Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 10:18:30 -0500
To: museum list
From: Kit Neumann <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Winedale Museum Seminar, Nov 5-16, 2000

The Winedale Museum Seminar on Administration & Interpretation, Nov. 5-16, 2000, is a ten day residential training program 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, legal issues, volunteer management, web site design, object research, historical photos, educational programming, living history, 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 Center for American History, University of Texas.  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 $600 covers room and board and all materials including a seminar manual.  Deadline for applications is Sept. 19, 2000.  For details, information or an application contact:
Kit Neumann, Seminar Coordinator
Texas Historical Commission
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512/463-5756