LEARN HOW TO BETTER CONTROL YOUR COLLECTIONS ENVIRONMENTS 

 

Environmental Management:  Stewardship and Sustainability  presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

Philadelphia, PA

 

November 12, 2009

 

This one-day workshop will explore new approaches to controlling environmental conditions in cultural institutions. Leading experts in the field James Reilly, Director, Image Permanence Institute; Michael C. Henry, PE, AIA, Principal Engineer/Architect, Watson & Henry Associates; and Richard L. Kerschner, Director of Preservation and Conservation, Shelburne Museum, will present strategies that are feasible, physically and financially, to preserve collections materials for the long-term. 

 

For more information and to register online, go to http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,479cdf23-3a93-4ac9-8b82-6518165f4b74.

 

Topics to be covered will include:

 

• The Collections Environment
• Understanding the Building/Climate Relationship
• New Approaches and Best Practices for Environmental Control
• Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis

 

This program is intended for staff of cultural heritage organizations responsible for monitoring and managing environmental conditions for collections, including registrars, facilities managers, archivists, librarians, curators, collections managers, and stewards of historic house museums.

 

Program Fee: $85 for CCAHA members/$100 for non-members. 

Major funding for this program is generously provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Philadelphia Foundation, and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.  Hosted and cosponsored by The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA.

 

The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA), the professional certifying organization for the archives field, will award 10 Accreditation Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this program.

 

For more information and to register online, go to http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,479cdf23-3a93-4ac9-8b82-6518165f4b74.  Still have questions? Visit our Education Program Calendar at www.ccaha.org, call 215-545-0613 or email [log in to unmask].

 

Kim Andrews

Preservation Services Officer

CONSERVATION CENTER for Art and Historic Artifacts

264 S. 23rd Street

Philadelphia, PA  19103

215-545-0613 (phone)

215-735-9313 (fax)

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