*MS101: Introduction to Museums Instructor: John Simmons Price: $475 (*Through December 15, take 10% off all 2011 museumclasses.org courses) *Dates: Jan 10 to Feb 18, 2011 Location: online at www.museumclasses.org Description:* The United States is blessed with more than 10,000 museums. We can only guess at the world's total. While most people think of a well-staffed, professionally run institution, the vast majority of museums are started and run by people with little or no basic training in museum studies or preservation. *Introduction to Museums* is crafted to change that. The course introduces basic concepts, terminology and the role of various staff members, including curators, registrars and directors. *Introduction to Museums* is aimed at board members, interns and volunteers, as well as anyone interested in becoming a museum professional or learning more about the profession. *Course Outline* 1. Introduction 2. What is a Museum? 3. The History and Future of Museums 4. Models of Museums 5. Roles in the Museum 6. Conclusion *Text Book:* Alexander, Edward & Mary, _Museums in Motion_, Alta Mira Press (2007) (Portions of this book are available at Google books) *Logistics:* Participants in *Introduction to Museums* work through sections at their own pace. Instructor John Simmons is available for scheduled email support. Materials and resources include online literature and dialog between students and online chats led by the instructor. The course is limited to 20 participants. 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:* *John E. Simmons* runs Museologica, an independent consulting company, and serves as Adjunct Curator of Collections at the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum and Art Gallery at Pennsylvania State University. He has a B.S. in Systematics and Ecology and a Master's degree in Historical Administration and Museum Studies. Simmons began his professional career as a zoo keeper, then worked as collections manager at the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas, where he also served as Director of the Museum Studies Program until 2007. He received the Superior Voluntary Service Award from the American Association of Museums and the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Mentoring of Graduate Students from the University of Kansas. Simmons' publications include three books, Herpetological Collecting and Collections Management (2002), Cuidado, Manejo y Conservación de las Colecciones Biológicas (2005, with Yaneth Muñoz-Saba), and Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies (2006). He consults, teaches, and does field work in the US, Latin America and Asia. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).