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Welcome to the
Community Museums Association of PEI !
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Created in 1983, the Community Museums Association of Prince Edward Island (CMAPEI) is a not-for-profit organization which grew out of a need felt within the provincial museum community for stronger support services for the community museums. From its inception, the major goal of the Association has been to upgrade the quality of museums on Prince Edward Island by providing the necessary skills and knowledge to museum operators. The movement towards high museum standards through professional development activities and the sharing of information is central to our very existence. The Association conducts workshops, seminars and study tours; liaises with museums, government, other agencies and the public; develops and manages a museum resource centre; initiates special projects; adjudicates special grants to community museums, and undertakes a number of special initiatives with the Island museum community. The Association strives to develop projects which allow the museum community to work together making the maximum use of valuable time and resources. Our program includes a number of support services such as a museum advisory, access to conservation and exhibit materials at cost as well as access to a dry-mounting press and computers for upgrading labels. Unscheduled individualized professional development and training is also available to members upon requests in specific areas of museum study. _______________________________________________________________Featured Training VideoThis month's Featured Training Video from the Canadian Conservation Institute talks about the Handling of Museum Objects ....
Size 25MB File Length: 7:45 mins
______________________________________________________________“To have a sense of history one must consider oneself a piece of history”. Alfred Kazin (1915 – 1998) 
Do you know where this lighthouse
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___________________________________________Upcoming Workshops
The Association offers workshops and training on all aspects of museum work. To learn about our upcoming workshops read more... News & EventsUpcoming CMAPEI Events
Click Here................ Stay current with Island museum news. Click Here ................. CMAPEI Newsletter "The Island Museums Gazette" Click Here.......... For more worldwide museum news on the Art Newspaper (Click Here)
_____________________________________________Featured Audio PodcastsThis month's featured Audio Podcast is an interview with Curator Greg Gallant of the Regiment Museum in Charlottetown. Greg talks about their exhibit on the War of 1812 .....
File Size: 7.5 MB File Length: 16:23 mins
__________________________________________Featured Video PodcastsView this months featured Video Podcast. Volunteer Maurice Roy at the Farmers' Bank Museum of Rustico talks about the Chamberpot found at the Doucet House. Watch here or Download Below....
File Size: 4.2 MB File Length: 2 mins
For a "Basic Museum Training Course"
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