American Association for State and Local History

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will provide training for museum professionals in the fundamentals of project management -- a critical skill set for managing exhibitions -- education programs, collections-related activities, and capital projects. Working with experts from the business sector, AASLH will develop and present a series of onsite and Web-based project management workshops specifically geared to history museum professionals. The project will begin with the development of a pilot workshop, followed by a series of 11 Web-based follow-up modules for participants. Working with six regional museum associations, AASLH will then offer the program to history professionals throughout the nation, reaching 195 museum professionals. By the end of the three-year project, a full online project management course will be created and ready to offer to the field at large.