[Nhcoll-l] Design and Construction of Exhibit Mounts online course begins September 30

[helen at collectioncare.org]

MS 238: Design and Construction of Exhibit Mounts
Instructor: Tom Bennett
Dates: Sept 30 to Nov 8, 2013
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 learn more about the course go to
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms238.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.

Helen Alten
Director
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org