Workshops at Midwest Art Conservation Center

Midwest Art Conservation Center Preservation Updates

2010 A Space Odyssey: Storage Strategies for Cultural Collections
Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN
October 12-13, 2010
9am - 4pm

    Hosted and cosponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society; and
    in partnership with the Conservation Center for Art and Historic
    Artifacts This comprehensive 2-day program will address storage
    planning needs for institutions of all sizes.  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.

Research and Writing of a Long Range Conservation Plan
South Dakota Art Museum
Brookings, SD
Oct 25-26-2010
9am -4pm

    Elisa Redman, Associate Director of Preservation Services will
    teach this two-day workshop in which participants will gain
    experience developing and writing a Long Range Conservation
    Plan, a useful tool that defines institutional preservation and
    conservation goals for a 5- to 10-year period.

Introduction to Cleaning Museum Artifacts: What's Right and What's
    Wrong?
North Dakota Governor's Conference
State Historical Society of ND
Oct. 29, 2010
9:30am - 4:30pm

    This 1-day workshop taught by Neil Cockerline, Director of
    Preservation Services and Conservator, is designed for
    collections staff who have little or no formal conservation
    training and yet often find themselves charged with the
    responsibility for "sprucing up" collection artifacts for
    storage or exhibition purposes.

For more details about workshops, see

    <URL:http://www.preserveart.org/workshops.html>


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