[NHCOLL-L:3145] Four August Classes Cover Fundraising and Stable Materials and Disaster Planning and Textile Care

[Helen Alten]

There are still spaces available for two on-line courses, (1) Materials for 
Storage and Display and (2) Disaster Planning I, starting August 7th.

There is also room in two on-line courses offered later in August, (1) Care 
of Textiles (starts August 23) and (2) Fundraising for Collections Care 
(starts August 28).

Please sign up at www.museumclasses.org and pay for each course at 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html.  If you have trouble with 
either, please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org.

Brief course descriptions follow:


MS204: Materials for Storage and Display
Instructor: Helen Alten
Dates: August 7 through September 1, 2006
Price: $395
Location: www.museumclasses.org

A comprehensive review of all the materials used for storage and display of 
collections. The lecture and handouts separate product materials according 
to their properties: rigid, padding, barrier, attachments. Emphasizes the 
use of acid-free materials and how less appropriate materials can be 
retrofitted. Remains current with the latest materials available for 
preservation work, such as metal impregnated plastics and barrier films. 
Discusses material testing as a decision-making tool. Participants receive 
a notebook with samples of all of the materials discussed. Powerpoint 
lectures illustrate the use of each material.

Student Comments:
“The PowerPoint slides were really helpful; I need to visually see what the 
material looks like and how it is used. Being able to touch the samples 
also was a plus.”

“A high mark because you obviously know the material well, and the lectures 
and readings have been very informative.”


MS205: Disaster Planning I: Introduction to Disaster Preparedness Planning
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Dates: August 7 through September 1, 2006
Price: $395
Location: www.museumclasses.org

Every museum needs to be prepared for fires, floods, chemical spills, 
tornadoes, hurricanes and other disasters. But one recent survey found 80 
percent lack emergency-preparedness plans for their collections, trained 
staff or both. Disaster Planning I covers the creation of 
disaster-preparedness teams, the importance of ongoing planning, employee 
safety, board participation and insurance. Participants will learn 
everything they need to draft their own disaster-preparedness plans.

Required Textbook:
Disaster Planning I uses the required textbook Steal This Handbook! A 
Template for Creating a Museum’s Emergency Preparedness Plan, which is 
available for purchase at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html.

Student Comments:
“This course was a great motivator to get me to work on the disaster 
preparedness plan.”   MS 205 Student
“The course exceeded my expectations  
 I am looking forward to developing 
a plan that will protect the collections.  I really enjoyed the course and 
plan on taking additional courses in the future.”  MS 205 Student

MS212: Care of Textiles
Instructor: Terri Schindel
Dates: August 23 through September 22, 2006
Price: $395
Location:  www.museumclasses.org

Participants in Care of Textiles learn to identify fibers and surface 
finishes, write condition reports and understand the agents of 
deterioration that cause the most harm to textiles. Care of textiles and 
costumes in storage and on exhibit, preparing textiles for transport, and 
mannequins, three-dimensional supports and framing are covered.

MS302: Fundraising and Grant Writing
Instructor: Helen Alten
Dates: August 28 through September 22, 2006
Price: $395
Location: www.museumclasses.org

The National Endowment for the Humanities plans to give out $10 million in 
federal challenge grants this year. And that’s just one grant program run 
by one funding source. Learn how to get a piece of the millions of dollars 
in federal, state and private funding for your institution by taking 
Northern States Conservation Center’s new online grant writing class. This 
course introduces students to options for funding a wide range of 
collection-care needs. Students learn about different forms of 
fund-raising, how to locate funding sources, and how to write a successful 
grant proposal. Each student will complete a draft grant deadline. 
Remember, the deadlines for 2006 grants already are set by most 
institutions, so the time to act is now.

Course Outline
1.      Introduction to Fundraising
2.      Funding Sources
3.      Long-Range Planning
4.      Writing the Proposal
5.      Budgets
6.      Samples
7.      Conclusion

Comment from a former MS 302 Students:

“I thought the materials were very well done. The readings were easy to 
understand and apply to the subject matter at hand.”  - MS 302 Student, 
March 2005



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