Professional Development

CERTIFICATE IN MUSEUMS STUDIES

As part of its mandate to promote professionalism and skills development within the museum community, the Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador provides a Certificate in Museum Studies. This program provides museum workers with a general introduction into current theories, standards, and best practices for museums. The content of the certificate program is based on topics covered in MANL’s Best Practices publication.

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MIDDAY MUSEUMS

Join MANL for Midday Museums, a series of webinars, discussion sessions and networking events, set for noon on the last Tuesday of each month. Put that monthly lunch hour Midday Museums date in your calendars! We’ll gather on Zoom and sometimes in person/hybrid, to talk about funding applications, collections management, supervising student staff and other topics.

All sessions are completely free of charge.

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ONGOING TRAINING

July 11-25 Introduction to Museum Education and Children’s Programming

APPLY FOR A CMA BURSARY!

With the support of the Government of Canada, the CMA is pleased to offer The Emerging Professional Development Bursaries to assist museum professionals in their professional development. MANL encourages all its members to apply for the Emerging Professional Development Bursary. PLEASE NOTE: You must apply for a bursary four weeks before the event you are planning to attend.

The Emerging Professional Development Bursaries are given out to promote the exchange of knowledge and learning between museum professionals at the beginning of their careers. The program provides financial assistance to individuals to attend short courses, seminars, and workshops, including with costs of travel, accommodation and registration fees.

Email: bursaries@museums.ca
Fax: (613) 233-5438