MS204: Materials for Storage and Display
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson
Dates: Nov 4 to Nov 29, 2013
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
One of the great benefits of the 21st century is the abundance of 
materials for storing and displaying collections. Materials for Storage 
and Display covers this vast array in detail. Lectures and handouts 
separate materials by properties: rigid, padding, barrier and 
attachments. Slide shows illustrate the use of each. The course 
emphasizes acid-free materials and how to retrofit less appropriate 
materials. Materials for Storage and Display keeps current with the 
latest materials available for preservation. Using material testing as a 
decision making tool is covered. Participants receive notebooks with 
samples of all of the materials discussed.

Logistics:
Participants in Materials for Storage and Display work at their own pace 
through eight sections. Instructor Helen Alten is available at scheduled 
times during the course for email support. Students work individually 
and interact through forums and scheduled online chats. Materials 
include PowerPoint lectures, readings and lecture notes, as well as 
message forums, projects, quizzes, and links to relevant web sites. The 
course is limited to 20 participants.

Materials for Storage and Display lasts four weeks. To learn more about 
the course, go to 
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms204.html If you 
have trouble please contact Helen Alten at [log in to unmask]

The Instructor:
Objects conservator Gretchen Anderson learned her craft at the American 
Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian's Conservation Analytical 
Lab, the Canadian Conservation Institute, Getty Conservation Lab, the 
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Minnesota Historical Society. 
She established the conservation department at the Science Museum of 
Minnesota in 1989. She is the co-author of A Holistic Approach to Museum 
Pest Management, a technical leaflet for the American Association for 
State and Local History and established a rigorous IPM program for the 
Science Museum. She was a key member in the planning team that designed 
and built a new facility for the Science Museum of Minnesota. This 
endeavor resulted in not only a state of the art exhibition and storage 
facility, but also a major publication about the experience of building 
a new museum and creating the correct environments: Moving the Mountain. 
In 2009 she accepted the position of conservator and head of the 
conservation section at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in 
Pittsburgh. Ms. Anderson is a member of the American Institute for 
Conservation and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History 
Collections. She lectures and presents workshops on preventive 
conservation, IPM, cleaning in museums, and practical methods and 
materials for storage of collections.

-- 
Brad Bredehoft
Sales and Technology Manager
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org

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