[NHCOLL-L:5920] New online course Dangerous Materials: Chemical Poisons in Collections begins April 2

[Helen Alten]

MS 255: Dangerous Materials: Chemical Poisons in Collections
Instructor: Nancy Odegaard
Price: $475
Dates: Apr 2 through Apr 27, 2012

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