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Show and Tell: Preservation Planning for Exhibitions

December 8-10, 2003
Philadelphia, PA

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is excited to announce its new workshop series on preservation planning for exhibitions to be held at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA.

Developing an exhibition today is no longer a passive review of displayed objects but a highly dynamic process.  With the increased emphasis on interactive and sophisticated exhibit design, the need to preserve and conserve original artifacts becomes an important issue.  This series will explore the preservation challenges that cultural institutions face when designing exciting exhibitions that also safeguard collections.

The goal of this series is to provide participants with state-of-the-art conservation guidelines for exhibition planning, display cases, and mounting.  The speakers will also address adapting the guidelines for small to mid-size institutions and institutions with budgetary constraints.  On the final morning of the series, there will be a breakfast roundtable discussion on fundraising for preservation-responsible exhibitions.

Included in the roster of presenters are Toby Raphael, Museum Exhibition Conservator for the National Park Service; Nancy Davis, Preservation Program Officer, Presidential Libraries, National Archives and Records Administration; Kevin Brookes, Exhibit Designer/Detailer, Nashbrookes Associates, Inc.; Robert Sieger, Exhibit Mount and Installation Specialist, Fine Art Services, LLC; Joan Irving, Senior Conservator and Head of Paper Section at CCAHA; Shelly Smith, Book Conservator, CCAHA; and Lee Price, Director of Development, CCAHA.

The workshops are intended for curators, librarians, archivists, collection managers, exhibition designers, preparators, conservators, and other staff who are involved in exhibition design and installation in cultural institutions.  This series is also appropriate for those who are responsible for the safety of collections while they are on exhibit.

Please check CCAHA's Web site, http://www.ccaha.org, for future updates and registration information.

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