MS 104: An Introduction to Collections Preservation
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson
Dates: Jan 6 to Jan 31, 2014
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Every museum professional needs a solid foundation in preservation 
principles and techniques. Introduction to Collections Preservation 
provides an overview of current preservation issues from environmental 
monitoring to collection cleaning, exhibit mounts and storage furniture. 
Participants learn about every aspect of the modern museum and how the 
building, staff and fixtures affect preservation. Subjects include the 
agents of deterioration, risk management, object handling and transport, 
object labeling, exhibit lighting, security, emergency preparedness, 
materials for storage and display, storage and exhibit philosophies, and 
condition assessments.

Logistics:
Participants in An Introduction to Collections Preservation work at 
their own pace through 10 sections and interact through online forums 
and chats. Instructor Helen Alten will be available at scheduled times 
for email support. Materials include online readings and lecture notes, 
slide shows, quizzes and links to relevant web sites. The course is 
limited to 20 participants.

An Introduction to Collections Preservation runs for four weeks. To more 
about the course, go to 
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms104.html If you 
have trouble please contact us at [log in to unmask]

The Instructor:
Objects conservator Gretchen Anderson learned her craft at the American 
Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian's Conservation Analytical 
Lab, the Canadian Conservation Institute, Getty Conservation Lab, the 
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Minnesota Historical Society. 
She established the conservation department at the Science Museum of 
Minnesota in 1989. She is the co-author of A Holistic Approach to Museum 
Pest Management, a technical leaflet for the American Association for 
State and Local History and established a rigorous IPM program for the 
Science Museum. She was a key member in the planning team that designed 
and built a new facility for the Science Museum of Minnesota. This 
endeavor resulted in not only a state of the art exhibition and storage 
facility, but also a major publication about the experience of building 
a new museum and creating the correct environments: Moving the Mountain. 
In 2009 she accepted the position of conservator and head of the 
conservation section at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in 
Pittsburgh. Ms. Anderson is a member of the American Institute for 
Conservation and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History 
Collections. She lectures and presents workshops on preventive 
conservation, IPM, cleaning in museums, and practical methods and 
materials for storage of collections.

-- 
Brad Bredehoft
Sales and Technology Manager
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org

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