles and practice.
Instructor: Alan Graves, principal, Alan Graves Design, a Victoria-based
exhibit and graphic design company.
Conserving Historic Structures
https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha489j.aspx
April 14-19
Enhance your understanding of the complex characteristics of heritage
structures, systems and materials and develop a framework for planning
appropriate conservation processes.
Instructor: Harold Kalman
Managing the Museum's External Environment
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/ha488m-external.aspx
April 21-26
One of the most critical aspects of managing museums is to strategically
manage the environment they operate within. Consider local, regional,
national and international contexts and develop your preparedness to
address a range of influencing social, political and economic factors in
order to strengthen your organizational outcomes and success
Instructor: David Fleming, Director of National Museums Liverpool, past
President of the UK Museums Association, and President of the
International Committee on Museum Management
For more information on our Program and its offerings, please visit our
website at http://www.continuingstudies.uvic.ca/crmp/ or contact:
Anissa Paulsen
Cultural Resource Management Program
Division of Continuing Studies
University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 3N6 CANADA
T: (250) 721-6119
F: (250) 721-8774
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