Workshops will teach museum basics to participants

Workshops sponsored by the Kutsche Office of Local History at Grand Valley and the Lakeshore Museum Center in Muskegon will teach museum basics to museum staff, volunteers, collectors and students.

“Museum 101” will be held April 16 and May 7, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. each day, at the Lakeshore Museum Center, 430 W. Clay Ave. in Muskegon.

Participants will learn tools of the trade such as how to catalogue, archive, preserve and display rare documents. The April 16 workshop will focus on collections and archival management, the May 7 workshop will focus on historic house management.

Staff members from the Lakeshore Museum Center will lead the sessions.

Cost is $15 for the public and $10 for students, which includes lunch. To register or for more information, visit http://www.gvsu.edu/localhistoryroundtable or call the Kutsche Office of Local History at (616) 331-8099.