For people interested in current and topical issues in art and culture, the Sainsbury Centre's courses and conferences provide a readily accessible way in to university-level expertise and intelligent discussion. Through events, lectures and courses as well as through work on the internet, these events encourage participation and collaboration between specialists and people with a general interest in world art.

The University of East Anglia also offers postgraduate and professional development programmes for museum professionals:

• The MA Museology Programme »
• The Museum Leadership Programme »

Programmes include

INSET events for Teachers

INSET evenings give teachers the opportunity to network with colleagues, find out how to make the best of the Sainsbury Centre's resources and be inspired by a hands-on workshop lead by local artists.

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Volunteer Guides training

An accredited year-long course, run with Continuing Education, which prepares people who wish to join the Centre's volunteer guides team.

Become a Guide »

Collaborations

MA in advanced educational practice

This three year part-time Master of Arts programme offers those working in an educational setting the opportunity to reflect on their practice with the intention of deepening understanding and developing ideas.

One of the first year modules 'Collaborations - creative teaching and the museum', is taught by the head of Education at the Sainsbury Centre. To find out more, visit: www.uea.ac.uk/edu/maaep.html »

World art in focus

An occasional series in which we focus on an aspect of making and thinking about art from another culture. Recent subjects have included Andean backstrap weaving, repoussé metalwork from ancient Central and South America, Japanese wrapped and paper-based textiles.

Culture Futures

A series of three seminars was held between November 2003 and May 2004 under the collective heading of 'Culture Futures'. They were organized as part of UEA's 40th anniversary celebrations and were designed to throw open debates on cultural heritage and question assumptions.

Three topics were:

• Who owns the Past? Speakers included: Mary Beard, Richard Gordon, Richard Hodges, Ferdinand de Jong, Erin Barnes, Georges Zouain, Sandy Heslop, Natasha Hutcheson
• Change and Diversity Speakers included: John Cameron; the Singh twins; John Curtis; Liliana Passima; SuAndi; Ferdinand de Jong
• New directions for the future Speakers included: Lesley Millar, Victoria Mitchell, Mike Rowlands, Thomas Ghaetgens, John Mack, Margit Thofner, Frederik Depoortere

Further seminars in this series are planned for 2006.