New Online Security & Care of Textiles Courses open soon - spaces open
Our 2007 course list is online and will be complete within the next week.
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol.html
Northern States Conservation Center is pleased to announce new courses on
Museum Security and the Care of Textiles:
MS 107: Introduction to Security: Protecting Museums, Collections Staff and
Visitors ***NEW***
February 5 through March 2, 2007 (Runs again in Sep)
Cost: $425
Instructor: Stevan P. Layne
Location: http://www.museumclasses.org
Printable Flyer:
http://www.collectioncare.org/flyers/ms107_security_class_flyer.pdf
Description:
Security must be a priority for every museum, regardless of size. Introduction
to Security teaches basic, practical approaches to protecting against threats
such as theft, vandalism, violent acts, natural disasters, fire and
environmental hazards. Topics include selecting security systems, determining
security needs and how to build affordable security systems. Screening, hiring,
firing, workplace violence, policies and procedures and emergency management
planning are covered as well.
Logistics:
Participants in Introduction to Security work at their own pace through
sections and interact through online chats. Instructor Steve Layne is available
at scheduled times during the course for email support. Introduction to
Security includes online literature, slide lectures and student-teacher/group-
teacher dialog. The course is limited to 20 participants.
Introduction to Security runs four weeks. Sign up at
http://www.museumclasses.org and pay for the course at
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol.html If you have trouble completing
an on-line order, please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask] or
Eric Swanson at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor
Stevan P. Layne is the principal consultant and chief executive of Layne
Consultants International, a leading provider of cultural property protection
advice. Steve is a former police chief, public safety director and museum
security director. He is the author of the Cultural Property Protection Manual,
and the Business Survival Guide. Steve regularly presents to professional
associations and has consulted with more than 400 museums and other
institutions. Steve is the founding director of the International Foundation for
Cultural Property Protection and responsible for the professional training and
certification of more than 1,000 museum professionals.
MS212: Care of Textiles (NEW)
Feb 12 - Mar 9, 2007 (Runs again in Oct)
Cost: $425
Instructor: Ann Coppinger
Location: http://www.museumclasses.org
Printable Flyer: http://www.collectioncare.org/flyers/ms212_textile_class.pdf
Description:
Caring for textiles demands an understanding of why they deteriorate. Care of
Textiles teaches students to identify fibers and finishes, write condition
reports and understand the agents of deterioration that cause the most harm
to various fabrics, both in storage and on exhibit. Topics include preparing
textiles for transport, mannequins, three-dimensional supports and framing as
well.
Course Outline:
Text Book:
Preserving Textiles: A Guide for the Nonspecialist by Harold Mailand and
Dorothy Stites Alig. Available for purchase from Northern States Conservation
Center at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html.
Logistics: Participants in Care of Textiles work at their own pace through
sections and interact through online chats. Instructor Ann Coppinger is
available at scheduled times for email support. Care of Textiles includes online
literature, slide lectures and student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The
course is limited to 20 participants.
Please sign up at http://www.museumclasses.org and pay at
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble with either,
please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor:
Ann Coppinger runs the conservation department and teaches conservation at
the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She has a master's in
museum studies specializing in costume and textile conservation from FIT. She
is a former NEA master apprentice at the Textile Conservation Workshop. Ms.
Coppinger previously worked for 22 years in fashion in New York City. She has
degrees in both fashion design and pattern making from FIT.
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