A program brochure with registration form and information about CCAHA is available at www.ccaha.org. For questions about the program, please call CCAHA’s Preservation Services office at 215.545.0613. We would appreciate your sharing this information with your colleagues and membership, and apologize for cross-postings. Thanks!

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Exhibitions and Case Design: Integrating Preservation in Planning

Presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

Thursday, December 6, 2007

 

Philadelphia, PA

Cosponsored and hosted by the Chemical Heritage Foundation

About the Program

Viewers peering into exhibit cases see displayed artifacts and objects but do not witness the long planning and installation process that culminates in the finished exhibit. This program will give your institution tools to ensure that your visitors see safely mounted objects in a secure, controlled environment.  Presenters, who include exhibit designers, conservators, and fabricators, will discuss exhibit development, best practices for collections care of objects on display, and other preservation considerations when mounting exhibitions in cases.   Concepts presented will be applicable to a variety of small and mid-size institutions.

The inclusion of preventive conservation combines both preservation and aesthetic considerations in the exhibit planning process.  The selection of appropriate objects for exhibition, choosing safe exhibit materials and isolation barriers, controlling pollutants, creating optimal environmental conditions, and monitoring and maintaining exhibits after installation will be defined and discussed.  Case studies will demonstrate the concepts presented and a speakers' panel will address additional audience questions.

This program is 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.

Location, Date & Time

Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2702
www.chemheritage.org

Thursday, December 6, 2007 

9:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Program Sessions

Exhibition Design and Planning - Alice Dommert, AIA, Principal, dommertphillips

 

Collections Care Best Practices for Exhibited Materials

Objects Care - Sally Malenka, Conservator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Paper Care - Stephanie Lussier, Paper Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

 

Conservation Standards for Exhibition - Fenella G. France, PhD, Preservation Consultant, Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress

 

Fabricating, Retrofitting and Purchasing Exhibition Cases - Jay Appleton, P.E., Operations Manager for Museums and Environments, Lynch Exhibits

 

Case Study of the Chemical Heritage Foundation’s New Exhibition Space - Jennifer Landry, Head of Collections, Chemical Heritage Foundation, and Erin McLeary, PhD, Curator of Exhibitions, Chemical Heritage Foundation

Exhibition Mounts for Books, Paper and Ephemera - Jim Hinz, Book Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

 

Speaker Panel, Q & A

 

Tour of the Chemical Heritage Foundation Collections

 

Brochure & Registration

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Registration Fee: $90.00 CCAHA member fee/$95.00 Non-member fee

A program brochure with registration form can be accessed at:
http://www.ccaha.org/workshop_cal.php (download may take a few moments)

For information about CCAHA, its programs and services, please visit our website at www.ccaha.org or contact CCAHA’s Preservation Services Office at 215.545.0613 or [log in to unmask].

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 S. 23rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.545.0613(T)
215.735.9313(F)
www.ccaha.org

 

Kim Andrews
Preservation Services Officer
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103
Phone: 215.545.0613
Fax: 215.735.9313
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www.ccaha.org

 

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