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Northern States Conservation Center's Online Museum classes program has several courses starting May 1, 2017

$100.00 off any full length May course if purchased before April 1, 2017. Use discount code EARLYBIRD at checkout at collectioncare.org.

MS 011: Gallery Guides

May 1 to 12, 2017

Instructor:  Karin Hostetter

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Self-guided brochures, exhibit labels, docent led tours, guest speakers, and audio tours are only a few of the methods available to guide visitors through an exhibit. Explore the strengths and challenges of many different methods and garner resources for further information. Learn how to determine which method works best with which exhibits and how to provide variety to enhance the visitor experience.

For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/gallery-guides-line-short-course

MS 106: Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation

May 1 to June 9, 2017 DATE CHANGE

Instructor:  Karin Hostetter

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Nearly every museum develops exhibits, but how can we improve communication with visitors while taking care of our objects? Exhibit Fundamentals explores exhibits from idea to final installation in a variety of settings. Topics include exhibit theory, the role of the museum's mission, creating a timeline, accessibility and script writing. Also covered are design elements, installation techniques, object safety and security, visitor safety and evaluations. Each student develops an exhibit plan for his or her museum.

For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/exhibit-fundamentals-ideas-installation-line-course

MS 109: Museum Management

May 1 to June 5, 2017

Instructor:  Sue Near

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Sound business practices are critical for a museum to fulfill its mission. Sounds like vegetables, right? Museum management is complex. A museum exists to preserve collections and educate, but it is also an institution that must employ sound business practices while being accountable to the public as a non-profit organization. Instructor Sue Near teaches participants how to administer a successful museum efficiently and effectively. Participants will engage in discussions about the changing cultural climate and its effect on museum operations.

For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/museum-management-line-course

MS 211: Preservation Environments

May 1 to June 9, 2017

Instructor:  Ernest Conrad

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

The museum's brick exterior wall is crumbling. The powder coated metal storage shelves have active rust under the foam padding. Objects in fur storage are covered in mold. It is raining in the exhibit hall. This is the damage that occurs to museum buildings or collection when staff do not understand preservation environments. Preservation Environments is essential knowledge for any collecting institution. Everyone should understand how humidity and temperature are controlled by a building and its mechanical system. For museum staff considering a new building - and any institution planning to expand or rebuild an existing one - Preservation Environments provide important information for calculating whether the proposed improvements will actually improve the environmental control of your protective enclosure. Participants learn the advantages and disadvantages of numerous methods of temperature and humidity control. Preservation Environments does not try to turn museum professionals into engineers. Rather, it arms them with the knowledge they need to work with engineers and maintenance professionals. And helps explain why damaged occurred and how to keep it from happening again.

For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/preservation-environments-line-course

MS 212: Care of Textiles

May 1 to 26, 2017

Instructor:  Ann Coppinger

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:
Caring for textiles demands an understanding of how and why they deteriorate. This course offers a simplified explanation of the origin and structure of textile fibers as well as the finished textile object; be it either a piece of whole cloth or a finished garment. Care of Textiles teaches students to identify fibers, fabric structures and finishes, write condition reports, and understand the agents of deterioration that are harmful to various fabrics both in storage on exhibit. Topics include preparing textiles for storage and exhibit, the use of archival materials with textiles, and three dimensional supports.

For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/care-textiles-line-course

MS 226: Care of Furniture

May 1 to 26, 2017

Instructor:  Diana Komejan

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Caring for furniture and wood artifacts demands an understanding of how and why wood deteriorates. This course offers a simplified explanation of the chemistry and structure of wood as well as the finished wooden object; be it either a totem pole, plow or a French polished table. Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts teaches students to identify woods, finishes and furniture styles, write condition reports, and understand the agents of deterioration that are harmful to wood both in storage and on exhibit. Topics include preparing wood artifacts for storage and exhibit, the use of archival materials with wood artifacts, housekeeping techniques for furniture and large objects on open display, basic repairs and three dimensional supports for storage or exhibit.

For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/care-furniture-and-wood-artifacts-line-course

MS 234: Archives Management

May 1 to 26, 2017

Instructor:  Jennifer Edwards

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Archives include flat paper, photographs, bound pamphlets, books, small 3-dimensional objects, and magnetic media. The Archives Management course covers an introduction to the materials found in archives and typical use of these materials including use patterns, retrieval needs, finding aids, handling and exhibition. The last half of the course details optimum storage options for archival materials. Storage includes furniture, storage techniques, standardized and specialized housing such as folders and boxes and custom-made housings.

For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/archives-management-line-course

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