Program on environmental management

Environmental Management for Collecting Institutions
Wilmington University
3282 North DuPont Highway, Building 1
Dover, DE 19901
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Presented by Delaware Division of Libraries and the Institute of
Museum and Library Services

In partnership with Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural
Affairs, Delaware Public Archives, the University of Delaware's
Museum Studies Program, the Delaware Museum Association, the
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, the Delaware
Disaster Assistance Team, and LYRASIS.

This program is being offered free of charge.

Delaware's museum and library collections are at risk, as nearly 190
million historical items have become endangered. (A Public Trust
Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's
Collections, IMLS)

Creating stable environmental conditions is the most significant
step an institution can take for the long-term preservation of the
collections materials under its stewardship.  While most
preservation actions affect single items or groups of items,
environmental conditions affect entire collections.

Though providing stable environmental conditions is a goal for most
archives, museums, and libraries, in actuality it can be very
difficult to achieve ideal specifications.  In addition to economic
limitations faced by many institutions, collections are often housed
in historic structures, in buildings with aging systems, or in
structures whose designs make environmental management difficult.

This one-day program will explore new approaches to controlling
environmental conditions in cultural institutions.  Leading experts
in the field will present physically and financially feasible
environmental control strategies to help institutions preserve
collections materials for the long-term.

Topics to be covered will include:

    The Collections Environment
    Understanding the Building/Climate Relationship
    New Approaches and Best Practices for Environmental Control
    Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis

This program is intended for staff of cultural heritage
organizations responsible for monitoring and managing environmental
conditions for collections, including registrars, facilities
managers, archivists, librarians, curators, collections managers,
and stewards of historic house museums.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Breakfast Session
8:15  - 8:45 am

    Wendy Jessup
    President and Conservator
    Wendy Jessup and Associates, Inc.

    sponsored by Preservation Delaware

Main Program
8:45 am - 5 pm

    Michael Henry
    Principal
    Watson and Henry Associates

    Richard L. Kerschner
    Director of Preservation and Conservation
    Shelburne Museum

    James Reilly
    Director
    Image Permanence Institute

Registration deadline: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Free online registration and additional information are available at
<URL:http://guest.cvent.com/d/0dqbl8/4W> Register today as spaces
are limited!

Notes

    Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no charge.
    Pre-registration for breakfast session is requested.

    If you have special needs, please contact Sonja Brown
    <sonja.brown<-a t->state< . >de< . >us> or 302-739-4748 ext. 5120, no later
    than one week prior to the program.

Questions?  Contact:

    Sonja Brown
    302-739-4748 ext. 5120
    sonja.brown<-a t->state< . >de< . >us

This program was made possible with generous funding from the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

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


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