The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of
Victoria is offering a six day course on way in which to strengthen
diversity in museum partnerships, programming, and staffing. Please
let us know if you would like to receive further information or
registration materials:
THE INCLUSIVE MUSEUM: Building Partnerships, Celebrating Differences
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Museums play a unique role in bringing together diverse peoples to
explore cultural heritage and to build understanding and
relationships.
This workshop discusses the many benefits of policies and practices
that promote and accommodate cultural diversity in the museum context,
and it explores ways in which museum governance, staffing, programming
and partnerships can be structured to ensure that museums are
reflective of and responsive to diverse communities. You will develop
your understanding of:
>> the nature, role, and changing expectations of communities
>> issues of perspective, ownership, representation, and expertise
>> strategies to accommodate cultural diversity within museum
mission, structure and programs
>> new approaches to governance and power sharing
>> the meaning and management of effective partnerships
>> approaches to achieving diversity among staff, trustees and
volunteers
>> principles and strategies for co-curating
>> ways of balancing divergent values, perspectives and interests
>> intercultural communication
>> methods for managing controversy/resolving conflict
This course involves a preparatory assignment
Instructor: Dr. Rex Ellis is Chair and Curator of the Division of
Cultural History of the National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, DC
Dates: May 17 - 20
Please register by: April 19
Fee: $589 (Canadian funds, credit or non-credit)
For more information, please contact:
Joy Davis, Program Director
Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria
Phone 250-721-8462 FAX 250-721-8774
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Website: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp
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UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSEUM & HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS
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UPCOMING IMMERSION COURSES:
Cultural Tourism May 3-8; The Inclusive Museum: Cultural Diversity
May 17-22; Museums at the Crossroads June 7-12; Integrated Use of
Cultural Heritage: Works of Art as Historical Evidence in
Conservation May 10-15 in Dubrovnik; Managing Archaeological
Information Oct 4-9; Heritage Area Conservation Oct 25-30; Planning
in Cultural Organizations Nov 1-6; Communicating Through Exhibitions
Nov 22-27
UPCOMING DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES:
Principles and Practices of Heritage Conservation Sept 1999-April
2000; Museum Principles and Practices Sept 1999-April 2000;
Collections Management October 1999-January 2000; Museum Information
Management January-April 2000
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