Reminder that this course starts on Monday, August 4th.

Paranormal Investigations in Museums and Historic Sites - Online Class
August 4, 2014
Three-Week Online Course - $150                                                                                                    

Do you want to know more about paranormal investigations in museums and historic sites?

Have you been approached by a paranormal group to investigate your museum or historic site? Have you thought about developing your own ghost tour or program? Are you a paranormal investigator who wants to understand how museums and historic sites work and about their policies for access? Have you ever wondered what this is all about?

Increasingly museums and historic sites are approached by paranormal teams or investigators – and many have started to allow access on a fee basis and some have partnered with local paranormal teams or have developed their own special ghost programs and tours to bring visitors in who have curiosity about this. If done right, it is a great way to increase revenue and to teach history and folklore in an exciting new way for your visitors.

This short course will bridge both sides to create awareness in both groups. You will learn about the paranormal and how teams and investigators conduct their investigations – both the theories and methods will be detailed with real life examples. Those in the paranormal will learn about the mission of museums and historic sites and why there are policies in place to protect and preserve the sites and their collections. We will review museum policies for outside groups and why museums have these policies and how they should be applied to paranormal investigations. The pro's and con's of allowing this sort of access will be reviewed. At the end we will ask each participant to formulate their own draft policy / program / research plan for a museum or historic site.

The course is all done on your own time and schedule. Each Monday you will receive a link where you can download the readings for that week. Discussion and questions will all be done via email. The course is structured so you can fit this into your busy schedule.

Click here to register (registration is limited):
http://paranormalmuseumclass2.eventbrite.com

If you have any questions feel free to email me.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Senior Conservator & Museum Consultant
Los Angeles CA  USA
www.cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com


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