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ANOXIC ENCLOSURES AND MICROENVIRONMENTS IN MUSEUM STORAGE AND EXHIBITS
All USA sites
*Intermountain Cultural Resource Center, National Park Service, Santa Fe,
New Mexico
May 19-22
*Yale University Museums, New Haven, Connecticut
September 23-26
Pest infestations? Damaging environmental interactions? Oxidation of
objects and specimens? Earlier approached to solving these and other
common museum problems have often yielded disappointing results, and have
even posed threats to human health and safety. Recent research has
focused on the usefulness of creating and controlling enclosed
microenvironments surrounding the object or specimen. The results are
excellent; the costs are low; and there is little or no risk to human
health and object integrity.
*Anoxic Enclosures and Microenvironments in Museum Storage and Exhibits*
focuses on creating, monitoring, and adapting a variety of
microenvironmental systems for use in treatment, storage, and exhibition.
Topics to be addressed include:
*An overview of anoxic systems used in packaging technology
*Anoxic and thermal microenvironments used in pest control
*Creating and monitoring anoxic enclosures
*Large-scale application of microenvironments in museums
*Microenvironments in storage
*Microenvironments in exhibits design
*Control of oxidation and related processes through microenvironments
The same course will be run in each location. Each course lasts for four
days and includes both lecture and practical sessions. Course handouts,
manuals, and recommended reading lists will be provided on the first day.
Fees include the costs of all lab chemicals and supplies. Information on
lodging, transportation, and meals wills be sent to registrants. These
costs are not included in the registration fee.
Instructors:
John Burke, Chief Conservator, Oakland Museum of California. Mr. Burke is
Director for Professional Education on the Board of the American
Institute for Conservation, President of the Bay Area Conservation Guild,
and serves as an international consultant for UNESCO and the OAS. He is
also Adjunct Professor of Conservation at John F. Kennedy University. Mr.
Burke is a specialist in museum education, integrated pest management,
storage and exhibition microclimates, and the treatment of 20th century
objects.
Tom Strang, Conservation Scientist, Canadian Conservation Institute. Mr.
Strang's distinguished research includes the landmark study of thermal
methods of pest control, as well as research on pest and environmental
effects on objects and works of art. He is a leading researcher in
conservation science.
Sally Shelton, Director, Collections Care and Conservation, San Diego
Natural History Museum. Ms. Shelton specializes in natural history
conservation and is a graduate of the Cambridge course in geological
conservation. She is the president-elect of the Society for the
Preservation of Natural History Collections.
Course fees are $300.
International Academic Projects is committed to providing high-level
professional short courses to the museum and conservation communities. For
a complete catalogue, please contact:
Jim Black, International Academic Projects
31-34 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PY UK
phone (171) 387 9651; FAX (171) 388 0283
email [log in to unmask]
web site http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~tcfa313
For more information on the courses, please contact Sally Shelton at the
address below.
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