The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University
of Victoria will be offering the following on-campus immersion
course for museum and heritage professionals from
January 31 - February 9. Please let us know if you like to receive
registration materials!
PRESERVING MARITIME HERITAGE
The legacies of our maritime past range from archival documents
and charts to floating vessels and shipwrecks. These artifacts are
complemented by a wealth of song, lore and crafts. Caring for this
diverse and fascinating heritage presents special challenges to
museums, heritage agencies and historic sites. In this immersion
course, we take a comprehensive look at the nature of maritime
heritage, the contexts in which it is preserved, and at the practical
problems and opportunities that exist as we seek to preserve and
interpret it effectively.
Course topics include:
- the growth and nature of maritime collections
- philosophical and ethical considerations
- current professional networks and resources
- approaches to preservation and conservation
- curatorial concerns and issues
- collections and information management systems
- preserving, maintaining and using floating vessels
- preserving/interpreting underwater archaeological sites
- approaches and resources for material culture research and
interpretation
We will explore a variety of maritime historic sites through field
work and practical exercises.
Dates: January 31 - February 9, 1996
Instructors: Garth Wilson, Curator of Marine Transportation,
National Museum of Science and Technology, and John Summers,
Curator, Marine Museum of Upper Canada
Fees: $589 (Canadian Funds)
DRAFT OUTLINE
Day 1 Charting the Course
- Introductions, course outline, learning objectives, grading practices,
assignments
- What is maritime heritage?
- Growth and nature of maritime collections
- The Canadian maritime heritage scence
- Introduction to material culture studies, definitions, theory, non-maritime
examples
- Maritime material culture, discussion focussed on a maritime artifact but not
including popular culture segment
Day 2 Maritime Heritage: The Museum Context (To Be Confirmed)
- Meet at Maritime Museum for tour
- Tour of Victoria waterfront with heritage emphasis
- Tour of Royal British Columbia Museum maritime exhibits
Day 3 Early Encounters: First Nations Maritime Heritage
- Aboriginal maritime culture
- Early Exploration and contact
Heritage Afloat: Preserving Ships and Boats
- Preserving, documenting, maintaining and using large vessels, ships
ascomponents of the maritime experience
- Preserving, documenting, maintaining and using small craft
- Discussion, wrap-up of week, questions about assignments and upcoming field
trip
Day 4 Maritime Museology
- Collections development; interpretive planning and the role of the artifact;
the "new" maritime museum and the education vs. entertainment issue
- Re-developing a Maritime Museum: A Case Study, including collections
survey, audience research and interpretive and programme planning
- Maritime Culture and Maritime Work
- Film, "The Mariner", from the Mariners' Museum
- Maritime oral history research and seamans' culture
Day 5 Field Trip (To Be Confirmed)
- Vans and ferry to Tsawassen/Vancouver, interpretive tour of ferry
operations during trip
- North Vancouver Museum and Archives, tour of Versatile Pacific Shipyard
- Port of Vancouver harbour tour
Day 6 Maritime Exhibit Planning Exercise
- Discussion of Vancouver trip
- Group assignment
- Preserving Maritime Skills
- Victoria Harbour, tour of sail training vessel(s) and presentation
Day 7 Museums and Submerged Heritage
- Underwater archaeology
- Guided discussion of curatorial issues regarding submerged cultural
resources, including Titanic, Atlantic, Breadalbane, etc.
- Maritime Structures Ashore
- Site visit to Esquimalt dockyard or to Fisgard Light
Day 8 Day O' Reckoning
- Discussion of tour day before
- Group presentations
- Course wrap-up
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Joy Davis, Program Director
Cultural Resource Management Program
University of Victoria
Phone 604-721-8462
FAX 604-721-8774
email [log in to unmask]
For detailed Program information, please visit our Web Site at
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/crmphome.htm
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