[NHCOLL-L:2493] Re: FW: Training Request, SA

[CAHawks at aol.com]

Dear Talita,
 
It may depend upon what level of training you are trying to acquire - for  
instance, a degree in museum conservation in any specialty area generally  
requires an undergraduate background in chemistry, physics, other sciences, and  
studio art. This is followed by about 72-76 credit hours of graduate work  and 
supervised internships for master's degree. Such programs are difficult to  
establish and very costly to run. 
 
If you are interested in first tier training in preventive conservation,  
which are applicable to any museum collection, there are workshops available  
through ICCROM and the Canadian Conservation Institute. Also, Rob Waller's group  
at the Canadian Museum of Nature teaches workshops on risk assessment that 
are  fundamental to good preventive conservation.
 
If you are interested in a second tier of training that focuses  specifically 
preventive conservation for particular natural science collections,  
conservators with a background in natural history conservation could certainly  do 
these for you. I have done workshops like this in a number of countries  
(including several in South Africa many years ago), and there are other  conservators 
who have similar experience.
 
Hope that helps,
 
Cathy
 
 
 
Catharine  Hawks
Conservator
2419 Barbour Road
Falls Church VA 22043-3026  USA
t/f 703.876.9272
 
 
 
Dear  sir,
 
I am writing to you on behalf of the  South African Museum Association (SAMA) 
Conservation  group.
 
We have an urgent need for training  of Natural History conservation and 
preservation in South Africa and  have recently been granted some money by the SA 
Government for training. I have  spoken to a lady called Rose (cannot 100% 
remember her name) a few years ago and  she indicated that we could make use of 
spnch to provide training. I would  appreciate it if you can put me into 
contact with the relevant people to look at  future training in SA. 
 
Kind  regards,
 
Talita  Fourie

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