The Winedale Museum Seminar on Administration & Interpretation will be held November 8-19, 1998.  The ten day residential training program is designed to improve the quality and promote the continuing development of museums, historical organizations and cultural institutions.  The seminar is open to staff members and experienced volunteers of museums, historic sites and cultural organizations of all sizes.  Participants are selected through an application process.  Topics include:  administrative issues, grant writing, trustee relations, volunteer management, interpreter training, object research, historical photos, educational programming, living history, marketing, program evaluation, design and fabrication of exhibits, conservation of collections, security and special events.  Twenty participants live dormitory style at the Winedale Historical Center, a property administered by the University of Texas Center for American History.  The peaceful environment creates an ambiance noted for enhancing concentration on seminar issues and enabling participants to relax and escape the stressful pressures of the workplace.  Home cooking, large porches with rocking chairs, and beautiful sunsets over the small lake offset the intense pace of seminar activities.  A registration fee of $550 covers room and board and all materials including a seminar manual.   Deadline for applications is Sept. 22, 1998.   For details, information or an application contact:
Kit Neumann, Seminar Coordinator
Texas Historical Commission; P O Box 12276, Austin, TX 78711
512/463-5756  [log in to unmask]