[Nhcoll-l] May - June on-Line Courses -- Museum Study, LLC; Edward James Foundation Ltd.
Jeff Stephenson
Jeff.Stephenson at dmns.org
Thu Apr 20 11:07:34 EDT 2017
Hello,
Please see below for a compendium of on-line courses in Museum Studies and Collections Management. This list is provided by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Professional Development Committee as a monthly service for Nhcoll subscribers. Please contact the course providers or instructors for more information or questions. We are sending this a little early this month due to end-of-year holiday schedules.
Thank you.
>From Museum Study, LLC
Storage Techniques online course begins May 1 on MuseumStudy.com Join Instructor Rebecca Newberry for the 4 week course Storage Techniques. Is your collection at risk due to poor storage methods? Good storage mounts are essential for preserving museum collections. Building on the related course, Materials for Exhibit, Moving and Storage, in Storage Techniques, you will learn about the materials, tools, ideas and techniques needed to create quality storage mounts. You will design and build a storage mount for an object of your choosing and plan a storage improvement project for a collection of objects using archival materials and techniques.
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Policies for Managing Collections 4 week online course begins May 1 on MuseumStudy.com Join instructor John Simmons author of Things Great and Small:
Collections Management Policies for the course Policies for Managing Collections. In this course we will critically examine the purposes and functions of collections management policies, including how collections are defined, acquired, managed, used, maintained, and deaccessioned.
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Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens course begins May 1 on MuseumStudy.com Join interpretive planning consultant John Veverka for the 4 week online course Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens. This course
will: Guide you in developing your interpretive plan. Give you expertise in being an interpretive planning project manager. Give you direction in writing a Request for Proposal for hiring a consultant to do an interpretive master plan for you if you don't want to do the interpretive plan yourself. Give you specific details of what should be in an Interpretive Master Plan for a Historic Home and Garden. Give you skills in reviewing draft interpretive master plans prepared by others.
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AASLH Basic of Archives online course begins May 22 on MuseumStudy.com Museum Study will again be hosting the popular Basics of Archives course from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). The Basics of Archives online course is designed to give organizations and individuals who are responsible for the care of historical records an introduction to the core aspects of managing and protecting historical records collections, using appropriate principles and best practices.
For more information and to register visit AASLH's website.
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Social Relevance: Environmental Sustainability in Museums course begins June 5 on MuseumStudy.com The public discussion of the environment and climate change is an important opportunity for museums to connect more deeply with their communities. It is also an opportunity to protect and strengthen their institutions. Join Instructor Sarah Sutton author of Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites and Museums, The Green Nonprofit and Co-author of The Green Museum for this course which will be a survey of the practical aspects of interpretation and public programming, operational changes, building construction, and community engagement in service to the message of how changes in our museum work can deepen museums' connections to their communities and increase museums'
charitable value.
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Emergency Preparedness online course begins June 12 on MuseumStudy.com A Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Response Plan is one of the 5 core documents listed by the American Alliance of Museums. Join Rebecca Fifield for the four week online course Emergency Preparedness where we will discuss initiating an emergency planning effort, writing an emergency plan, assembling and training a recovery team, and evaluating and maintaining readiness.
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>From Edward James Foundation, Ltd.
OBJECT AND MATERIALS CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION OF BOTANICAL COLLECTIONS
OM1706 18-21 SEPTEMBER 2017 (3 day course)
A wide choice of primary training is available in this country in aspects of object care. However, there are relatively few opportunities for conservation professionals to find specialist training in traditional skills and enhance their knowledge of materials and techniques. West Dean College has developed a series of short courses aimed at meeting this training need.
Dried botanical collections are most commonly known as herbaria and are found in research institutions and museums. Collections can comprise of millions of specimens yet there are few courses available to deal with the intricacies of conserving this material. Often it is the task of paper conservators to work on these collections, however tried and tested techniques for paper are not suitable and are often damaging to plant collections.
Natural science collections are broad in range and their chemistry is complex therefore the conservation is not straight forward. Several issues encompass this material not only its natural propensity to degrade but also the fact that it is a good food source for insects and moulds. As a consequence of this, most organic collections have been treated with historic pesticides. These are often extremely toxic and very stable and therefore historic botanical collections require extra consideration before starting work. This course will highlight typical signs of treatment and will provide methods of identifying the actual contaminant applied.
This course will provide comprehensive training in the basics of collecting and pressing of fresh material through to the storage and cleaning of bound herbaria and will include current research regarding best practice.
It is aimed at plant specialists and natural science collection managers and will cover the basics of conserving botanical collections and identifying the immediate issues surrounding a particular collection. It will cover how to provide the best environment, storage, mounting techniques and methods of display.
Techniques
The practical sessions are designed to give an opportunity for conservators to learn the best methods to apply to a range of botanical collections so that they may be able to utilise or adapt for future projects. The aim of the course is to promote discussion and raise awareness of the issues surrounding working with this material.
All materials required will be supplied but participants are welcome to bring some material and their own personal conservation hand tools.
Current practice
The course will encourage active participation from those attending, to foster the spirit of mutual exchange of ideas and experiences. There will be a focused emphasis on shared experience, encouraging the free flow of information and techniques.
Course Leader: Victoria Purewal worked at the National Museum of Wales for 24 years and recently started her own practice. She is an accredited conservator undertaking work relating to natural science material but mainly botanical collections specialising in conserving reconstruction of large un-mounted specimens, of note the collection of Alfred Russell Wallace's Palms. She has an MSc and PhD in conservation science and devised a novel method of identifying historic mercury contamination on collections.
Course Tutor
Annette Townsend is the Senior Natural Sciences Conservator at Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales.
Participants
Participants do not need to be practising conservators but will have experience or a strong interest in plant conservation and specimen preparation. Ideally they will have a hands-on role in collections care wishing to improve their skills and understanding of the history, technology and conservation of herbaria.
Please bring: Botanical material you want to work on; preferred own conservation tools, enthusiasm and lots of questions
OUTLINE PROGRAMME
Day 1 Monday
16.00-16.45 Register at Reception Desk
17.00 Welcome Talk
17.15 Visit the gardens to collect plant material to press and dry
Explanation of presentation principles
19.30 Dinner followed by
20.30 Return to check on pressed specimens
Day 2 Tuesday
Morning Check on pressed specimens and rearrange if necessary
Introduction to Health and Safety when working with herbarium specimens (Risk Assessments, COSHH, PPE)
Identification of hazardous biocides
Changing of fresh material drying papers
Continuing with identification of hazardous biocides, handling and pest management
Afternoon Identification of mounting techniques
Practical on removing mounted material
Evening Practical on remounting material
Day 3 Wednesday
Morning Changing of fresh material drying papers
Working with bound collections and remounting material
Working with bound collections
Afternoon Working with fresh material (Identification features)
Mounting fresh material
Evening Recap and discussion on current projects and work in progress
Day 4 Thursday
Morning Mounting herbarium sheets for display
Mounting with wires for display
Mounting 3D objects for storage
Making paper boxes for small specimens
Afternoon Making supports/mounts with Plastazote
Recap and general discussions
15.30 Course closes
Non-residential course fee: £436
Fully inclusive residential course fee:
Shared bathroom facilities £607
Standard room with private bathroom facilities £667
Superior room with private bathroom facilities £727
HOW TO BOOK
Please complete one booking form, or copy of form, per person per course and enclose a deposit for each course booked. On receipt of your booking, we will send all the further details you will need for your visit, including the course details and your final payment slip. Travel instructions will be sent to all students.
For further information about the course, please contact the Course Organiser: cpd at westdean.org.uk<mailto:cpd at westdean.org.uk> or
+44 (0) 1243 818219.
For further information about booking, please telephone the Bookings Office: +44 (0)1243 818300.
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COLLECTIONS MANAGER, ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT
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