Workshop on Native American materials

Midwest Art Conservation Center announces the upcoming workshop:

Philosophy and Practice: The Preservation and Conservation of Native
American Materials
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minnesota
May 21-22, 2007

Gain an advanced understanding of how Native American collections
should be treated during storage and exhibition from a Native
American, Curatorial, and Conservation point of view.

The workshop lecturers are:

    Joe Horse Capture, a member of the A-ani (Grovan) tribe and
    Acting Curator of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas at the
    Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Susan Heald, Sr. Textile
    Conservator at the National Museum of the American Indian
    Cultural Resources Center.

The cost for this two day workshop will be $235 for MACC members and
$295 for nonmembers.  Discounts available to smaller institutions
and to current students.

To register, see <URL:http://www.preserveart.org> phone 612-870-3128
or email info [at] preserveart__org


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