[NHCOLL-L:844] New Conservation course at SFSU

[Linda Ellis]

NEW CONSERVATION COURSE AT SFSU:

Museum Studies 760:  Conservation of Natural History Collections

* a course designed for conservators and collections managers who work 
with all types of materials in art, history, anthropology, and science
museums

Day/Time:  Tuesdays, 4-7 pm
Class begins:  January 30, 2001
Classroom: Hum 506 (Museum Studies lab)
Enrollment is through Extended Education:
	on-line:	  www.cel.sfsu.edu
	touch-tone: 	  405-4321
	staff assistance: 405-7700

Instructor:
Dr. Jean DeMouthe, Sr. Colls. Mgr., California Academy of Sciences

*  a 3-unit course on the preventative conservation of natural materials
found in all museums of art, history, and science, from traditional
collections of plants and animals to materials included in artwork (incl.
contemporary art), historical objects, or anthropological specimens.

Preliminary course outline:
* physical & optical properties of materials
* conservation techniques, examples & demonstrations
* organics: plants
* organics: animals
* inorganics: rocks & common minerals
* inorganics: metals, gems, meteorites, ornamental stones
* composite specimens & man-made materials
* associated & derived collections (slides, frozen specimens, library
	materials, photographs)
* record-keeping, database issues & designs, photo-documentation, condition
	reports
* conservation of specimens on exhibit or loan
* field trip

For more information, contact Dr. DeMouthe at 750-7094, or
<jdemouthe at calacademy.org>