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Education and Professional Development

MAS offers diverse education, training, and professional development learning opportunities.  For more information, please click on the links or contact us. 

Certificate in Community Museum Studies Program
The Coaching Program
Community Trainers - Currently seeking new Trainers. Click on the link to learn more. 
Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Program
Standards for Boards
Network Knowledge Exchange
The Art of Grant-Writing
The Museums and Sustainability Initiative

Museums Association of Saskatchewan - Fall 2010 Education and Professional Development

Our complete Fall-Winter 2010-11 Education and Professional Development Calendar will be available in late summer/early fall. Watch our website for updates.  If you are a MAS member, you will receive the complete calendar in your museum's mailbox.

 

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Canadian Conservation Institute
Products Used for Display, Storage and Transportation

This two-day workshop provides an overview of products commonly used for mounting, displaying, and storing museum objects. Products covered include woods, papers, paints, plastics, textiles, etc. The use of silica gels and sorbents is discussed, and spot tests to identify some products are demonstrated. Options to avoid problems related to off-gassing or staining are provided. Teaching methods include PowerPoint presentations, examination of samples, group discussion, and a tour of a storage and/or exhibition area. Participants are invited to bring samples for discussion. Note that products used for treatment of objects are not covered in this workshop.

Date: Thursday, October 14 and Friday October 15, 2010.
Time: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK
Cost: $175 includes GST and lunch.  Please bring your own snacks.
Registration is limited to 20 participants.  Register early to avoid disappointment! 

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Certificate in Community Museum Studies
Museums and Community

The museum has the potential to be a cultural and social hub within the community - many museums already are! With a blend of theory and practice, this two-day course explores the changing place museums hold in our communities and emphasizes current practices when planning, assessing, and implementing museum-community initiatives. You will learn new skills and share ideas around determining community and audience needs, working with diverse groups, and developing a community engagement plan.

Date: Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25, 2010.
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, Moose Jaw, SK
Cost: MAS member - $100/course or $90 if two or more from same institution
         Non-MAS member - $140 per course
         Student - $75
Registration is limited to 20 participants.  Register early to avoid disappointment! 

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CMA Travel Bursaries

The Canadian Museums Association Travel Bursaries are available to assist museum professionals (including volunteers) to attend professional development activities. For more details on the CMA Bursary Program, please visit CMA website at http://www.museums.ca, and click on “Bursary Program”, under “Funds” or contact Véronique Chikuru at (613) 567-0099 ext 228.
Update: The new deadline for applications is three weeks prior to the event. There is a dollar limit for each event; don't wait to apply.
Please note: This is not a MAS-directed program.  Any inquiries should be directed to CMA contact noted above.

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Museum Studies Programs
Are you looking for additional training, education, and professional development learning opportunities?

Canadian Heritage Information Network Professional Exchange: http://www.pro.rcip-chin.gc.ca/

Ontario Museums Association Professional Development: http://www.museumsontario.com/pd/index.shtml

Alberta Museums Association: http://www.museums.ab.ca/main.aspx

Association of Manitoba Museums: http://www.museumsmanitoba.com/

University of Victoria Cultural Resource Management Program: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/cultural/


Please note: This list is not comprehensive.  Additions will be made.  These links take you to websites that are not part of MAS.  MAS is not responsible for the content or location of these websites.  If you would like your website posted here, please contact us for further information.