Education and Professional Development
MAS offers diverse education, training, and professional development learning opportunities.
Our programs are designed for designed to meet the diverse needs of our members and our greater arts, culture, and heritage community. Our organization serves you - whether you are a volunteer, paid staff, museum board member, or simply interested in learning more about museums!
We engage with the greater arts, culture, and heritage community and work in partnership with like-minded organizations throughout the province to bring unique learning opportunities to our province.
To learn more about each program and service, browse through the side menu and contact us for more information.
Send Us Your Stories
We want to feature your museum in the next issue of Museums and Sustainability.
Our focus this year is environmental sustainability. If your museum has done something related to environmental sustainability—whether it’s programming related to a local creek, starting a recycling program in your museum, or installing an energy-efficient window—we want to hear from you.
To share your story, contact Dan by email at pdcoordinator@saskmuseums.org , or call 306-780-9241.
The Fall 2011 Education and Professional Development Calendar is Now Available!
Click on the following link to download the pdf: Education & PD Calendar Fall 2011
2011 Professional Development Survey Report
From October 6 to November 24, 2011, the Museums Association of Saskatchewan conducted a survey to aid in the planning and evaluation of its professional development activities. The following report summarizes the findings of the survey: 2011 Professional Development Survey Report
Visit our Resources page
for links to museum studies programs throughout Canada, websites
focusing on arts, culture, and heritage, and access to resources and
publications to further your own professional development.
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.
Contact
Us
If you need assistance, have questions, or want more
information, please contact us. We always want to hear your ideas and
suggestions for further professional development and learning opportunities.
Museums
Association of Saskatchewan
424 McDonald Street
Regina, SK
S4N 6E1
Telephone: 1-306-780-9279 or
Toll-Free in Saskatchewan: 1-866-568-7386
Fax: 1-306-780-9463
Wendy Fitch
Director of Museum Development
wendy.fitch@saskmuseums.org
P. 306-780-9280
Ele Radbourne
Administrative Assistant
mas@saskmuseums.org
MAS gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage Museums Assistance Program, Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust, and SaskCulture.
