Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2017 23:06:33 +0000 From: KATHLEEN D MULLEN <kathleen.mullen@wisconsinhistory.org> Subject: Hands on Workshop: AFTER A DISASTER - SALVAGE OF COLLECTIONS MATERIALS AND ARTIFACTS Message-id: <DM5PR06MB3195B9930049D13AC62733A19E8B0@DM5PR06MB3195.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>
Elisa Redman, Director of Preservation Services at the Midwestern Art Conservation Center (MACC), will teach this regularly requested one day workshop. Ms. Redman will cover the most important actions to take in planning for a long range salvage operation. This will include: an overview of various disasters and the effects on different types of materials; prioritizing salvageable artifacts; materials needed for a salvage operation; handling damaged artifacts; methods of drying various types of artifacts; preventing mold outbreaks; simple cleaning procedures that staff may carry out and types of damages that require a professional conservator; and the impact of salvaging collections on other museum operations.
Lecture and PowerPoint presentation will be accompanied by exercises involving role playing in various disaster scenarios and hands-on, practical exercises in recovery procedures for damaged artifacts using materials from MACC's study collection. A full notebook of related technical leaflets and resource materials will be provided for every workshop participants. This training session can accommodate up to 25 participants.
DETAILS
Date: Workshop is Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Place: This workshop is generously hosted by the Sheboygan County Historical Society Museum; 3110 Erie Avenue; Sheboygan, WI; 53081
Cost: WFM Affiliate Rate: $75 or WFM Non-Affiliate Rate: $90
This workshop is sponsored, in part, by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
For more information, or to register, please visit the Wisconsin Federation of Museum's website: http://www.wisconsinmuseums.org/workshops.html
This does not replicate the Connecting to Collections disaster planning workshops which were offered several years ago in Wisconsin - but it does compliment the training provided there, and is open to new participants as well!
Katie Mullen
Preservation Coordinator,
Wisconsin Historical Society
Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections
816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
608-264-6489
Kathleen.Mullen@wisconsinhistory.org<mailto:Kathleen.Mullen@wisconsinhistory.org>
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