Courses can be taken for credit toward a Diploma in Culural Conservation, or
they can be completed on a non-credit or transfer credit basis. We have two
distance education courses in museum studies and heritage conservation, and
approximately twenty-five advanced courses in related topics that are offered
in ten-day immersion formats throughout the year. We also offer short
non-credit courses from time to time. We also work with the Royal British
Columbia Museum to offer Aboriginal Museum Internships for cultural centre
employees in British Columbia.
Information and registration materials are available from: Cultural Resource
Management Program, Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria, PO
Box 3030, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 3N6 Phone (604) 721 8462 Fax (604)
721 8774 and email: joydavis@uvcs.uvic.ca
CURATORSHIP: INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES Indigenous peoples across Canada-and
around the world-are reclaiming control of their cultural heritage. This
unique eleven-day course examines the indigenous perspectives which are
reshaping conventional curatorial practices and looks at emerging forms of
cultural stewardship. Lectures, discussions, field visits and group projects
are combined with participation in the international symposium 'Curatorship:
Indigenous Perspectives in Post-colonial Societies' to provide an innovative
learning experience.
In the first week of the course, participants will work with Gerald McMaster
to examine the changing ways in which indigenous cultures are represented in
museums and other settings, with a focus on curatorial tasks and
responsibilities.
Topics to be covered include:
o collecting practices and their influence on existing collections
o representational practices, past and present
o cultural politics
o aboriginal perspectives/aboriginal museums
o issues and problems of acquisitions
In the second week of the course, participants will join indigenous and
non-indigenous museum people from throughout the Commonwealth in a series of
presentations and round-table discussions focussing on the following themes:
o realignment of relationships
o assertions of cultural autonomy
o redefining the keeping place
Course participants will be involved in all the formal, ceremonial and social
aspects of the Symposium and will prepare a related report as part of their
assignment work.
An optional study tour from May 14 to 16 to indigenous cultural centres and
museums including the Kwaguilth Museum on Quadra Island and the U'mista Museum
and Cultural Centre at Alert Bay is available to course participants and
symposium delegates. The fee for travel, accommodation and meals is currently
set at $390, although we are hopeful that sponsorships will allow us to reduce
the cost.
Dates: May 9 - 19: Coursework, May 9 - 13; Optional Study Tour, May 14 - 16;
Symposium, May 17 - 19
Instructor: Gerald McMaster is a Cree artist and Curator of Contemporary Indian
Art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. He is currently on study leave.
Fees: Credit or Non-credit Tuition - $580
Symposium Breaks, Lunches, Dinners and Receptions - $90
Optional Study Tour - $390
Other Courses offered through the Program in 1994 include:
May 2 - 4 Visual Imaging: Digitizing in Museums and Heritage Agencies
June 6 - 24 Introduction to Heritage Conservation
July 6 - 15 Heritage Landscape and Gardens
September 14 - 23 The Fabric of Heritage Buildings
October 12 - 21 Curatorship: Issues and Practices
November 14 - 23 Public Programming
Joy Davis
Cultural Resource Management Program
University of Victoria
604-721-8462
FAX 604-721-8774
email joydavis@uvcs.uvic.ca