If you work at an historic site, there are extraordinary training opportunities available to you but you may have never heard of them. Here are a few that I recommend for further exploration either because I’ve attended or have received rave reviews over the years:
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Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship Program. Based in Historic Deerfield’s [...]
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Extraordinary Training Opportunities for Historic Sites
Posted in Training, tagged Attingham Summer School, Historic Deerfield, Historic New England, Interpretation and Education Fund, Program in New England Studies, Seminar for Historical Administration, Smithsonian Fellowships, Smithsonian Institution on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Attingham Summer School review and assessment
Posted in Buildings, Collections, Interpretation, Training, tagged Attingham Summer School, England on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Attingham Summer School provides an ideal opportunity to consider new ways to interpret historic sites through a close study of architectural landmarks outside the United States in a collegial environment with professionals of diverse perspectives during an extended time. Furthermore, its focus overlaps with my interest and knowledge of architecture and decorative arts; [...]
English Sites Pose Preservation Questions
Posted in Buildings, Disaster planning, Interpretation, Sustainability, tagged Attingham Summer School, England, Hardwick Hall, restoration, Ruins, Uppark on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During my recent participation in the Attingham Summer School, I was surprised by the wide variety of preservation strategies that are pursued and encouraged in England. Although Calke Abbey and Tyntesfield were much discussed in the program, for me two other places stand out: Uppark and Old Hardwick Hall.
Reports from the (English) field
Posted in Buildings, Collections, Interpretation, Training, tagged Attingham Summer School, England on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This month I’ll be joining a group of fifty professionals from historic sites and museums from around the world in the Attingham Summer School. For three weeks we’ll be studying and discussing the preservation and interpretation of the English country house (including collections and landscapes) from the 13th century to the present day with field [...]
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- NEH 2010 Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants CFDA 45.169
- NPS American Battlefields FY2010 Battlefield Project Grants CFDA 15.926
- NEH Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities CFDA 45.169
- IMLS 2010 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture CFDA 45.309
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