[Nhcoll-l] Online Course: Making Museum Quality Mannequins begins March 2, 2015

[Helen Alten]

*Online course Making Museum Quality Mannequins begins March 2, 2015*

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*MS 243: Making Museum Quality Mannequins *

March 2 to April 10, 2015

Instructor: Helen Alten

Location: museumclasses.org <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__museumclasses.org_&d=AwICAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=zky241Qm9Q4jnUsPnAc_ZQNsyOdjKgWF7S5_9k3wTCY&s=WEWQshYawy7YXB41KfHi0WGf933MxdxcRgbeQOoEG6M&e= >

Description:

A good mannequin makes an exhibit look professional. Unfortunately, most 
museum staff do not know how to make a costume look good on a mannequin. 
The result is that costumes look flat, provide incorrect information or 
are being damaged. Buying an expensive "museum quality mannequin" is not 
the solution -- garments rarely fit without alterations to the 
mannequin. Learn how to measure garments and transfer that information 
to construct a new form or alter an old form so that it accurately fits 
the garment, creating an accurate and safe display. Learn about the 
materials that will and won't damage the textile. Making Museum Quality 
Mannequins provides an overview of all of the materials used to 
construct mannequins in today's museums. Learn inexpensive mannequin 
solutions and how different materials may use the same additive or 
subtractive construction technique. Fabrication methods for many 
mannequin styles are described. Finishing touches -- casting and 
molding, hair, arms, legs, stands and base, undergarments -- are 
discussed with examples of how they change the presentation of a garment.


For more information or to sign up: 
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.collectioncare.org_making-2Dmuseum-2Dquality-2Dmannequins-2Dline-2Dcourse&d=AwICAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=zky241Qm9Q4jnUsPnAc_ZQNsyOdjKgWF7S5_9k3wTCY&s=tLvB2C4DjniSYgsxaJjvG7GlXnw4bmMxSE7Eq6Rr3EA&e= 


Feel free to contact me with questions

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

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