[NHCOLL-L:5230] Exhibit mount construction online class starts Monday

[Helen Alten]

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***
Instructor: Tom Bennett
Price: $475
Dates: Feb 7 - Mar 4, 2011
Location: Online at 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:*

   1. Introduction
   2. Basics of Mountmaking
   3. Measuring
   4. Tools and Equipment
   5. Materials and Adhesives
   6. Plexiglas
   7. Brass
   8. Foam
   9. Padding and Barriers
  10. Ties and Attachments
  11. Installation
  12. 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 
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 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have trouble please 
contact Helen Alten at helen at 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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