Starting next Monday, MS 201: Storage for Infinity, a course that covers the nuts and bolts of museum storage from start to finish:


MS201: Storage for Infinity: An Overview of Museum Storage Principles
Instructor: Helen Alten
Price: $475
Dates: Jan 24 to Mar 4, 2011
Location: online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Storage for Infinity covers everything you need to know to limit damage to stored collections. Participants will learn about building new storage areas and retrofitting existing space. Other topics include constructing support mounts and storage security. The material emphasizes philosophy and planning, handling, materials and techniques.

Course Outline:
1. Introduction
2. Storage Philosophy
3. Agents of Deterioration and Preservation Planning
4. Storage Facilities
5. Storage Furniture
6. Preparing Collections for Storage
7. Storage Materials
8. Storage Mounts
9. Storage of Specific Collections
10. Funding Improvements
11. Conclusion

For more information: http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms201.html

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