ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria,
British Columbia Canada is pleased to offer the following 3-day workshop
opportunity for professionals and volunteers working in museums,
heritage sites, cultural centres and galleries and supporting arts or
cultural groups.
Museums and Spirituality
Evocative and comforting, or controversial and conflicting - this
open-ended conversation with other senior museum professionals provides
you with a unique opportunity to consider the private and public roles
that spirituality plays in museums and cultural institutions, and to
explore the diverse means that institutions use to share spiritual and
secular messages through exhibitions, programs, and activities. Engage
in dialogue and discovery to strengthen your understanding of:
*the role that spiritual influences play in organizational culture and
decision-making
*how museums evolve towards or away from being a place for religious
ceremonial practice
*the presentation of sacred objects, relics, and intangible collections
*the objectification and disassociation of sacred objects in exhibitions
*the rational and spiritual explanation of nature and history,
evolution, and creationism in museums
This workshop welcomes all with a view to share on the role that museums
play in sharing information of either a religious, secular, or
scientific nature.
Dates: September 15 - 17, 2005
Please Register Here
(https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/spirituality_reg.aspx) by August 15,
2005
Fee: $540 (Canadian funds, non-credit participation option) includes
workshop fee, lunch, refreshments and snacks daily, and a three-course
dinner on Thursday September 15, 2005. A CDN $100 registration deposit
is required with each registration form.
Location: Dunsmuir Lodge, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Accommodation: Dunsmuir Lodge (http://www.dunsmuirlodge.com/) $110 per
person per night plus taxes. Dunsmuir Lodge is located 25 minutes north
of downtown Victoria, a short drive from the airport and ferry
terminals.
Please note other accommodation options are available in and around the
City of Victoria.
Facilitator: Elaine Heumann Gurian
Elaine Heumann Gurian is a consultant/advisor to a number of museums and
visitor centers that are beginning, building or reinventing themselves.
Resource Persons
Tom Hill, curator, writer, art historian, volunteer, and artist, has
played an influential role in the development of Aboriginal visual arts.
He has curated several exhibitions, including Beyond History in 1989 for
the Vancouver Art Gallery and Masterworks of Native American Identity
and Belief for the National Museum of the American Indian in New York in
1994.
Mary Sue Sweeney Price is the director and CEO of the Newark Museum, a
leader in museum education and community access based on extraordinary
collections reflecting world cultures, resulting in perhaps the most
diverse audience of any major American art museum.
The workshop description and registration form are available by
contacting us at [log in to unmask] or by visiting our web site at
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/courses/museums-spirituality.aspx
For more information please contact:
Lisa Mort-Putland, Program Coordinator
Cultural Resource Management Program
Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6
Tel: 250 721-6119 Fax: 250 721-8774
Email: [log in to unmask]
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