The next Collection Recovery Workshop for institutions led by 
conservators from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art 
Conservation is scheduled for October 12.  The subject is "Objects" 
(Glass, metal, ceramic, leather, archaeological artifacts). There are a 
few openings remaining and anyone interested in attending should email 
[log in to unmask]  The last workshop is set for November 16, and 
focuses on furniture and wooden objects.  The Collection Recovery 
Workshops for Institutions are held on the campus of Mississippi Gulf 
Coast Community College, Gulfport.  The workshops, which begin at 9:00 
a.m. and end around 4:00 p.m., focus on responding and stabilizing water 
damaged objects.

Collection Recovery Workshops open to the public are scheduled as 
follows:  Columbus,  Columbus/Lowndes Public Library, Sunday  October 
15,  Objects (Glass, Metal, Ceramic, Leather); Natchez  Historic 
Natchez  Foundation, (Commerce and Main Streets), Saturday November 
18,   Furniture and Wooden Objects.

Public Workshops are from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.  Registration is not 
necessary for the public workshops.

-- 
Cindy Gardner, Field Services Curator
Museum of Mississippi History
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
P.O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205-0571
Telephone: 601/576-6901
Facsimile: 601/576-6981
Email: [log in to unmask]

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