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8 Apr 2010

READING ARTIFACTS
Summer Institute in Material Culture Research

Presented by:
Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation
Collection and Research Branch and Conservation Services

Our 2009 Summer Institute broke new ground on how to approach history
through intense study of artefacts by bringing together international
experts and participants from diverse backgrounds. This years SI will
use the same formula to expose you to a unique experience and change
the way you appreciate objects and material culture.

www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/whatson/2010-reading-artifacts.c…

The READING ARTIFACTS SUMMER INSTITUTE is for:
* Graduate Students
* Post-docs
* Faculty interested in teaching history through artifacts
* History professionals looking to expand their research methods

Participants will:
* investigate artifacts, trade literature and photographic collections
as resources for research, teaching, and the public presentation of
history
* work with leading collection scholars in a national museum setting
to explore material culture methodologies and approaches
* use artifacts as the centre of discussion and hands-on activities
* immerse themselves in a material culture perspective of the
technological past
* learn the basics of conservation, cataloguing and developing
collections in local environments – a growing and essential resource
for history studies.

Location: Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada
Dates: August 16-20, 2010
Tuition: Students $250. Post-Docs $350; Faculty and Professionals
$450 (includes breaks, lunches, and a field trip)
Some financial support for students may be provided.

Registration:
https://nt8.magma.ca/technomuses.ca/summerinstitute/summerinstitute_e.a…
Limit of 30 participants
Registration deadline: June 16th, 2010
For further information contact Anna Adamek at:
aadamek@technomuses.ca

Join our Google Group at:
http://groups.google.ca/group/reading-artifacts-CSTM?hl=en&lnk