In celebration of the International Museum Day 2021, Museo De La Salle in partnership with the Chinese Australian History invite you to a talk on WHAT DOES MUSEUM EDUCATION LOOK LIKE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC with DR ETHEL VILLAFRANCA on 20 May 2021, 2pm via Zoom.

Dr. Ethel Villafranca is the Curator and Exhibitions Manager of the Museum of Chinese Australian History. She has been involved in various aspects of museum or cultural work in the Philippines, the USA, and Australia since 1998. She has held positions at the Ayala Museum and Lopez Museum and Library as well as graduate internship roles at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Harn Museum of Art, and Florida Museum of Natural History.

Dr. Villafranca has a PhD from the University of Melbourne, a master’s in Museology (major: education) from the University of Florida, and a bachelor’s in Philippine Arts (major: arts management) from the University of the Philippines-Manila. Her PhD research, Curated learning, focused on identifying teaching strategies of museums that school teachers can adopt to help students engage in deep learning. She has been awarded a number of prestigious international academic and professional scholarships including the Fulbright Scholarship, Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, and Melbourne International Research scholarship. She is the principal author of Making Museums Work: A Zero In Handbook, the first comprehensive and practical handbook on establishing and managing museums in the Philippines.

Pre-registration required for zoom link to attend the event and get e-certificates. The event will be streamed via FB Live.

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