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MS101: Introduction to Museums
              Nov 2 - Nov 27, 2009
              Course Description & Info - Student Login
              Price: $475     [Add to Cart]   [View Cart]
              Instructor: Kiersten Latham



Description:
By some estimates there are more than 10,000 museums in the United States alone. While most people think of a well-staffed, professionally run institution, the vast majority of museums are started and run by people with little or no basic training in museum studies or preservation. Introduction to Museums is crafted to change that. The course introduces basic concepts, terminology and the role of various staff members, including curators, registrars and directors. Introduction to Museums is aimed at board members, interns and volunteers, as well as anyone interested in becoming a museum professional or learning more about the profession.

Course Outline
Week 1. What is a Museum?
Week 2. History of Museums
Week 3. Museum Models
Week 4. Roles in the Museum

Participants in Introduction to Museums work through sections at their own pace. Instructor Kiersten F. Latham is available for scheduled email support. Materials and resources include online literature, slide lectures and dialog between students and online chats led by the instructor. The course is limited to 20 participants.

Introduction to Museums runs four weeks.. Please sign up at
http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen@collectioncare.org


The Instructor:
Kiersten F. Latham teaches museum management for the Michigan State University MS program as well as museum studies courses in the Bowling Green State University (Ohio) Public History program. Recently, she was the acting coordinator of the museum studies program at the University of Kansas. She has nearly 20 years of experience working in museums including as the curator of collections at the Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center. Her interests include the meaning of objects, philosophy and history of the museum, and psychology of visitor experiences. She has worked in history, art, anthropology, science and children's museums as an academic and professional.




MS101: Introduction to Museums
              Nov 2 - Nov 27, 2009
              Course Description & Info - Student Login
              Price: $475     [Add to Cart]   [View Cart]
              Instructor: Kiersten Latham








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