13 July 2018
Library and Museums Summer School
Interested in a career in the library and museums sector and want to learn more about the different types of jobs available? Then this free crash course in library and museums collections management and curatorial practice is for you! Come and join
us for a week in the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Research Collections, where you will attend hands-on, interactive sessions on three core themes - collections, exhibitions and engagement - led by our team of experts. Participants will also complete a project on one of these three themes. Sessions will include overviews of the University’s Art, Musical Instrument, and Rare Books Collections, Archives, and Digital Imaging Unit, as well as ones on Conservation and Exhibitions .
Course leader
Laura Beattie
Target group
All who are interested in a career in Libraries and Museums sector
Course aim
Introduce participants, via hands-on sessions, to the different types of work available in Libraries and Museums sector and help them start planning their career aims.
Credits info
This course is not intended to be for credit but if you require credit for a university course, for example, this can be discussed.
Fee info
EUR 0: Free of charge to all