Online course on cleaning

MS217: Museum Cleaning Basics
Dates: July 5 - Aug 13, 2010
Price: $475
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson
Location: <URL:http://www.museumclasses.org>

    Description: Cobwebs in the gallery, dust on the dinosaur
    skeleton, mice in storage--a dirty museum results in poor
    visitor experience and poor collections preservation. In a
    museum, cleanliness really is next to godliness. Museum Cleaning
    Basics explores everything you need to know about cleaning your
    collections. Participants learn when to clean--and when not to
    clean. They also learn how to make those decisions. Topics range
    from basic housekeeping to specific techniques for specific
    objects. You will learn why cleaning is important and how to
    prevent damage when cleaning. We will look at specific
    techniques that minimize damage while getting the work done. And
    we will discuss when to call in a specialist, such as a
    conservator. Students will create a housekeeping manual for
    their institution.

Course Outline:

    Introduction
    Agents of Deterioration
    Health and safety for the object and for you
    Equipment and supplies
    Cleaning techniques
    Documentation
    Spring Cleaning: Housekeeping Manual
    Conclusion

Logistics: Participants in Museum Cleaning Basics work through
sections at their own pace. Instructor Gretchen Anderson is
available for scheduled email support. Materials and resources
include online literature, slide lectures and dialog between
students and online chats led by the instructor. The course is
limited to 20 participants.

Museum Cleaning Basics runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the
course, please pay at
<URL:http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>

If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten
<helen<-at->collectioncare<.>org>

The Instructor:

    Objects conservator Gretchen Anderson learned her craft at the
    American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian's
    Conservation Analytical Lab, the Canadian Conservation
    Institute, Getty Conservation Lab, the Los Angeles County Museum
    of Art, and the Minnesota Historical Society. She established
    the conservation department at the Science Museum of Minnesota
    in 1989. She is the co-author of A Holistic Approach to Museum
    Pest Management, a technical leaflet for the American
    Association for State and Local History and established a
    rigorous IPM program for the Science Museum. She was a key
    member in the planning team that designed and built a new
    facility for the Science Museum of Minnesota. This endeavor
    resulted in not only a state of the art exhibition and storage
    facility, but also a major publication about the experience of
    building a new museum and creating the correct environments:
    Moving the Mountain. In 2009 she accepted the position of
    conservator and head of the conservation section at the Carnegie
    Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. Ms. Anderson is a
    member of the American Institute for Conservation and the
    Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. She
    lectures and presents workshops on preventive conservation, IPM,
    cleaning in museums, and practical methods and materials for
    storage of collections.


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