Online course on storage

There is still room available in Northern States Conservation
Center's online class Materials for Storage and Display.  This
course covers, in detail,  materials that should be used by exhibit
fabricators or those upgrading storage areas.

MS 204: Materials for Storage and Display
Instructor:  Helen Alten
Nov 1 through 30, 2010
 Location:  online at <URL:http://www.museumclasses.org>

For more information:
    <URL:http://www.collectioncare.org/
        training/trol_classes_ms204.html>

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    One of the great benefits of the 21st century is the abundance
    of materials for storing and displaying collections. Materials
    for Storage and Display covers this vast array in detail.
    Lectures and handouts separate materials by properties: rigid,
    padding, barrier and attachments. Slide shows illustrate the use
    of each. The course emphasizes acid-free materials and how to
    retrofit less appropriate materials. Materials for Storage and
    Display keeps current with the latest materials available for
    preservation. Using material testing as a decision making tool
    is covered. Participants receive notebooks with samples of all
    of the materials discussed.

Course Outline:

    Introduction
    Choosing and Testing
    Rigid Materials
    Padding Materials
    Barrier Materials
    Tie Materials
    Bad Materials
    Conclusion

The Instructor:

    Helen Alten, is the Director of Northern States Conservation
    Center and its chief Objects Conservator. For nearly 30 years
    she has been involved in objects conservation since she
    completed her degree in Archaeological Conservation and
    Materials Science from the Institute of Archaeology at the
    University of London in England. She has built and run
    conservation laboratories in Bulgaria, Montana, Greece, Alaska,
    Minnesota and West Virginia. She has a broad understanding of
    three-dimensional materials and their deterioration, wrote and
    edited the quarterly Collections Caretaker,  maintains the
    popular <URL:http://www.collectioncare.org> web site, and
    lectures throughout the United States on collection care topics.
    Helen Alten began working with people from small, rural, and
    tribal museums while the state conservator for Montana and
    Alaska. Helen currently conducts conservation treatments and
    operates Northern States Conservation Center in Charleston, WV
    and St. Paul, MN.


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