The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is offering a series of programs to provide training in a variety of collections care activities that are the cornerstone of a preservation program for cultural collections. The Collections Care Training programs are for staff who are involved in collections care activities or have responsibility for cultural collections, such as librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, stewards of historic house museums, and records managers.
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
Care of Natural History Collections
Location: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Speaker: John Simmons, President, Museologica
Fee: $60
MARCH 20, 2013
Constructing Basic Storage Enclosures for Paper Collections
Location: Cliveden
Speakers: Anna Yates Krain, Senior Conservation Assistant, CCAHA
Fee: $50 (includes materials)
MAY 16, 2013
Book Cradles for Reading Rooms & Exhibitions
Location: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Speaker: Renée Wolcott, Book Conservator, CCAHA
Fee: $50 (includes materials)
JULY 25, 2013
Identification & Preservation of Prints
Location: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Speaker: Corine Norman McHugh, Paper Conservator, CCAHA
Fee: $60
OCTOBER 16, 2013
Preserving Your Photographic Collections
Location: Bryn Mawr College Special Collections
Speakers: Rachel Wetzel, Photograph Conservator, CCAHA
Fee: $60
More information about each program is available at http://www.cvent.com/d/scqc3k.
Support for these programs was generously provided in part by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Independence Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
ABOUT CCAHA
CCAHA is the largest nonprofit conservation laboratory in the United States, serving other nonprofit cultural, educational, and research institutions, as well as private individuals and organizations. Founded in 1977, CCAHA specializes in the treatment of works of art and historic artifacts on paper, photographs, and books, as well as works on parchment and papyrus, and provides state-of-the-art digital imaging services. CCAHA's conservation and preservation services staff develop and present educational programs; conduct preservation assessments; provide assistance with preservation planning; and develop emergency preparedness plans. Additionally, CCAHA's development department provides fundraising and grant writing support to nonprofit institutions seeking assistance for preservation and conservation projects. For more information about CCAHA and all of our educational programs, visit our website at www.ccaha.org.
For information on additional educational opportunities, visit www.ccaha.org or find us on Facebook.
KIMBERLY MAGYAR
Preservation Services Assistant
264 S. 23RD STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
t 215.545.0613 f 215.735.9313
e [log in to unmask]
=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
|
