Description:

Today, exhibitions constitute the major component of public programs in many cultural institutions. As museums and interpretive centers proliferate at unprecedented rates, the need for informed and educated professionals in the field has increased. As a result, the field of exhibition planning and design has become a challenging and fast-growing profession as museums respond to the demand for exhibitions.

The field of museum exhibitions is multidisciplinary and strategic in nature, and covers a wide range of areas including planning, methods of communication, and storytelling in three and four dimensions. The field also encompasses more tactical areas such as graphic design, environmental design, multi-media design and production, fabrication, administration and project management.

This certificate program focuses on methods of presentation for museum collections, while exploring the full range of issues related to exhibition communication and methodology. Students engage in projects that involve museum galleries, interpretive centers, and commercial exhibits to gain a deeper understanding of the process of planning and designing effective interpretive exhibits geared toward the public within this unique cultural environment.

The purpose of the certificate program is to provide professional exhibition planning and design training skills to students interested in pursuing work in the museum field or other cultural fields. This certificate is a cohort program and students are expected to take classes sequentially. There are three courses, which include a focus on design skills and the production of an exhibit design. Interested students must have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university to be eligible for admission to the program.

Certificate Requirements:
Successful completion of all the above three courses are required to receive a certificate in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design

Registration:
To register for courses, please click on the course links above.

Questions:
Students interested in this certificate program should contact Ann Rossilli, Academic Advisor at abr7@georgetown.edu.

Payment Plan:
In order to be eligible for the Certificate in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design payment plan, students must register for all three courses in the certificate. An initial payment of $460 is due up front. Eight additional payments of $430 are due every month for the length of the program. The payment schedule for the Fall 2007 term is as follows:

• Initial ($460) payment due by September 10th
• Payment #2 ($430) due October 10
• Payment #3 ($430) due November 10
• Payment #4 ($430) due December 10
• Payment #5 ($430) due January 10
• Payment #6 ($430) due February 10
• Payment #7 ($430) due March 10
• Payment #8 ($430) due April 10
• Final payment ($430) due May 10

Students should contact Maynard Littlejohn directly at 202-687-7111 or littlejm@georgetown.edu to register for the payment plan. CCPE's standard withdrawal policy will apply.

The payment plan outlined above is only available for students in the Museum Exhibition Planning and Design certificate program.