Midwest Art Conservation Center
Preservation Updates:
Storing
and Preserving Still Photographic Materials Collections
Date:
October 3, 2011 | 9:00 – 4:00
Location:
Minitex, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Date:
October 28, 2011 | 9:00 – 4:00
Location:
North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND
(in
conjunction with the North Dakota Governor’s Conference)
This
one-day workshop will focus on the history of 19th and early 20th
century photographic processes and the methods and materials used to preserve
still photographic materials. Taught by a MACC Conservator, it is designed for
collections managers at museums, historical
societies, libraries and archives to give them the tools and information to
handle, store and care for their photographs. Learn more and sign up at http://www.preserveart.org/workshops.html
Preparing
for a Disaster: Writing and Updating a Comprehensive Disaster Preparedness and
Emergency Response Plan for Cultural Collections
Date:
October 4, 2011 | 9:00 – 4:00
Location:
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Date:
October 28, 2011 | 9:00 – 4:00
Location:
South Dakota Public Universities and Research Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Date:
November 13, 2011 | 10:00 – 3:30
Location:
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
(Sunday
before the Wisconsin Federation of Museums Annual Conference, http://www.wisconsinmuseums.org/annual-meeting.php
This is a special, one-day disaster plan writing workshop held in
conjunction with the Wisconsin Federation of Museums.)
A
MACC Preservation Specialist will cover all aspects of writing a Disaster
Preparedness and Emergency Response Plan specifically for collections. Writing a good
Disaster Plan can be the most important collection care measure your
institution ever takes!
Learn more and sign up at http://www.preserveart.org/workshops.html
Writing
Grants for Preservation and Conservation Projects
Date:
October 6 & 7, 2011 | 9:00 - 4:00
Location: Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
MACC’s Preservation Services will teach this two-day
workshop. You’ll learn about the different types of grants available through
the federal government, as well as practical information on public and private
funding sources. The second day will allow participants to focus on developing
specific grants for their prioritized needs. The goal of the workshop is for
participants to leave the session with a draft proposal. Preservation Services
staff will follow-up with participants who are developing full grants
applications.
$195 for MACC
members and $245 for non-members Sign up
The
Research and Writing of a Long Range Conservation Plan
Date:
October 18 and 19, 2011 | 9:00 – 4:30
Location:
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Date:
November 8 and 9, 2011 | 9:00 – 4:30
Location:
Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
This is a two-day workshop for collections managers and/or
development staff at museums, historical societies, libraries and archives.
You’ll learn from a MACC Grant and Preservation Specialist how to develop and
write a Long Range Conservation Plan with an accompanying funding strategy. A
Long Range Conservation Plan is the essential grant and collections management tool
that defines your institutional preservation and conservation goals – it is your
key to successful preservation and conservation grants into the future! Learn more and sign up at http://www.preserveart.org/workshops.html
Preservation and
Conservation Needs for Collections Managements Policies
Date: November 14 & 15, 2011 | 10:00 - 4:00 and 10:00 - 3:00
Location:
Minitex, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
This two-day workshop will be taught by MACC’s
Preservation Services along with experts in art and artifact insurance,
appraisals and curation. This workshop will present and instruct you on
important issues found in Collections Management Policies that deal directly
with preservation and conservation concerns. Speakers will address the
philosophies and reasoning of why incorporating preservation and conservation
issues into a Collections Management Policy is necessary, as well as how this
can be done practically for the benefit of your collection. Insuring and
managing collections with regard to preservation and conservation concerns
should be defined in your Collections Management Policy. A notebook of related
technical leaflets, articles and related information will be provided to each
participant. $295
for MACC members and $355 for non-members Sign up
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