Resources & Facilities
John Rylands Library
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Libraries
Research and teaching in the Centre for Museology are supported by rich resources within the University, in the collections of the John Rylands University Library with its unique Special Collections housed in the refurbished Deansgate building, the Manchester Museum and the Whitworth Art Gallery, as well as in other distinguished Manchester archives.
Museums and Galleries
The programme is shaped by the rich and diverse ecology of museums in the city and the North West, which makes Manchester such an attractive place for museum studies. The Centre for Museology works in partnership with museums and galleries in Greater Manchester and beyond across three areas of activity: research, postgraduate teaching and professional development for the museum sector. In particular, the Centre works closely with the pre-eminent museums of the University of Manchester: the Manchester Museum and the Whitworth Art Gallery.
Research Seminars
The Centre for Museology organises a 'Museology Research Seminars' series for innovative research and practice in the museum field. Those seminars are a very useful resource of current museological ideas and practice for both MA and Research students. See the 2008-9 seminar posters:
Autumn 2011 Seminar Poster *New*
Also, Art Gallery and Museum Studies students have the opportuntiy to attend SHOWCASE, a research seminar series for collection and museum-based research in museology, the humanities and the natural sciences organised by the Manchester Museum.
Postgraduate Training
Art Gallery and Museum Studies students undertake the School's programme of skills training for postgraduates (SAGE).
Research Abroad / Conference Funding for Self-funded Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Students
Self-funded PGT students can apply for support up to £150 to
- attend a conference (either in the UK or overseas) which would be beneficial to your Masters study at the University of Manchester; or
- undertake research abroad which is related to your dissertation.
Successful applications may be fully or partially funded up to the maximum amount. Find out more information about the application process for this funding opportunity (Details of this funding stream for the 2011-12 academic year will be announced in due course).