[Nhcoll-l] The Problem with Plastics online short course starts October 7

[Helen Alten]

MS001: The Problem with Plastics
Instructor: Diana Komejan
Dates: Oct 7 to 11, 2013
Location: online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
As we march boldly toward the 22nd century, artifact collecting includes 
that most fragile of materials - plastic. Not only is it in our 
collections, but it's used to house our collections, too. What problems 
have you seen? What problems have others seen? What materials are best? 
What can we, as caretakers, do to minimize long-term damage? Join in 
this mini-course to discuss care and deterioration of plastics. Bring 
any questions you have about plastics in your museum.

Logistics:
Participants in The Problem with Plastics will read literature and 
participate in two one-hour chats to discuss plastics deterioration and 
preservation. Each student should read course materials and prepare 
questions or comments to share with the other students in the chat. This 
is a mini-course and takes no more than 10 hours of a student's time.

The Problem with Plastics lasts one week. To learn more about the course 
and reserve a spot go to 
http://www.collectioncare.org/training/trol_classes_ms001.html If you 
have trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org

The Instructor:
Diana Komejan graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming Colleges Art 
Conservation Techniques program in 1980. She has worked for Parks 
Canada; Kelsey Museum, University of Michigan; Heritage Branch Yukon 
Territorial Government; National Gallery of Canada; Canadian Museum of 
Nature; Yukon Archives and the Antarctic Heritage Trust and is currently 
teaching Conservation Techniques in the Applied Museum Studies Program 
at Algonquin College in Ottawa. In 1995 she was accredited in Mixes 
Collection with The Canadian Association of Professional Conservators. 
Her work as a conservator has been quite broad in scope, having worked 
with historic sites, archaeological excavations and museums. In addition 
to lab treatments, Diana has broad archaeological experience, including 
the excavation of mammoths and dinosaur tracks.

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