American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works to hold
a presession workshop at the 24th annual meeting in Norfolk, Virginia-June
10-11, 1996
PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS: ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, AND MITIGATION
STRATEGIES
This session is aimed at using the experiences and technical information
gained by the field during general facility surveys to forge a consensus
among conservators and collections managers as to the most cost-effective
ways of preserving cultural materials at a collections level. Technical
information articles from each speaker will be provided to session
participants; verbal presentations will be directed at stimulating
exchange between speakers and audience during discussion periods for each
topic. The first day will feature technical information and discussion;
the second half-day will consist of exhibitions of effective approaches to
housing and moving collections and packing strategies.
The program is planned as follows:
June 10, 1996
9:00 am: Introduction to Program by Catharine Hawks, Private
Conservator
and Miranda Martin, Harry Ransom Center, University of
Texas
SESSION 1
Chair: Chandra Reedy, University of Delaware
9:15 am: "Preventive Conservation Planning for Large and Diverse
Collections"
Robert Waller, Canadian Museum of Nature
9:40 am: "Preservation Needs Assessment for Large Collections: the
Library/Archive Model"
Jan Merrill-Oldham, Harvard University Libraries
10:00 am: Break
10:20 am: "Realistic Expectations and Usable Results for
Environmental Monitoring"
Robert Herskovitz, Minnesota Historical Society
10:35 am: "Environmental Monitoring as a Diagnostic Tool in HVAC
Systems"
Ernest Conrad, Landmark Facilities Group
10:50 am: "Monitoring Contaminants: Methods and Survey Goals"
Cecily Gryzwacz, Getty Conservation Institute
Norman Tennent, University of Strathclyde
11:20 am: "Environmental Standards: Defining Norms for Large and
Varied Collections"
Stefan Michalski, Canadian Conservation Institute
James Reilly, Image Permanence Institute
12:10 pm: Panel and audience discussion
12:30 pm: Lunch (Catered for all participants)
SESSION 2: EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES
Chair: David Goist, Goist Conservation
1:30 pm: "Evaluating Data and Setting Priorities"
Meg Loew Craft, ACTS
Lisa Mibach, The Conservation Associates
2:00 pm: "Long-term Implications of Building and Environmental
Control Options"
U. Vincent Wilcox, Museum Support Center, Smithsonian
Institution
2:20 pm: "Mitigating the Impact of Environmental Control on
Building Fabric"
Thomas H. Taylor, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
2:40 pm: "Environmental Control Options: Evaluating Macro, Micro,
Active, and Passive Methods"
Arthur Beale, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
3:00 pm: Break
3:20 pm: "Mitigating the Effects of Gaseous Contamination with
Building Systems"
William Lull, Garrison/Lull, Inc.
3:40 pm: "Mitigating the Effects of Shock and Vibration"
Paul Marcon, Canadian Conservation Institution
4:00 pm: "Mitigating the Effects of Internally-Generated
Pollutants"
Pamela Hatchfield, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
4:20 pm: Panel and Audience Discussion
4:50 pm: Introduction to workshop and demonstrations for following
day
Jessica Johnson, Texas Memorial Museum
June 11, 1996
9:00 am - 12 noon: Demonstrations and presentations of storage design
techniques.
For registration information, contact: AIC, 1717 K St., NW, Ste. 301,
Washington, DC 20006; (202) 452-9545; fax: (202) 452-9328; [log in to unmask]
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