Current course offerings

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Course description

This course will provide a thorough knowledge of the key theoretical and methodological principles of collections management and care in museums and galleries. It will examine, through museum visits and hands - on learning, current practices and policies including: materials identification, preventative conservation and the ethics and due diligence involved in contemporary conservation, handling and packing, the documentation and data management systems involved in collection registration, collection acquisitions, loans and copyright, collection disposal, environment and sustainability, disaster and emergency planning, and seeking professional advice.

Archived offerings