[NHCOLL-L:3671] Cleaning Course starts online in early January 2008

[Helen Alten]

Northern States Conservation Center announces a new online course 
about cleaning collections areas, displays and collections starting 
in early January 2008.

MS 217:  Museum Cleaning Basics **NEW**
Instructor: Gretchen Anderson
Dates: January 7 through February 1, 2008
Price: $425
Location:  www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Museum Cleaning Basics explores everything you need to know about 
cleaning your collections. Participants learn when to clean  and when 
not to clean.  They also learn how to make those decisions.  Topics 
range from basic housekeeping to specific techniques for specific 
objects. You will learn why cleaning is important and how to prevent 
damage when cleaning. We will look at specific techniques that 
minimize damage while getting the work done. And we will discuss when 
to call in a specialist, such as a conservator.  Students will create 
a housekeeping manual for their institution.

Course Outline
1) Introduction
2) Agents of Deterioration
3) Health and safety for the object and for you
4) Equipment and supplies
5) Cleaning techniques
6) Documentation
7) Spring Cleaning: Housekeeping Manual
8) Conclusion

Logistics
Participants in Museum Cleaning Basics work through sections at their 
own pace. Instructor Gretchen Anderson is available for scheduled 
email support. Materials and resources include online literature, 
slide lectures and dialog between students and online chats led by 
the instructor. The course is limited to 20 participants.

Museum Cleaning Basics runs four weeks. Please enroll at 
www.museumclasses.org and pay for the course at 
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html. If you have trouble 
completing an on-line order, please contact Helen Alten at 
helen at collectioncare.org.

The Instructor:
Objects conservator Gretchen Anderson learned her craft at the 
American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian's Conservation 
Analytical Lab, the Canadian Conservation Institute, Getty 
Conservation Lab, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the 
Minnesota Historical Society. She established the conservation 
department at the Science Museum of Minnesota in 1989. Ms. Anderson 
is a member of the American Institute for Conservation and the 
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. She 
lectures and presents workshops on preventive conservation, IPM, and 
practical methods and materials for storage of collections.
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