Online course on conservation of plastics

MS001: The Problem with Plastics
Instructor: Diana Komejan
Price: $95
Dates: Aug 15-19, 2011
Location: online at <URL:http://www.museumclasses.org>

Description: As we march boldly toward the 22nd century, artifact
collecting includes that most fragile of materials--plastic. Not
only is it in our collections, but it's used to house our
collections, too. What problems have you seen? What problems have
others seen? What materials are best? What can we, as caretakers, do
to minimize long-term damage? Join in this mini-course to discuss
care and deterioration of plastics. Bring any questions you have
about plastics in your museum.

Logistics: Participants in The Problem with Plastics will read
literature and participate in two one-hour chats to discuss plastics
deterioration and preservation. Each student should read course
materials and prepare questions or comments to share with the other
students in the chat. This is a mini-course and takes no more than
10 hours of a student's time.

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:

    Diana Komejan graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College in
    1980 with a diploma in Art Conservation Techniques. She has
    worked as a conservator with Parks Canada at the Fortress of
    Louisbourg National Historic Site in Nova Scotia and the Halifax
    conservation lab, where she worked on archaeological and
    historic artifacts from across east coast Canada. Diana also
    interned at the Kelsey Museum of Ancient and Medieval History in
    Ann Arbor, Mich. and spent 12 years as conservator with the
    Yukon Government in Whitehorse. In addition to lab treatments,
    Diana has broad archaeological experience, including the
    excavation of mammoths and dinosaur tracks. Diana now operates a
    private conservation business.

Brad Bredehoft for Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center


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