[NHCOLL-L:4357] Museum Conservation Basics Workshop in CT

[Helen Alten]

National Native Museum Training Program Update

NATHPO announces that applications are being accepted for the next 
workshop in the National Native Museum Training Program series.  The 
Mohegan Tribe in
Connecticut will host the workshop, "Caring for Our History:  Museum 
Conservation Basics."

Instructor:  Helen Alten

Dates of Seminar:  July 12-17, 2009

Seminar Description: Caring for the art, culture and archaeological 
materials of our past and present is not as simple as putting 
materials on a shelf in a secure room.  Aging is the result of nine 
agents of deterioration acting on all materials to make them fall 
apart.  Caretakers can reduce and eliminate aging by understanding 
how each of these agents operates and how to stop them.  Students 
will have hands on experience with museum monitoring equipment and 
techniques.  Students will then examine specific materials - 
buckskin, beadwork, rawhide, basketry, ceramics, stone and metal are 
some - and learn about how they are affected by the agents and how 
damage can be mitigated.  Lab time includes practice in examination 
and cleaning. Students learn how to determine what they can do and 
what requires a professional conservator.  Class lectures will be 
supplemented with lots of lab and hands-on opportunities.

For more information, including participant and scholarship 
applications, go to NATHPO website:  <http://www.nathpo.org/>www.nathpo.org
Link for workshop information:
<http://www.nathpo.org/NNMTP/MuseumConservation.html>http://www.nathpo.org/NNMTP/MuseumConservation.html
(You may have to cut/paste this URL into your browser.)

Thanks to The Getty Foundation, scholarships are available 
(applications will be reviewed on a first come-first serve basis so 
we urge you to apply
early).
Link for Getty Scholarship information:
<http://www.nathpo.org/NNMTP/scholarships.html>http://www.nathpo.org/NNMTP/scholarships.html

Questions?  Please contact Bambi Kraus, NATHPO
<mailto:bambi at nathpo.org>bambi at nathpo.org
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