MS109: Museum Management
Instructor: Sue Near
Dates: May 6 through June 7, 2013
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org
Description:
Sound business practices are critical for a museum to fulfill its
mission. Sounds like vegetables, right? 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. Instructor Sue
Near teaches participants how to administer a successful museum
efficiently and effectively. Participants will engage in discussions
about the changing cultural climate and its effect on museum operations.
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 six weeks. To learn more about the course and
reserve a spot, go to http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you
have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
Susan Near is special projects manager at the Montana Historical Society
in Helena. Prior positions at the Historical Society include director of
museum services (1989-2007), curator of collections (1984-1989), and
registrar (1982-1984). She also worked as collections research
specialist at the Valley Forge Historical Society in Pennsylvania. She
has been curator for more than 20 major exhibitions ranging from western
art to decorative arts, and has conducted material culture research
covering a broad range of collections. Near co-authored Montana's State
Capitol:The People's House, Montana Historical Society Press, 2002. Near
has extensive administrative experience especially in grant-writing,
heritage tourism, educational outreach, public relations, marketing,
planning for new museum construction, and project and event management.
She is an accreditation visiting committee member for the American
Association of Museums, has conducted peer reviews for the Museums
Assessment Program, and has reviewed and served on grants panels for the
Institute for Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for
the Humanities. Ms. Near is a graduate of the Museum Studies Program at
the University of Delaware and the Getty's Museum Management Institute.
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Brad Bredehoft
Sales and Technology Manager
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org
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