Online course on design and construction of exhibit mounts

Exhibiting objects can lead to damage. Good mounts alleviate the
risk of object damage from earthquakes, vibration, or poor
materials.  Northern States Conservation Center is proud to announce
a new course that covers how to make protective mounts for objects
on exhibit.

MS 238: Design and Construction of Exhibit Mounts (New course)
Instructor: Tom Bennett
Price: $475
Dates: Feb 7 - Mar 4, 2011
Location: Online at <URL:http://www.museumclasses.org>

Description: Sprucing up your exhibits with safe, effective,
inexpensive mounts can be easier and more fun than you thought. With
a few tools, good technique and a bit of practice, you will be well
on the way to presenting your objects in their most interesting
light, with an eye on long-term safety and security. Design and
Construction of Exhibit Mounts presents the basics of mountmaking
for the small to medium-sized museum including tools, techniques and
materials. Be prepared to construct mounts during the course.
Students will be sent a list of materials and tools to acquire
before the course commences. Come along and exercise your creative
side while doing the collection a world of good.

Course Outline:

    Introduction
    Basics of Mountmaking
    Measuring
    Tools and Equipment
    Materials and Adhesives
    Plexiglas
    Brass
    Foam
    Padding and Barriers
    Ties and Attachments
    Installation
    Conclusion

Textbook: Mount-making for Museum Objects by Robert Barclay, Andre
Bergeron and Carole Dignard, Canadian Conservation Institute.
Available for purchase from Northern States Conservation Center at
<URL:http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>

Logistics: Participants in Design and Construction of Exhibit Mounts
work through sections at their own pace. Instructor Tom Bennett 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.

Design and Construction of Exhibit Mounts runs six 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 at helen<-a t->collectioncare< . >org

The Instructor:

    Tom Bennett, Museum Manager at the Heritage Museum at Wells
    Fargo in Anchorage, Alaska, has worked as a professional museum
    mount maker for 25 years. He attended the University of Victoria
    British Columbia, Heritage Preservation Program's basic
    mountmaking course and learned the rest of his skills on the
    job. His mounts appear in the Anchorage Museum of History and
    Art, the Alaska State Museum, the Museum of the Aleutians, the
    Washington Historical Society, the Monterey Historical Society,
    the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, the Port of
    Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma Airport), and National Park Service and
    US Forest Service visitor centers. He has worked for five
    different museum exhibit design and fabrication firms as well as
    being the former director of the Alaska Museum of Natural
    History. Tom Bennett works in a variety of materials, including
    Plexiglas, brass, wood, and polyethylene foam.


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