The Center for Museum Studies, Smithsonian Institution, anounces its 1995 - 1996 Workshop Series Skills training and professional development opportunities specially designed to meet the information and resource needs of small, emerging, culturally specific and rural museums. All workshops take place at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. October 30 - November 3, 1995: INTRODUCTION TO INTERPRETATION IN MUSEUMS Learn methods for using storytelling, dramatizations, historical reenactments, living history and other performing arts genres to educate and entertain your visitors. Application Deadline: September 15, 1995 January 22 - 26, 1996: INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM MANAGEMENT Develop a strategic plan and implementation process that responds to the realities of small community museums of the 1990s. Application Deadline: November 24, 1995 April 15 - 19, 1996: INTRODUCTION TO CREATING MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS Discover the elements of creating and mounting exhibitions that appeal to diverse audiences and support your museum's mission. Application Deadline: February 16, 1996 September 16 - 20, 1996: INTRODUCTION TO CARING FOR MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Explore practical techniques for documenting and caring for an object, from its arrival at the loading dock to its placement in an exhibition or storage space. Application Deadline: July 19, 1996 For further information and application materials, contact: Workshop Series Center for Museum Studies MRC 427 Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20560 e-mail [log in to unmask] fax - 202-357-3346 Bruce C. Craig Internet: [log in to unmask] Office of Museum Programs Smithsonian Institution A&I 2235-MRC427 Washington, DC 20560 (202) 357-3148 FAX:(202) 357-3346