Conference on storage strategies for cultural collections

A Space Odyssey: Storage Strategies for Cultural Collections
St. Paul, MN
October 12 and 13, 2010

Presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
in partnership with the Midwest Art Conservation Center.

Cosponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, MN

Museums, libraries, archives, and other institutions caring for
cultural collections are frequently looking for ways to maximize the
use of their storage areas, improve upon current facilities, and
perhaps plan for new storage locations.

Participants in this two-day conference will hear experts in the
field of design, space planning, and environmental control and
modification speak about practical methods and applications to
improve and maximize storage spaces for cultural collections.
Sessions will include case studies that demonstrate how institutions
of various sizes have implemented storage initiatives.

This conference is intended for staff involved in collections care,
planning, and management, including directors and administrators,
collections managers, curators, preparators, registrars, librarians
and archivists; as well as facilities managers, architects, and
space planners working with cultural institutions. The program will
address storage planning needs for institutions of all sizes.

Sessions will include:

    The essentials of collections storage

    Allocating resources and funding for collections storage
    projects

    Space planning

    Environmental considerations

    Understanding HVAC systems

    Factors for selection in off-site storage

    Retrofitting less than ideal storage spaces

    Visible storage

    Moving collections

Registration Fees:
    $225 for CCAHA and MACC members
    $250 for non-members

A fee reduction of $50 is being offered to a 2nd staff member from
the same institution.

Registration Deadline: September 28, 2010

For more information and to register online, go to:

    <URL:http://ccaha.org/education/program-calendar>

Major funding for this program was provided by the National
Endowment for the Humanities.

The Academy of Certified Archivists will award 10 Accreditation
Recertification Credits to eligible Certified Archivists attending
this program.

Questions?  Call 215-545-0613 or email us at pso<-at->ccaha<.>org.

Orelia Dann
Preservation Services Assistant
264 S. 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103
215-545-0613
Fax: 215-735-9313


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