ISSI’s Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native
American Issues announces:
Native AmericanMuseum Studies Institute:
A Professional Development Opportunity for Tribal Museum
Professionals
June 2-6, 2014
To Be Held At University of California, Berkeley
Goal is to develop the capacity of tribal community members
to:
• Conserve and
revitalize tribal cultural heritage
• Foster
tribal representations and partnerships
• Educate
tribal and non-tribal communities through museum development and exhibits
Workshop topics will include:
• Collections
Management and Cataloging
•
Conservation/Collections Care
• Curation and
Exhibit Design
• Educational
Programming
• Museum
Management
• Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
• Museum
Fundraising
• Tribal
Partnerships and Collaborations with Counties, States, and Agencies
Eligibility:
• Priority
will be given to those already working or volunteering with a tribe’s
collection in a museum or in another tribal cultural preservation project
• Those
planning a museum or other cultural preservation project may also apply and may
be accepted depending upon availability
Expense:
• The training
is tuition free to the participants; lunch is provided
• Participants
will be responsible for their other meals, lodging, and travel expenses (see
website for more details). Partial travel stipends may be available in case of
financial need.
Application:
• Review of
applications will begin on March 3, 2014.
• Space is
limited
• Application
form and complete application instructions can be downloaded from our website
at crnai.berkeley.edu or obtained via fax or mail by calling 510-643-7238.
Sponsors:
-Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American
Issues, UC Berkeley
-California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
-Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, UC Berkeley
Co-Sponsors:
C.N. Gorman Museum, UC Davis
Center for Digital Archaeology, UC Berkeley
For more information, call Deborah Lustig at 510-643-7238
or email namsiucb@gmail.com .
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