Professional
Development Courses offered in May/June 2010 at
The
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies
815-244-1173
or email for
more information: [log in to unmask]
We
offer courses that are considered essential in providing an informational
foundation for anyone working with museum collections. These courses are
appropriate for beginning level professionals and volunteers to mid-career
professionals. REGISTRATION
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Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery
This
course thoroughly addresses the process of “risk management” by
examining in detail how to prepare for and respond to disaster.
May
17-20 Tuition $1150 Materials fee $40
Design
and Construction of Mounts for Exhibits
This
course includes theory and hands-on practicum which includes techniques for
braising metals, cutting/bending/gluing acrylics for the use of various
archival barrier materials, and for making fabric covered ethafoam forms.
June 2-5
Tuition $975 Materials fee $80
Making
Storage Boxes, Mounts and Enclosures
Topics
include storage design and layout, security, shelving/racking, low- to no-cost
upgrades, and storage mounts/enclosures.
June 3-5
Tuition $775 Materials fee $40
Topics
covered in this course include the properties/identification of metals, common
corrosion products, cleaning/stabilizing corroded objects, environments that
cause corrosion, proper handling, hazards, choosing safe storage/display
materials, and treatment options.
June
7-10 Tuition $975 Materials fee $40
This
course focuses on behavior- and facility-oriented methods of conducting
integrated pest management, with heavy emphasis on low-chemical, practical
solutions.
June
11-12 Tuition $495 Materials fee 5
This
course provides an in-depth study of the monitoring and control of the museum
environment, and an introduction to the effects of the effects on the organic
and inorganic materials of museum artifacts. Lab and lecture sessions.
June
14-17 Tuition $925 Materials fee $5
Computer
Software for Collections Management
This
course focuses on the process of artifact cataloguing and maintenance of
collections records utilizing a computer database system.
June
21-23 Tuition $750 Materials fee $5
Preparing
Works of Art on Paper for Storage, Loan and Exhibition
Hands on
experience – this course focuses on museum matting for exhibitions and
loans. Learn matting and hinging techniques with emphasis on special
conservation and aesthetic needs of exhibition matting and framing.
June
21-25 Tuition $975 Materials fee $55
Basic
Traditional Sewing Skills
This
course will empower you to manage sewing projects that usually must be
outsourced.
June
24-26 Tuition $750 Materials fee $25
Database
Design for Collections Management
This
course will familiarize students with the design and creation of a collections database.
Using an inexpensive and easy to use software program, students work with the
instructor to create an actual working database that can be used to organize
and track collections objects.
June
24-26 Tuition $525 Materials fee $5
Frames
for Exhibits: Low Cost Repair and Reuse
Participants
will learn to cast pieces for repairs, fix small amounts of damage with wax and
other materials, apply design elements, do light carving, and a variety of
other techniques in repairing a frame or making a period replica.
June 28-July 1
Tuition $895 Materials fee $40
Hazards
of Heavy Metals in Collections
Detection
strategies, testing methodologies, safe handling guidelines, and personal
protective equipment (PPE) will be examined. Safe storage and transport of
contaminated objects will also be discussed.
June28-30
Tuition $750 Materials fee $20
Professional
Development Courses offered in May/June 2010 at
The
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies
815-244-1173
or email for
more information: [log in to unmask]
We
offer courses that are considered essential in providing an informational
foundation for anyone working with museum collections. These courses are
appropriate for beginning level professionals and volunteers to mid-career
professionals. REGISTRATION
FORM
CATALOG
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