Subject: Workshop on exhibiting textiles
"Safe Display of Flat Textiles" JFK Presidential Library and Museum Boston MA July 29-31, 2014 Museum Textile Services and the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation studies are pleased to announce a new, three-day workshop on "Safe Display of Flat Textiles", which will be held July 29-31, 2014 at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum Boston MA <URL:http://www.jfklibrary.org> Get 20% off until June 20, 2014 with the coupon code BASIC2014 or 10% off thereafter with the code NEWSLETTER10. This workshop is designed for collections staff and conservators seeking additional training. Attendees will learn hands-on how to create a slant mount and a pinable mount for display of small to medium-sized textiles. Magnetic and Velcro hanging systems will then be created for larger textiles. Other display solutions, such as pressure mounting and framing, will also be presented for comparison. This workshop is one of the first in a series offered by the Campbell Center away from its Mount Carroll, Illinois, campus. Tuition and materials fee is $590, and *does not* include lodging or meals. For more information about this workshop, please contact Camille Myers Breeze <info<-a t->museumtextiles< . >com>. To register, visit <URL:http://www.campbellcenter.org> Camille Myers Breeze Director Museum Textile Services Andover, Massachusetts 978-474-9200 *** Conservation DistList Instance 28:3 Distributed: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Message Id: cdl-28-3-013 ***Received on Wednesday, 18 June, 2014