Exhibit Design and Planning (2 days)
October 5-6, 2024
Location: In person at the Biggar Museum and Gallery, 105 3rd Avenue West, Biggar
9:00am – 5:00pm CST
Instructor: John Snell, Manager, Programming and Exhibits, Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Registration deadline: September 27, 2024
$175(Members), $225 (Non-Members), $125 (Students)
This course guides you through the exhibit design process. Through lectures, group work, and group discussions, you will share your experiences and develop the skills to offer exhibits that engage your community, tell your stories, and appeal to all ages. This course will also require students complete a take-home assignment to receive course credit. After completion, students will be able to conceptualize, design, plan, and construct interpretive exhibits, panels and texts within a museum or gallery environment. This course is one of the ten required classes needed for the completion of the Museums Association of Saskatchewan Certificate in Museum Studies Program.
Lunch is available on both days, courtesy of the Biggar Museum and Gallery. Cost is by cash donation.
MAS is pleased to present “Finders Keepers: The Spirit of Repatriation and the Role of Saskatchewan Museums”.
A film by Sawyer Mayne Morris, “Finders Keepers” is a documentary film that features interviews and conversations with museum professionals and Indigenous Elders about the importance of repatriation and the changing necessity of museums to support it.
Museums 101 (1 day) Saturday, May 10 20259:00am – 4:00pmOnline (Zoom) Instructor: Tomas Jonsson This course will increase your familiarity with the most recent edition of Standards for Saskatchewan Museums,
MAS is pleased to announce that the Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport (PCS) is providing funding support to the Saskatchewan museum sector with $47,000.00 to be used to assist with technology upgrades, minor accessibility costs, and support for the development and delivery of programming that contributes to the access, cultural impact, and service to their communities.
