Learning Opportunities
The AMA provides a variety of learning opportunities, including
our Certificate in Museum Studies (CMS) program, a virtual webinar
series, and other professional development opportunities.
To register for an open learning opportunity, please visit the Events page.
For more information about the AMA's Learning Programs,
please contact learning@museums.ab.ca.
Please note that these schedules are subject to change at
the discretion of the AMA.
Upcoming CMS Courses
Exhibits (CMS 23 - 07)
February 6 - March 6, 2023
Combined asynchronous and synchronous, Online
Instructors: Manar Abo Touk and Kevin Zak
This course is now full. To be placed on the waitlist,
please contact info@museums.ab.ca.
This self-paced, module-based, combined asynchronous and
synchronous course will run on the AMA's virtual learning platform
from February 6 to March 6, 2023. The course includes four required
live, virtual meetings with instructors Manar Abo Touk and Kevin
Zak. The required virtual meetings will take place on February 9,
16, 23, and March 2, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The AMA is offering this course at a pilot rate of $100. This is
in recognition that the course is a pilot and participants will be
asked for additional evaluation and feedback about their experience
with the virtual course. Please contact learning@museums.ab.ca for information
about further discounted registration rates for Indigenous
participants.
The AMA is currently reviewing the Certificate in Museum
Studies Program to update courses to virtual learning
opportunities and ensure the curriculum aligns with current
standards and issues in the museum sector.
Collections Management (CMS 23 - 04)
April 28 - 29, 2023
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Siksika, AB
Instructor: Tim McShane
Collections are at the heart of a museum. Participants will
learn about the policies, practices, and skills needed to manage
museum collections. This course moves from broad concerns relating
to public trust, cultural diversity, and planning through to issues
in the areas of acquisitions, records management, and loans.
Preventive Conservation (CMS 23 - 06)
July 21 - 22, 2023
Canadian Energy Museum, Devon, AB
Instructors: Carmen Li & Alison Freake
This course is now full. To be placed on the waitlist,
please contact info@museums.ab.ca.
The measures taken to care for and preserve museum collections
are of vital importance. This course provides an introduction to
preventive conservation (the actions taken to delay the
deterioration of objects or to protect them from potential damage).
Topics covered will include care and handling of museum
collections, storage, managing the museum's environment, and pest
control.
Museum Governance (CMS 23 - 03)
November 2023
Online
Instructors: TBD
As legally constituted organizations, museums must define their
governing authorities and public trust responsibilities. This
course introduces the basic requirements for operating a museum.
Topics covered include an explanation and identification of
governing documents as well as governing authority, accountability,
and fiduciary responsibilities. Content is augmented by significant
attendee participation and case studies.
Registration TBD.
Museums & Society (CMS 23 - 01)
February 2024
Online
Instructors: TBD
This capstone course re-examines the fundamental purpose and
role of museums in society with a focus on the big picture. How do
museums go beyond doing everything right to doing the right thing?
This course will tie together the content from the rest of the
program to explore the museum's role in community engagement,
social responsibility, sustainability, and museums as agents of
social change.
Participants must receive credit in all seven other CMS courses
before receiving credit in Museums and Society.
Registration will open December 2023.
Museum Management (CMS 23 - 02)
August 2024
Online
Instructors: TBD
Participants will examine a range of activities needed to manage
any museum, including planning, financial management, human
resources, facilities management, public relations, marketing, risk
management, and information management.
Registration will open June 2024.
2023 Virtual Webinar Series Schedule
The 2023 Webinar Series will feature online learning
opportunities on a variety of topics scheduled for the last week of
every month. The webinars are free for Individual and Institutional
Members of the AMA. A $10 registration fee will apply for
non-members. Registration opens a month in advance of each
webinar.
FEBRUARY
Diversifying Revenue
Brent Platt, Senior Consultant and VP Atlantic, Global
Philanthropic Canada
February 22, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT
Online
Registration is now closed.
MARCH
Reconsidering Museums
Caroline Loewen, Communications Lead, Alberta Museums
Association
March 29, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT
Online
Registration is now closed.
APRIL
Finding Emerging Talent
Brooke Downey and Antonia Krajina, Museum Labour
April 24, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. MT
Online
Registration is now closed.
MAY
Organizing Information to Prepare for Grant
Applications
Cheryl Dalwood, Senior Consultant, Global Philanthropic Canada
May 31, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT
Online
Registration is now closed.
JUNE
Psychological First Aid Webinar
Kelly Lambert, Psychological First Aid Facilitator
June 28, 2023
1:00 p.m. to - 4:00 p.m. MT
Online
Registration opens April 26, 2023.
JULY
Recognized Museum Program Info Session
Shauna Coombs, Program Lead, Alberta Museums Association
July 26, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT
Online
Registration opens June 28, 2023.
AUGUST
Grants Program Info Session
Shauna Coombs, Program Lead, Alberta Museums Association
August 30, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT
Online
Registration opens July 26, 2023.
SEPTEMBER
Federal support for Indigenous Heritage projects: Museum
Assistance Program and Canadian Border Services Agency
September 14, 2023
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MT
Online
Registration opens August 30, 2023.
OCTOBER
Strengthening Emerging Careers
Brooke Downey and Antonia Krajina, Museum Labour
October 25, 2023
12:00 p.m. to - 1:15 p.m. MT
Online
Registration opens September 27, 2023.
NOVEMBER
Small Shop Fundraising
Val Hoey, Senior Consultant, Global Philanthropic Canada
November 29, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT
Online
Registration opens October 25, 2023.
DECEMBER
Young Canada Works Webinar
December 13, 2023
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT
Online
Registration opens November 29, 2023.
For more information about the 2023 Webinar Series offerings,
please contact Meredith Leary, Program Lead, at learning@museums.ab.ca.