Seldovia Village Tribe

Seldovia Village Tribe opened a Visitor's Center and Museum in 2004 without a formally trained staff versed in museum operations or collections.  Since then the Pratt Museum in Homer, AK, has assisted the staff with the development of exhibition labels and object handling techniques.  The purpose of this project is to further foster that relationship and provide museum training to Seldovia Village museum staff members and volunteers in order to promote professional museum operations.  Three Pratt Museum staff members will provide training in collections management, exhibition development, strategic plan development, and programming.   With this training, staff members and volunteers will begin cataloging collections, re-working exhibition displays, conducting objects research, and drafting an initial museum strategic plan for Tribal Council approval.