Updated Summer 2026: Museum Fundamentals is coming back this Fall! Registration will open later this summer but you can mark your calendars for Tuesday afternoons from October 13th through November 10th.
The rest of the Museums Studies Program is currently paused.
The courses are offered over a three-year rotation. Participants can take the courses in any order, though Year One is structured to offer core principles of administration and operation for a museum. Year Two modules include information on collections and their display. Year Three offers more in depth information with regards to interpretation and facilities management as well as marketing.
Museums 101
Museums & Community
Museum Management & Governance
Interpretation I: Public Programming
Collections Management & Curatorship
Museums 101
Interpretation II: Exhibitions
Facilities Management
Marketing & Revenue Generation
Each course is now being offered virtually, consisting of a mixture of lecture, group discussion, and exercises. A successfully completed homework assignment must also be finished to receive the certificate from each course.
The Museum Studies Program is part of the ANSM training program which offers a combination of advisory service, conferences, and workshops as educational support for museums in Nova Scotia.