Working with Niagara Falls Museums: how you can participate, benefit

Working with Niagara Falls Museums: how you can participate, benefit

By Jeannie Mackintosh

Date and time

Fri, Feb 7, 2020 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Location

Brock University, Cairns 207

1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1 Canada

Description

Explore opportunities for embedded research, knowledge mobilization and community engagement with Niagara Falls Museums.

The Niagara Falls Museum hopes to learn about what is being published and researched at Brock concerning the Niagara area, and the City of Niagara Falls in particular. Ultimately, this knowledge will enable the Museum to better understand and collect its community. Benefits to Brock researchers and students could include special access to the Museum’s collection and facilities.

Please come for conversation and refreshments.

Friday, Feb. 7, 2020

2 to 4 p.m.

Cairns 207


Discussion could include:

  • presenting and discussing potential project ideas (opportunities, challenges, legacy) 

  • considering potential research projects that could benefit from such a collaboration 

  • determining interest across Faculties in participating/leading project(s) – e.g., edited volume, knowledge mobilization, embedded research, traditional/physical or virtual exhibit, catalogue, etc.

  • exploring opportunities for students – undergrad, graduate

  • sharing Brock research on the city

  • learning about available external and internal funding 

  • planning next steps

Organized by

Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, Faculty of Social Sciences, Brock University

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