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The Wisconsin Federation of Museums Presents
AFTER A DISASTER: SALVAGE OF COLLECTIONS MATERIALS AND ARTIFACTS
Elisa Redman, Director of Preservation Services at the Midwestern Art
Conservation Center (MACC), will teach this regularly requested one day
workshop. Ms. Redman will cover the most important actions to take in
planning for a long range salvage operation. This will include: an
overview of various disasters and the effects on different types of
materials; prioritizing salvageable artifacts; materials needed for a
salvage operation; handling damaged artifacts; methods of drying various
types of artifacts; preventing mold outbreaks; simple cleaning
procedures that staff may carry out and types of damages that require a
professional conservator; and the impact of salvaging collections on
other museum operations.
Lecture and PowerPoint presentation will
be accompanied by exercises involving role playing in various disaster
scenarios and hands-on, practical exercises in recovery procedures for
damaged artifacts using materials from MACC's study collection. A full
notebook of related technical leaflets and resource materials will be
provided for every workshop participants. This training session can
accommodate up to 25 participants.
DETAILS
Date: Workshop is Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Place: This workshop is generously hosted by the Sheboygan County Historical Society Museum; 3110 Erie Avenue; Sheboygan, WI; 53081
Cost: WFM Affiliate Rate: $75 or WFM Non-Affiliate Rate: $90
This workshop is sponsored, in part, by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
For more information, or to register, please visit the Wisconsin Federation of Museum's website:
http://www.wisconsinmuseums.org/workshops.html