[Scmusenet] Fall Workshop "Making Meaning: Planning and Implementing Archival Exhibitions

[KOVERMAN, JILL]

Registration for the Society of Georgia Archivists Fall workshop,
"Making Meaning: Planning and Implementing Archival Exhibitions" is now
open!  

 

Using hands-on exercises and case studies from museum studies programs
at the University of South Carolina and Florida State University, this
workshop will examine how to produce effective and inexpensive
exhibitions using archival materials for public audiences.  Attention
will be given to thinking about visitor needs and interests, selecting
topics that are interesting to general audiences, and exploring the
impact of Web 2.0 on interpretation.  Learn how to set interpretive
goals, write effective texts, and design attractive displays in this
day-long workshop taught by Lynn Robertson and Lana Burgess, museum
educators and professionals from the University of South Carolina.

 

The workshop will be held in Savannah, Georgia at the DeSoto Hilton on
November 4, 2009 from 9:00-4:30.  For more information and to register,
visit the SGA education website:  www.soga.org/education.  Registration
fees are $65 for SGA members and $80 for non-members and includes a
continental breakfast and all breaks.  This workshop is limited to 35
participants, so please register early to guarantee your slot!
Registration will close on October 16.

 

For any questions or problems registering, please contact Elizabeth
Russey, SGA Education Chair, at erussey at emory.edu .

 

 

Respectfully submitted, 

 

Jill Koverman

Curator of Collections

McKissick Museum

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 777-3708

 

 

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