Conservation Center - for Art and Historic Artifacts

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• 2009
  • July
    • 7/29 - 7/30 A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media, DENVER, CO

      July 29 & 30

      A Race Against Time: Preserving our Audiovisual Media, Denver, CO

      Sessions include overview of machine-based AV media identification and preservation; reformatting options for AV media; contracting for AV preservation services; surveying and selecting AV media materials for preservation and access; funding opportunities; AV preservation case study; and speaker panel.

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  • September
    • 9/16 Matting and Framing for Preservation

      September 16

      Matting and Framing for Preservation, Philadelphia, PA

      This workshop will serve as an introduction to the materials and techniques necessary for creating safe and attractive housing and framing for works on paper. Participants will learn basic principles of framing and housing, and will gain a greater understanding of techniques, assembly methods, materials, and common mistakes.

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    • 9/22 - 9/23 Focusing on Photographs: Identification and Preservation

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      This two-day program will focus on the fundamentals of identifying and caring for photographic collections. Using lecture and hands-on demonstrations, topics will be intertwined over the course of the program to give participants a holistic view of identifying photographic materials, caring for these collections, developing appropriate handling procedures, and establishing safe storage environments.

      Location:

      Athenaeum of Philadelphia

      219 South 6th Street

      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3794

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  • October
    • 10/7 Understanding Archives: An Introduction to Archival Basics

      October 7

      Understanding Archives: An Introduction to Archival Basics, Philadelphia, PA

      This workshop will review the fundamentals of archival appraisal, acquisition, and access; proper storage materials; and the most common preservation problems found with paper-based archival collections. Processing, arrangement, and description will be briefly addressed.

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    • 10/20 - 10/21 A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media, Atlanta, GA

      October 20 & 21

      A Race Against Time: Preserving our Audiovisual Media, Atlanta, GA

      Sessions include overview of machine-based AV media identification and preservation; reformatting options for AV media; contracting for AV preservation services; surveying and selecting AV media materials for preservation and access; funding opportunities; AV preservation case study; and speaker panel.

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  • November
    • 11/4 Protective Enclosures for Simple Storage Solutions

      November 4

      Protective Enclosures for Simple Storage Solutions, Philadelphia, PA

      Participants will learn how to make simple enclosures for paper artifacts. Necessary hand skills will be explained, and cutting, folding, scoring and adhesion techniques will be practiced. All attendees will create their own sets of enclosure samples through hands-on application. A selection of storage materials will be reviewed.

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    • 11/12 Environmental Management--Stewardship and Sustainability

      November 12

      Environmental Management: Stewardship and Sustainability, Philadelphia, PA

      This one-day workshop will focus on gaining control of environmental conditions in collecting institutions. The ideal collections care environment will be defined and sessions explaining the building/climate relationship, best practices for environmental control and environmental monitoring will help guide responsible planning for environmental management.

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  • December
    • 12/2 Essential Policies and Procedures for Cultural Institutions

      December 2

      Essential Policies and Procedures for Cultural Institutions, Philadelphia, PA

      This program will provide an overview of policy and planning documents that are essential for collections care, such as collections management policies, handling guidelines and maintenance policies. Participants will learn the critical components of these documents and tangible examples of how to adapt them to different institutions will be given. Policy development, approval and implementation responsibilities of staff, volunteer and board will be discussed.

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Participants at an "Identifying and Caring for Photographs" workshop.