MS256: Establishing a Museum
Instructor: Claudia Nicholson
Dates: July 2 to July 27, 2012
Price: $475
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Establishing a museum – or even just expanding or enhancing one – can be 
quite daunting. It is a job that demands a clear community vision and an 
organized approach, which make a tremendous difference for the museum’s 
future. Establishing a Museum will provide the facts and comprehensive 
advice you need to undertake this endeavor. This includes considering 
how your museum can get the community and financial support it needs. 
The course walks students through specific steps and considerations to 
clarify the process of establishing and maintaining a successful museum. 
These steps include writing a mission statement, understanding community 
expectations, and establishing a collections policy. Students will 
explore the potential role of the museum within their community and key 
considerations when establishing a museum. Topics include collections 
care, community expectations and benefit, registration, the role of 
traditional culture and language within the museum setting, exhibitions, 
conservation, staffing and financial management.

Logistics:
Participants in Establishing a Museum work through sections on their 
own. Materials and resources include online literature, slide lectures 
and dialog between students and the instructor through online forums. 
The course is limited to 20 participants.

Establishing a Museum runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the course, 
please pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have 
trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]

The Instructor:
Claudia Nicholson is Executive Director of the North Star Museum of Boy 
Scouting and Girl Scouting in North St. Paul, MN. Claudia began her 
career in museums at the National Archives in Washington, DC. After 
earning her Masters Degree in History Museum Studies from the 
Cooperstown Graduate Program, she became Curator of Collections for the 
South Dakota State Historical Society in Pierre. While there, she worked 
with a Native American advisory committee to create a groundbreaking 
exhibit on Sioux life in South Dakota. After seven years, she moved to 
St. Paul to become a curator at the Minnesota Historical Society. She 
has 32 years experience in museums and historical organizations.

-- 
Brad Bredehoft
Sales and Technology Manager
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org

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