Specialist Certificate in Cross Cultural Materials Conservation

Specialist Certificate in Cross Cultural Materials Conservation
University of Melbourne

Applications are now open for The University of Melbourne's new
Specialist Certificate in Cross Cultural Materials Conservation, to
be run in October 2016.

    <URL:http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/executive-education-conservation>

This course has been designed for professionals working in and with
cultural collections, senior Indigenous knowledge-holders, and local
government and museum collections managers.

Through a series of seminars, practical sessions and site visits,
students will examine questions about decision-making, risk, ethics,
communication, resilience and development, around topics including:

    The role and the impact of cultural preservation on the
    wellbeing of communities

    Protocols and conventions relevant to cross-cultural engagement

    Community sensitivities, cultural contexts and community needs

    Principles, ethics and methods across a range of cultural
    practices and communities

    Approaches to the long-term care of cultural material

    Applying cultural perspectives for best practice decision-making

    Using practical examples to understand the complexity and
    contexts of interventive decision-making

    Working collaboratively to apply knowledge-sharing principles.

Please see the website for dates, fees and application process, at

    <URL:http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/crosscultural/>

Subsidised places may be available for eligible applicants.

To express interest please contact

    Pam Salvo
    +61 3 8344 2702
    psalvo<-at->unimelb<.>edu<.>au

We encourage you to circulate this professional development
opportunity through your network.

Dr Marcelle Scott
Grimwade Research Fellow
The Grimwade Centre
for Cultural Materials Conservation
The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
+61 419 886 826


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