MS 262: Moving Collections
Instructor: Lori Benson
Price: $475
Dates: July 2 to July 27, 2012
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org
Description:
Moving collections is a daunting task. Fragile items need special
packing and care to be safely transported. Large, heavy or awkward items
like dinosaurs and oversized sculptures require special equipment and
support from local authorities. How do you design your project to meet
the budget and timing demands of your administration? Are your
collections over-packed in acidic boxes and does your move includes
improving their storage and care? Collections often take up more room
when they are stored properly. How do you determine your needed storage
space when the collection is decompressed? Moving Collections provides
an overview of how to plan and manage a move to avoid the many pitfalls.
The course includes: defining your project, developing a Request for
Proposal (RFP), developing a work plan, staffing, and packing protocols.
Whether you are moving part of the collection within your building or
moving the entire collection to another facility, Moving Collections
provides a blueprint for you to follow.
Logistics:
Participants in Moving Collections work at their own pace. Instructor
Lori Benson is available at scheduled times during the course for email
support. Materials include PowerPoint lectures, reading materials and
lecture notes. Supporting resources include message forums, weekly
online chats, projects, quizzes and links to relevant web sites. The
course is limited to 20 participants.
Moving Collections runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the course,
please pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have
trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
Lori Benson is an independent museum professional based in Maine. Ms.
Benson has a B.A. in biology and a Masters of Library and Informational
Science specializing in rare books and archives. She started working at
the Minnesota Historical Society in 1990, finishing a grant funded
position as the Preservation Outreach Representative. After a series of
project positions at the Historical Society, including Assistant Moving
Coordinator, she was hired by the Science Museum of Minnesota as their
first Collections Manager in 1994. She was Project Director in the
Research and Collections Division for the new facility planning and
move. The project was published as Moving the Mountain, the Science
Museum of Minnesota Guide to Moving Collections. In addition to her
position at the Science Museum, Ms. Benson was adjunct faculty at
Dominican University/College of St. Catherine Department of Library
Science teaching Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials and
Archives Administration in 2000-2001. In 2003, she was hired by Texas
Natural Science Center, University of Texas at Austin (formerly Texas
Memorial Museum) to de-accession their entire cultural collection. She
continues to be a University of Texas Affiliate. She has taught museum
studies to undergraduates and given many talks and lectures on
preservation, deaccessioning, project planning and moving. She is a
member of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History
Collections and the Registrars' Committee of the American Association of
Museums. In her second life, she teaches handweaving.
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Brad Bredehoft
Sales and Technology Manager
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
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