Northern States Conservation Center is pleased to announce a new course
on museum security:
MS 107: Introduction to Security: Protecting Museums, Collections
Staff and Visitors ***NEW***
Instructor: Stevan P. Layne
Dates: (Available twice in 2007)
February 5 through March 2, 2007
September 3 through September 28, 2007
Cost: $425
Location:
www.museumclasses.org
Description:
Security must be a priority for every museum, regardless of size.
Introduction to Security teaches basic, practical approaches to
protecting against threats such as theft, vandalism, violent acts,
natural disasters, fire and environmental hazards. Topics include
selecting security systems, determining security needs and how to build
affordable security systems. Screening, hiring, firing, workplace
violence, policies and procedures and emergency management planning are
covered as well.
Logistics:
Participants in Introduction to Security work at their own pace
through sections and interact through online chats. Instructor Steve
Layne is available at scheduled times during the course for email
support. Introduction to Security includes online literature, slide
lectures and student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The course is limited
to 20 participants.
Introduction to Security runs four weeks. Sign up 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 [log in to unmask] or Eric Swanson at [log in to unmask]
The Instructor
Stevan P. Layne is the principal consultant and chief executive of Layne Consultants International, a leading provider of cultural property protection advice. Steve is a former police chief, public safety director and museum security director. He is the author of the Cultural Property Protection Manual, and the Business Survival Guide. Steve regularly presents to professional associations and has consulted with more than 400 museums and other institutions. Steve is the founding director of the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection and responsible for the professional training and certification of more than 1,000 museum professionals.