[Nhcoll-l] Gallery Guides online short course starts May 20

[helen at collectioncare.org]

MS011:  Gallery Guides
Karin Hostetter
Dates: May 20 to May 31, 2013
Location: online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Self-guided brochures, exhibit labels, docent led tours,
guest speakers, and audio tours are only a few of the
methods available to guide visitors through an exhibit.
Explore the strengths and challenges of many different
methods and garner resources for further information. Learn
how to determine which method works best with which
exhibits and how to provide variety to enhance the visitor
experience.

Logistics:
Participants in Gallery Guides will read literature and
participate in four one-hour chats to discuss what is in an
effective guide. Each student should read course materials
and prepare questions or comments to share with the other
students in the chat. This is a mini-course that lasts two
weeks and takes no more than 20 hours of a student's time.
This is an opportunity to brain-storm with colleagues about
what works and what doesn't work.

To learn more about the course, go to
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have
trouble please contact Helen Alten at
helen at collectioncare.org

The Instructor:
Karin Hostetter has over thirty years experience with
museum education. With a career that includes natural
history museums, cultural history museums (including first
person interpretation), nature centers, and zoos, Ms.
Hostetter is experienced in interpretive writing, program
and curriculum development, and staff and volunteer
training. As a museum educator, she was Curator of
Education for the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife
Sanctuary (McKinney, TX). Among her award-winning education
curricula are several programs she developed for the
education departments during her five years at the Heard
Museum and her twelve years on staff at the Denver Zoo. As
an interpretive writer, Ms. Hostetter has written text for
exhibits, wayside exhibits, visitor brochures, and
professional magazines. Her skill is in making technical
information understandable and meaningful to visitors. 

Karin Hostetter is owner of Interpret This, a consulting
company specializing in interpretive writing, program and
curriculum development, and volunteer program management.
When she is not consulting with other museums, she likes to
volunteer and contract teach at them with a special love
for preschool and family programs.

Helen Alten
Director
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org