*** Course Announcement ***

MS213: Museum Artifacts: How they were made and how they deteriorate
Instructor: Helen Alten
Dates: October 16 through November 24, 2006
Price: $395
Location:  http://www.museumclasses.org

Description:
By learning to understand the materials and processes used to make objects, 
participants in MS213 are better prepared to decide how to care for their 
collections. Though every object is unique, items made of the same material 
share similar characteristics.  Participants will examine two objects that 
represent all materials found in our museums. Through an in-depth analysis 
of these two objects and their components, they will explore all possible 
objects found in any museum. The two objects  an Aleut Hunting Hat and an 
Art Deco Fireplace  use every organic and inorganic material used to create 
every object a museum might collect.

Course Outline
1.      Introduction
2.      Organic Object:  Aleut Hunting Regalia
3.      Plant Materials 
4.      Animal Materials
5.      Modified Organics 
6.      Inorganic Object: Art Deco Fireplace
7.      Stone
8.      Ceramic
9.      Glass
10.     Metal
11.     Mixed Media
12.     Conclusion

Logistics
Participants in Museum Artifacts work through 12 sections at their own 
pace. Instructor Helen Alten is available for scheduled email support. 
Materials and resources include online literature, slide lectures and 
dialog between students and online chats led by the instructor. The course 
is limited to 20 participants.

Museum Artifacts runs six weeks. Please enroll at www.museumclasses.org and 
pay for the course at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you 
have trouble completing an on-line order, please contact Helen Alten at 
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Text Books
Gilroy, David and Godfrey, Ian, eds.  A Practical Guide to the Conservation 
and Care of Collections.  Western Australia Museum.  1998

Demeroukas, Marie, ed.  Basic Condition Reporting:  A Handbook.  
Southeastern Registrars Association, 1998.

Available for purchase from Northern States Conservation Center at 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html

The Instructor
Helen Alten is an objects conservator and owner of Northern States 
Conservation Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. She has been an educator, 
conservator and trainer since 1986. Ms. Alten received her master’s degree 
in archaeological conservation and materials science at the Institute of 
Archaeology, University of London in 1986. She began working with small, 
rural, and tribal museums as conservator for Montana and Alaska.

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