You don’t have to spend years on the job to learn how to manage loans and exhibitions!

This course will cover:

• handling loan and exhibition agreements
• insurance
• packing, crating, and shipping
• condition reporting
• cross-museum coordination

You will also gain insight on how to successfully coordinate with fellow staff members (such as curators and preparators) and how to work harmoniously with colleagues at other institutions.

Sign up for this course to gain an indispensable understanding of the workflow and logistics that will ensure your exhibitions and loans will be successful.

How it works

In this four-week, cohort-based, asynchronous course, you can:

• Work entirely on your own schedule
• Access our easy-to-use online platform from anywhere in the world
• Get personalized guidance and answers from your expert instructor
• Engage with other students and learn from their projects and challenges
• Revisit course materials after the class is over anytime you want a refresher

You should expect to spend 4 hours per week (16 total) on this course.

Scaffolded assignments build on each other each week.

No Questions-Asked Drop Period: 

Something else came up? This class isn’t for you?

We offer full refunds within the first 3 days, and partial refunds within the first week.

About the Instructor

Mr. Clouse studied at the University of Nebraska, Omaha and received a bachelor’s degree in art history before going on to earn a Master’s in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester in the U.K.

He worked in commercial galleries before his six-year tenure at Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, serving as Education Coordinator for Outreach and Visitor Resources before moving on to the position of Registrar.

At the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art in Sedalia, Missouri, he served as Registrar and Exhibitions Coordinator for five years and catalogued the entire 1600-piece collection.

For another five years he served as Museum Registrar at University of California Riverside, California Museum of Photography/Culver Center for the Arts (UCR ARTS), spearheading efforts to prepare for accreditation, which was granted in 2022.

Since early 2023 he has been the Registrar for Collections and Exhibitions at Palm Springs Art Museum, focusing on special exhibitions and loans, as well as assisting with management of the permanent collection.

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