[NHCOLL-L:5912] Design and Construction of Exhibit Mounts online course begins April 2

[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: $495
Dates: Apr 2 to May 11, 2012
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.

Logistics:
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.

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.

-- 
Brad Bredehoft for Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org