Midwest Art Conservation Center
Preservation Updates
*After
a Disaster: Saving and Salvaging Collection Materials and Artifacts*
Date: May 14,
2010 | 9:00 – 4:00
Location:
Deadwood Historic Preservation Symposium, Deadwood, SD
This
hands-on workshop will focus on post-disaster recovery strategies and salvage
operations for various types of institutions including libraries, museums,
visitor centers, and archival repositories. Register for this special
Symposium sponsored workshop with the Deadwood Historic Preservation Office at
(605) 578-2082.
*Preparing for
a Disaster: Conducting an Institutional Risk Assessment*
During
this 1-day workshop, participants will learn how to conduct an institutional and
collections risk analysis for both natural and man-made disasters. For more
details and registration information, click here.
Date: June 7, 2010
Location: Plains
Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Date:
June 21, 2010
Location: Goodhue
County Historical Society, Red Wing, MN
Date: June 28,
2010
Location: Richard
I. Bong Veterans Historical Center, Superior, WI
Date: Monday, July
12th, 2010
Location:
MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA
*Introduction
to Cleaning Museum Artifacts: What's Right and What's Wrong*
This
1-day workshop is designed for collections staff with little or no conservation
training. For more details and registration information, click here.
Date:
July 19, 2010 | 9:30 - 4:30
Location: Chazen
Museum of Art, Madison, WI
Date:
July 26, 2010
Location: Danish
Immigrant Museum, Elkhorn, IA
Date:
October 29, 2010
Location: North
Dakota Governor’s Conference, State Historical Society of North Dakota,
Bismarck, ND
*The
Research and Writing of a Long Range Conservation Plan*
This
2-day workshop will assist participants in developing and writing a Long Range
Conservation Plan, a tool that defines institutional preservation and
conservation goals for a 5- to 10-year period. For more details and
registration information, click here.
Date: August 23-24, 2010
Location:
American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
Date: October 25-26, 2010
Location: South
Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD