Calendar
- 2008
- September
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New!
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Even paper-based heritage collections and archives often have textile materials in their midst. Staff involved in broader collections care activities must also know how to care for fabric-based objects in their collections. In this session, textile identification, storage, and display issues will be discussed and practical solutions based on textile conservation standards will be offered.
Speaker: Virginia Whelan, Textile Conservator, Filaments Conservation Studio
* THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL.
Location: Cliveden Carriage House
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A SPACE ODYSSEY: STORAGE STRATEGIES FOR CULTURAL COLLECTIONS
September 23 & 24, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
This comprehensive 2-day program is intended for the care of archives, museum and library collections and will cover:
Planning for Storage Projects
• Deconstructing Collections Storage: The Essentials
• Allocating Resources and Funding for Collections Storage Projects
• Case Study on Funding, Planning and Building New Collections Storage at the Litchfield Historical Society
• Break-out Sessions:
--Space Planning: Getting the Most Out of Your Storage Spaces
--Off-site Storage: Factors in Selection
--Moving Collections: Preparing and Transporting Artifacts
--Open Storage: Benefits and Considerations
Environmental Control and Implementation
• Storage Environments: The Big Picture
• Sustaining Optimal Storage Environments
• Break-out Sessions
--Cold Storage: Is it Feasible for Your Collections?
--Storage Furniture: Factors in Selection
--Understanding HVAC Systems
--Instituting an Environmental Monitoring Program
--Funding and Budgeting for Collections Storage Projects
--Regulating Environments in Historic Structures
Speakers include:
Georgina Bath, Coordinator, Luce Foundation Center for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Walt Crimm, Vice President Cultural Practice Group, EwingCole Architects
Catherine Fields, Executive Director, Litchfield Historical Society
Julie Frey, Curator of Collections, Litchfield Historical Society
Kristen Froehlich, Director of the Collection, Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia
Gail Harrity, Chief Operating Officer, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Michael Henry, Principal Engineer/Architect, Watson & Henry Associates
Peter Herzog, Principal, Herzog/Wheeler Associates
Emily Kaplan, Conservator, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Barbara Lemmen, Senior Photograph Conservator, CCAHA
James Reilly, Director, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology
Lee Price, Director of Development, CCAHA
Glen Ruzicka, Director of Conservation, CCAHA
Cosponsored and hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia.
The fee for this two-day program is $225 for CCAHA members and $250 for non-members.
Accommodation, transportation, and tour logistics can be found here.
This program is partially subsidized by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Claneil Foundation and the Independence Foundation.
Registration begins in May 2008. For more information, visit www.ccaha.org, call 215-545-0613 or email pso@ccaha.org.
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- October
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New!
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This program will familiarize collections care staff who care for paper-based artifacts, photos and books with object condition assessment and provide tools for identifying condition issues.
Participants will learn to determine when an object requires immediate treatment and when there are more passive condition issues that can be addressed later. Attendees will practice new knowledge in small working groups.
Speaker: Stephanie Lussier, Paper Conservator, CCAHA
* Limited to 20 participants.
Location: The Rosenbach Museum & Library
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October 27 & 28, 2008
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Sessions:
· Disaster Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness
· Crisis Communication
· Exercising the Plan (an interactive session)
· Recovery of Paper-Based Collections (a hands-on interactive session)
· Fire Safety: Risk Assessment, Detection, and Suppression
· Ensuring Health and Human Safety in an Emergency
Speakers:
Nick Artim, Director, Heritage Protection Group
Sue Bing, Conservation Assistant, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Jane Long, Vice President, Emergency Programs, Heritage Preservation
Julie Page, Co-Coordinator, California Preservation Program (CPP) and User Services, Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS)
Monona Rossol, M.S., M.F.A., Industrial Hygienist, Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety, Inc.
and Safety Officer, United Scenic Artist's, Local USA829, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)Michael Smith, PhD, Director, Graduate Program in Professional Communication, Department of Communications, La Salle University
John (Jack) M. Watts, Jr., PhD, Director, Fire Safety Institute
The fee for this two-day program is $215 for both CCAHA and Lower Hudson Conference member institutions and $240 for non-members. Lunch will be provided both days. To encourage multiple staff members to attend, enjoy half-price registration for a second participant from the same institution!
Cosponsored by the Lower Hudson Conference of Historical Agencies & Museums, a Greater Hudson Heritage Network
Hosted by the Locust Grove Estate, Poughkeepsie, NY
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- November
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New!
In this continuation of our previous Protective Enclosures program, participants will learn how to make additional simple enclosures for paper artifacts. All attendees will create their own sets of enclosure samples through hands-on practice. A selection of storage materials will be reviewed.
Speaker: Anna Yates Krain, Senior Conservation Assistant, CCAHA
Location: Cliveden Carriage House
* Limited to 12 participants and requires and additional $10 materials fee.
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SAVE THE DATE!!
A RACE AGAINST TIME: PRESERVING OUR AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA
November 6 & 7, 2008
Cosponsored and hosted by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA
Sessions:
• 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
• Copyright Considerations for AV Media Reformatting
• Case Studies and Round Table Discussions
Lead Speakers: Alan Lewis, Audiovisual Archives Consultant, Washington, DC
Speakers:
George Blood, President, Safe Sound Archive
Hannah Frost, Media Preservation Librarian, Digital Library Systems and Services, Digital Production, Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources
Sarah Stauderman, Preservation Manager, Smithsonian Institution Archives
Maureen Whalen, Associate General Council, J. Paul Getty Trust
The fee for this two-day program is $200.
REGISTER HERE.
Funders for this program include the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In partnership with PALINET.
Local cosponsors include The California Preservation Program. For more information, call 215-545-0613 or email pso@ccaha.org .
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- September
Participants at an "Identifying and Caring for Photographs" workshop.