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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UPCOMING TRAINING
November 13-27: Practical Things to Know About Running a Museum or Heritage Organization in Newfoundland and Labrador
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
PAST TRAINING
2024
MANL Midday Museums: Photographing Museum Objects on a Budget
MANL Midday Museums: Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums
MANL Midday Museums: Interpreting our Natural Heritage
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Museum Education & Children’s Programming
MANL Workshop: Hiring Summer Students
MANL Midday Museums: Decolonizing the GLAM Sector in NL
MANL Midday Museums: Let’s Talk Occupational Health and Safety!
MANL Midday Museums: Boxes Under the Bed
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Preventative Conservation
MANL Midday Museums: Let’s Talk About CEDP Funding!
CCI Workshop: Response Ready? Developing an Emergency Response Plan for Heritage Institutions
MANL Workshop: Phase Box and Encapsulation – Grand Falls-Windsor
MANL Workshop: Introductions to Museum Governance and Management
MANL Workshop: Phase Box and Encapsulation – Carbonear
BCMA Workshop: Hosting Successful Hybrid Events
MANL Midday Museums: Let’s Talk Digital!
2023
MANL Workshop: Public Programming for Museums: An Introduction
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Exhibit Development
2022
MANL Workshop: Public Programming for Museums: An Introduction
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Exhibit Development
CCI Workshop: Bug Bites
ANLA Webinar Series: Basic Archives – An Introduction to Archival Practice
YCW Workshop: Virtual Application Workshop
2021
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Collections Management
CCI Workshop: Introduction to the Identification and Care of Photographic Materials