Dear Colleagues –
This year’s North Carolina Preservation
Consortium (NCPC) annual conference will address the issues of cultural
respect. Objects of material culture often hold intangible values for the
community of origin. Do collection institution leaders honor these values
with policies of respect and community collaboration? Some artifacts may
not be intended for use or view by the public. Do collection institution
caretakers place restrictions on access and exhibition? Some communities
may wish to use artifacts in traditional ceremonies and rituals. Do
collection institution stewards approve such requests? Some communities
believe their cultural objects should deteriorate naturally. Do
preservation and conservation professionals permit this to happen? We
often profess to champion diversity in our collections. Do we respect
multicultural perspectives on the preservation and conservation of heritage
collections? Is there a moral imperative to preserve and conserve books,
manuscripts, documents, photographs, film, sound recordings, art, and
artifacts? Please join us for presentations and discussions on these and
other issues of cultural respect and heritage preservation.
This conference is being held at
the Friday Center at UNC Chapel Hill on November 20, 2008. Details and
registration may be found at http://www.ncpreservation.org/.
Thank you,
Featured
Exhibits:
Charlotte Stories: Our Collections, Your
Treasures