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Early Bird Deadline for March Online Courses ends February 6, 2016
An Early Bird Discount will be available for anyone who signs up for a full length course from museumclasses.org 30 days prior to the start of that course.
Sign up for a full length course up to 30 days prior to its start and pay only $399.00!
For our course list or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/course-list
To take advantage of this discount, you must enter coupon code EARLYBIRD at checkout at collectioncare.org
March 2016 Courses
MS 008: Buy In: Getting All of Staff to Support Preservation
March 7 to 11, 2016
Instructor: Helen Alten
Location: http://museumclasses.org
Description:
To get anything done in your museum, you often need to get other staff to support the idea. All too often, preservation is left to one or two staff members and others believe it doesn't apply to them. For example, it is hard to successfully implement a pest management plan without full staff support. Everyone must buy into the notion of preservation. But how? Readings will introduce some ideas and participants in this course will brainstorm with Helen about what works, what might work - and what doesn't.
For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/buy-getting-all-staff-support-preservation-line-short-course
MS 108: Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer Programs
March 7 to April 1, 2016
Instructor: Karin Hostetter
Location: http://museumclasses.org
Description:
Volunteers are essential for most non-profit institutions. But good volunteers aren't born -- they are made. Even though they don't get paychecks, it takes time and money to have effective volunteers. Fundamentals of Museum Volunteer Programs teaches the basics of a strong volunteer program. Topics include recruiting, training and rewarding volunteers, as well as preparing staff. Instruction continues through firing and liabilities. Participants will end up with sound foundational knowledge for starting a new or strengthening an existing volunteer program based on a nine-step process.
For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/fundamentals-museum-volunteer-programs-line-course
MS 109: Museum Management
March 7 to April 8, 2016
Instructor: Sue Near
Location: http://museumclasses.org
Description:
Sound business practices are critical for a museum to fulfill its mission. Sounds like vegetables, right? Museum management is complex. A museum exists to preserve collections and educate, but it is also an institution that must employ sound business practices while being accountable to the public as a non-profit organization. Instructor Sue Near teaches participants how to administer a successful museum efficiently and effectively. Participants will engage in discussions about the changing cultural climate and its effect on museum operations.
For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/museum-management-line-course
March 7 to April 15, 2016
Instructor: Helen Alten
Location: http://museumclasses.org
Description:
Every museum object is unique, but items made of similar materials share characteristics. Museum Artifacts gives participants an understanding of the materials and processes used to make objects - knowledge that better prepares them to decide how to care for their collections. Participants study two objects that represent all materials found in our museums. Through an in-depth analysis of their components, participants explore all possible objects found in any museum.
For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/museum-artifacts-how-they-were-made-and-how-they-deteriorate-line-course
MS 215: Care of Archaeological Artifacts from the Field to the Lab
March 7 to April 1, 2016
Instructor: Diana Komejan
Location: http://museumclasses.org
Description:
Archaeological finds come out of the ground fragile - and they often stay that way. Yet archaeologists and museum professionals have few clear guidelines for handling, moving, storing and displaying such materials. Participants in Care of Archaeological Artifacts From the Field to the Lab learn techniques for safely lifting and packing artifacts, safe transportation and temporary and permanent storage. The course also covers a broad range of excavation environments, including the Arctic, wet sites, tropical and temperate. Though Care of Archaeological Artifacts is not intended to train archaeological conservators, it is designed to help participants understand what can and can't be done to save the artifacts they unearth.
For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/care-archaeological-artifacts-field-lab-line-course
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