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Effective Training for Signature Museum Staff
Signature Museums – Signature Architects: Planning and Running a Successful Signature MuseumSignature Museums – Signature Architects: Planning and Running a Successful Signature Museum
ClickNetherfield Conference 2013
26th February 2013
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Dr Karen ExellLecturer, Museum Studies & Coordinator, MA in Museum and Gallery PracticeUCL [email protected]
Why UCL Qatar now?
Museums in Qatar:Challenges and Opportunities
VCUQ Photo Gallary Archives
http://qatarcultureclub.blogspot.com/2011/01/qatar-unified-imaging-project-quip-maps_26.html
• Lack of cultural awareness ofmuseums -> lack of awareness ofwork that museums do/roles inmuseums
• The primary role of the museums isto present Qatar to the world usingthe international ‘language ofthe international ‘language ofmuseums’
• The museums in Qatar must also evolve anddevelop to represent Qatar to itself
• This requires a deep cultural understanding ofboth Qatar’s heritage and how museumswork, to develop a ‘Qatar museum paradigm’
• Training is essential to understanding of thelimits and potential of the museum, bothlimits and potential of the museum, bothpractically and conceptually
• UCL Qatar is not just UCL; it is UCL Qatar –regionally aware and regionally focussed
What does UCL Qatar do?
Lisa Usman
Short courses
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/qatar/short-courses
Lisa UsmanShort Course Programme [email protected]
MA in Archaeology of theArab and Islamic World(2 years)
MSc in Conservation(2 years)
MA in Museum and Gallery Practice (1 year)
MA in Museum and Gallery Practice: practical
MA in Museum and Gallery Practice: professional
MA in Museum and Gallery Practice: regional
MA in Museum and Gallery Practice:what do we teach?
Practical skills through:o Technical Skills for Cultural Heritageo Collections Care and Managemento PlacementTheoretical background through:o Principles in Museum and Gallery PracticeTheory and practice through:o Managing Museums and Cultural
HeritageHeritage InterpretationHeritage
o Heritage InterpretationResearch skills through:o Methods for Heritage Research (new)o DissertationSpecialisations in:o Education, Outreach and Community
Engagemento Digital Heritageo Object-Based Learningo Contemporary Art Curation (new)
MA in Museum and Gallery Practice:approach
• Critical thinking and criticalengagement, under-pinned by theory
• Seminar-style teaching, discussion-focussed, student-led andinterdisciplinary
• Aim: reflexive practice with a regional• Aim: reflexive practice with a regionalfocus
The MA in Museum and Gallery Practice isinformed by the expertise of UCL inLondon but shaped by the needs ofQatar and the region.
Interdisciplinary training
Holistic exhibitiondevelopment
• MIA exhibition•Roles and remit•Communication•Team-working•Professional expertise•Professional relationships
UCL Qatar and its role in effective training for signaturemuseum staff
• The museum is not (just)the building
• The museum is the peoplewho work there
Qatar will achieve its vision through embedding training at theheart of its cultural development
Effective Training for Signature Museum Staff
Signature Museums – Signature Architects: Planning and Running a Successful Signature Museum
ClickNetherfield Conference 2013
26th February 2013
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
Dr Karen ExellLecturer, Museum Studies & Coordinator, MA in Museum and Gallery PracticeUCL [email protected]