For Immediate Release

June 6, 2001

Contact Information:
Melinda Markell, Field Services Coordinator
Upper Midwest Conservation Association
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55404
(612) 870-3128
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www.preserveart.org

UMCA FIELD SERVICES DEPARTMENT PRESENTS TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATING
CONSERVATION INTO THE EXHIBIT PROCESS.

The Upper Midwest Conservation Association, Field Services Department is
pleased to announce the upcoming workshop: Integrating Conservation into the
Exhibit Process, June 28 - 29, 2001.

The topics of this workshop will be covered over the course of two days.
During this time, participants will learn about the issues behind
conservation and exhibit design.  They will be given information on resources
and elements needed to implement a conservation plan for exhibits. They will
also learn the specifics of exhibit lighting, environmental control,
appropriate mounting and the final installation.  At the workshop's
completion, participants should have a clear idea of the steps needed and
issues to consider when incorporating conservation into an exhibit.

Two conservators from the National Park Service will be heading the workshop.
 They are Larry Bowers and Toby Raphael.  Mr. Bowers is an Objects
Conservator with special interests in exhibit lighting. He recently designed
the lighting for the new exhibit of the Declaration of Independence.  Mr.
Raphael is an Ethnographic Conservator and Conservation Coordinator for
National Park site exhibits. He recently produced a set of conservation
guidelines available on CD through the park service. Together, the two have
co-organized international symposiums on lighting for the National Archives
and the American Institute for Conservation.

This workshop will be comprehensive in nature, but is designed for a broad
audience from novices to seasoned professionals.  The workshop will be held
at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts on June 28 - 29, 2001.  Workshop
registration fees are $150 for UMCA members and $200 for nonmembers, plus
$40.00 towards purchase of the National Park Service's CD-ROM "Exhibit
Conservation Guidelines." For more information on the workshop or to request
a registration form, please contact Melinda Markell, UMCA Field Services
Coordinator at (612) 870-3128 or [log in to unmask]

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