Postgraduate course in Management, Preservation and Dissemination of Photographic Archives

Specialist university-level training in organising, exploiting, managing and commercialising photographic fonds, collections and archives

Posted on: 21 July 2023

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On November 2023, FUAB Formació School – Archival Studies and Records Management at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Centre for Image Research and Dissemination (CRDI), and the Institute of Photographic Studies of Catalonia (IEFC) will start a new edition of the online Postgraduate in Management, Preservation and Dissemination of Photographic Archives, an universitary training that offers a specialisation within archival and photography studies.

This programme has a double purpose:

  • To respond to many public and private entities’ need to properly organise and exploit their photographic fonds and collections;
  • To equip photography professionals with different strategies and knowledge tools that will help them in managing and commercialising their photographic production.

The programme takes into account the various aspects that must allow a correct management of these photographic documentary collections, collected in the contents of the different modules that make up the study plan. It is developed with the collaboration of professionals from the sector of recognized prestige in the fields included.

Who is it for:
Archivists, photographers, librarians, documentalists, museologists, curators, researchers, collectors and people interested in photography in general.

More information: https://scur.cat/2YEXD2

 

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