[NHCOLL-L:5649] New online course Dangerous Materials: Chemical Poisons in Collections begins October 3
Helen Alten
helen at collectioncare.org
Thu Sep 15 17:28:51 EDT 2011
Is your collection dangerous to your health? Join Dr. Nancy Odegaard for
our new course Dangerous Materials: Chemical Poisons in Collections and
learn what potential hazards may lurk in your collection.
MS 255: Dangerous Materials: Chemical Poisons in Collections
Instructor: Nancy Odegaard
Price: $475
Dates: Oct 3 through Oct 28, 2011
Description:
Many museum collections were treated with pesticides to preserve them.
Often there are no records and staff is unaware of what might be on the
collection or how it may affect researchers. This class is designed for
museum curators and others who work with Native American and
ethnographic collections. It details methods to mitigate hazards from
chemicals and pesticides and health issues stemming from their use on
artifacts.
Logistics:
Participants in Dangerous Materials: Chemical Poisons in Collections
work through sections on their own. Materials and resources include
online literature, slide lectures and dialog between students and the
instructor through online forums. The course is limited to 20 participants.
Dangerous Materials: Chemical Poisons in Collections runs four weeks. If
you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org
The Instructor:
Dr. Nancy Odegaard is the Conservator and Head of the Preservation
Division for Arizona State Museum. She is also a Professor in the
Department of Anthropology. Nancy manages and supervises staff and
programs in the conservation lab, advises on museum environmental
issues, and seeks to promote the preservation of collections through
improved exhibition and storage conditions. Nancy holds a Ph.D. in
Applied Science through the Conservation and Cultural Heritage Science
Studies Department of the University of Canberra, Australia. She earned
her M.A. in Museum Studies/Anthropology at the George Washington
University with a Certificate in Ethnographic and Archaeological
Conservation from the Smithsonian Institution. Nancy specializes in the
conservation of archaeological and ethnographic objects including the
examination, analysis, and study of materials and pre-industrial
technologies used to fabricate artifacts. She is the author of the 2005
publication Old Poisons, New Problems about pesticides on Native museum
objects.
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Brad Bredehoft for Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org
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