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.
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.
UPCOMING TRAINING
October 6-7, 2026
Introduction to Inclusion & Reconciliation in Heritage with Jared T. Hogan & Jordan Hollahan • Core • Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
October 15, 2026
Heritage Interpretation 101: Presentation Skills with Anne Madden • Elective • Heart’s Content, NL
November 9-24, 2026
Introduction to Inclusion & Reconciliation in Heritage with Jared T. Hogan & Jordan Hollahan • Core • Online
December 1-18, 2026
Museums and Digital Communities with Erin Dee-Richard • Elective • Online
January – February, 2027
Basic Folklore and Oral History Interviewing with Terra Barrett • Core • Online
PAST TRAINING
MANL Workshop: Conscious and Critical Technology Adoption in Heritage
MANL Midday Museums: Digital Heritage: Budget-Friendly Tools
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Collections Management
MANL Midday Museums: Board Governance 101: Lead with Purpose (and Confidence!)
MANL Midday Museums: Museums and Volunteers in a New Era
MANL Midday Museums: WordPress Basics and Best Practices
WHAM Workshop: Basic Folklore and Oral History Interviewing
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Museum Exhibitions
MANL Midday Museums: AI Awareness
MUN/MANL Workshop: Introduction to Archaeological Conservation & Collections
MANL Midday Museums: Connecting Through Mentorship
Heritage NL Workshop: Care and Maintenance of Historic House Museums
CCI Workshop: Digital Photodocumentation of Museum Objects
MUN/MANL Workshop: Introduction to Reconciliation in Heritage
MUN/MANL Workshop: Introduction to Universal Design for Learning in Heritage
MANL Midday Museums: Introduction to Canva
MANL Midday Museums: Community Engagement in Exhibit Development
MANL Midday Museums: Let’s Talk Occupational Health and Safety!
MANL Workshop: Heritage Interpretation 101: Presentation Skills
MANL Midday Museums: Introduction to Environmental Monitoring
CAA (Canadian Archaeological Association) Workshop: Curation & Conservation with Memorial’s Donna Teasdale & Maria Lear
MANL Midday Museums: Understanding NL Wildlife & Its Connection to Heritage
MANL Workshop: Get Ready to Hire! Recruiting, Training & Supervising Seasonal Staff & Volunteers for Your Heritage Organization
MANL Workshop: Practical Things to Know About Running a Museum or Heritage Organization in Newfoundland and Labrador
MANL Midday Museums: How to Host a Scanning Party!
MANL Midday Museums: Decolonizing Heritage Spaces in NL
MANL Midday Museums: Memories in the Landscape
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!
MANL Workshop: Public Programming for Museums: An Introduction
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Exhibit Development
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
MANL Workshop: Introduction to Collections Management
CCI Workshop: Introduction to the Identification and Care of Photographic Materials