[NHCOLL-L:4139] Museum Certificate Program online - please forward

[Helen Alten]

Northern States Conservation Center is pleased to 
announce the launching of its new online museum 
certificate program. Students, no matter where 
they are located on the globe, may gain the basic 
and expert skills needed to run an excellent museum.

2009 Museum Certificate Program
www.museumclasses.org


The New Museum Certificate Program from museumclasses.org starts in January:
·       Earn professional credentials without costly travel.
·       Level I provides you a basic 
understanding of many different facets of museums.
·       Level II provides you in-depth knowledge of one area of museums.

Requirements:
·       Complete 10 full courses and two short courses for each certificate.
·       Attend one statewide, regional or 
national multi-day museum conference.
·       Complete a final project. This project 
can be in the form of an exhibition, a paper, a 
conference presentation, or other format approved by NSCC.
·       Attend a final chat session with 
instructors online to answer specific questions 
that test knowledge of the museum topics studied.

How it works:
·       $25 annual fee to register for the program.
·       Three years to complete each certificate level.
·       Successfully complete 10 full courses and 
2 short courses for each certificate level.  (One 
course cannot be used for different certificate levels.)
·       Each certificate has some required 
courses and a number of optional courses.
·       Former museumclasses.org students receive 
credit for courses they successfully completed.

Certificate Levels:
·       Level I: General Museum Certificate: 
Provides a broad overview and understanding of 
all areas of museums. Completion of the general 
museum certificate ensures competency in basic 
museum functions, from management to collection 
care and registration to creating an exhibit.

         Level II: Museum Specialist Certificates

·       Level IIA. Certificate in Collections 
Management and Care: A broad range of courses, 
from preservation environments to collections 
cataloging, ensures the student is well-versed in 
conservation principles, collections management, 
registration and curatorial concepts and skills. 
Students can tailor their course choices to 
concentrate on the materials found in their institution’s collections.

·       Level IIB. Certificate in Exhibit 
Practices: After an overview of exhibit 
fundamentals, the certificate covers the 
specifics of exhibit design, lighting, security, 
scripting and evaluations.  Optional courses 
provide flexibility to tailor the certificate to 
the student’s needs. The Certificate in Exhibit 
Practices ensures a high level of competency in all facets of museum exhibits.

·       Level IIC. Certificate in Museum 
Administration and Management: Starting with the 
mission statement and covering people management, 
fiscal responsibility, marketing and governance 
structures, the Museum Administration and 
Management Certificate ensures a thorough 
understanding of all facets of upper level museum 
management. Included are courses on volunteer and 
staff management and motivation.

·       Level IID.  Certificate in Museum 
Facilities Management: Learn what you need to 
know about museum facilities, from security 
systems, environmental controls, cleaning, 
disaster preparedness, fire prevention and pest 
management. Completing 10 courses in this 
certificate level ensures a high level of 
competency and understanding in how the museum’s 
envelope protects the collection it houses.
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