Presentation on exhibition and loan

Exhibits, Loans and Preservation: Finding the Balance
Sponsored by CAPNet (Capitol Area Preservation Network) and the
Library of Congress
June 3, 1996
9 am-4 pm (Registration 8:30 am)
Library of Congress
Madison Building, West Dining Room, 6th Floor,
1st and Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC
(Metro: Capitol South, Blue and Orange Lines)
Free.  Call (202) 357-1768 to register. (Preservation Services
    Department, Smithsonian Institution Libraries)

Seating is limited to 100.

Come join your colleagues as we explore the balance between
curatorial needs and preservation concerns. The program will
include:

    Opening Remarks and Welcome

        Diane Kresh, Director for Preservation, Library of Congress

        Susan Blaine, CAPNet Administrator

    Selecting Objects for Exhibit and Loan: The Curatorial
    Perspective

        Paul S. Koda, Special Collections and Archives, Fenwick
        Library, George Mason University

        Carlene Stephens, Curator, Division of the History of
        Technology, National Museum of American History

        Nancy Malan, Archivist, Regional Archives System, National
        Archives and Records Administration

    Evaluating Objects for Exhibit and Loan: The Working Dialog
    Between Conservators, Curators and Registrars

        Nancy Purinton, Conservator, National Park Service

        Rikki Condon, Exhibition Conservator, Library of Congress

        Jane Norman, Exhibitions Conservator, Freer Gallery of Art and
        Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

    The Exhibit Environment

        Doris Hamburg, Head, Preventive Conservation Section,
        Library of Congress

    The Purpose and Value of Facilities Reports and Loan Agreements

        Jeanne Benas, Registrar, National Museum of American History

        Tambra Johnson, Exhibits Registrar, Library of Congress

    Fundamentals of Condition Reports

        Janice Stagnitto Ellis, Senior Book Conservator, Smithsonian
        Institution Libraries

        Dianne van der Reyden, Senior Paper Conservator,
        Conservation Analytical Lab, Smithsonian Institution

    Packing and Shipping

        John Jacobs, President, ARTEX, Inc.

for more information, call Susan F. Blaine, Program Moderator, at
(202) 357-1766. Registrants who find they are unable to attend
should call (202) 367-1768 ASAP to allow those on the waiting list
an opportunity to register.

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