Workshops on care of historic sites

Care of the Historic Site:
Assessing Needs and Implementing Solutions
Contact: Kelly Chisholm, kchisholm [at] nic__org

The National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property is
working with several regional organizations to co-sponsor a one-day
workshop entitled, "Care of the Historic Site:  Assessing Needs and
Implementing Solutions."

The workshop is intended for site administrators, professionals from
small- and medium-sized museums and individuals responsible for or
interested in conservation services for historic buildings and their
contents.  The workshop will demonstrate how historic sites can
better care for their collections and historic buildings.  The
interrelationship of collections and buildings will be stressed.

Participants will learn proper housekeeping procedures, storage and
handling techniques, correct lighting and climate control.  The
workshop will inform participants of the importance of monitoring
the museum environment and establishing a maintenance schedule.
Professional objects and architectural conservators will present how
and why they look at objects and buildings and common problems with
collections and sites.

An objects/architectural conservator team will lead an afternoon
tour of the host site, pointing out specific conservation concerns
while providing advice on low-tech, low-budget temporary solutions,
as well as conservation techniques for the long term.

The Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) provides federal funds to
eligible museums for a general conservation survey of their
collections and sites.  The philosophy of a general conservation
survey and how to apply to CAP will be presented in the workshop.
Host sites will share results of their CAP surveys.

Three upcoming workshops include:

Saturday, October 12, 1996
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Illinois
co-sponsored by the Illinois Heritage Association
Registration fee:  $50
Registration deadline:  October 1, 1996
For registration materials and further information, contact:

    Pat Miller
    Illinois Heritage Association
    602 1/2 East Green
    Champaign, IL  61820
    217-359-5600

Wednesday, October 16, 1996
Villa Marianna and Indian Mound, Jekyll Island, Georgia
co-sponsored by Southeastern Museums Conference
For registration materials and further information, contact:

    Pamela Hisey
    Southeastern Museums Conference
    P.O. Box 3494
    Baton Rouge, LA  70821
    205-348-7556

Tuesday, October 22, 1996
Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
co-sponsored by Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical
Organizations and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Registration fee:  $65
Registration deadline:  October 15, 1996
For registration materials and further information, contact:

    Jean Cutler
    PA Federation of Museums & Historical Organizations
    P.O. Box 1026
    Harrisburg, PA  17108-1026
    717-787-3253

Several other workshops are tentatively scheduled for the winter.  For further
information and registration materials as they become available, please
contact:

    Historic Site Workshop
    National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property
    3299 K Street, NW, Suite 602
    Washington, DC  20007-4415
    202-625-1495
    Fax: 202-625-1485

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