[Nhcoll-l] Registration Open! 4th Annual Safety & Cultural Heritage Summit - Oct 30 - Washington DC

[Kathryn Makos]

4th Annual

Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit

Preserving Our Heritage and Protecting Our Health

Co-presentations by IH/Safety and Conservation/Collection Care professionals

 

The Potomac Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the
Washington Conservation Guild, the Smithsonian Institution's Office of
Safety, Health and Environmental Management and the Smithsonian National
Collections Program will once again collaborate with the Lunder Conservation
Center to host a fourth annual Professional Development Seminar with the
theme of Control of Health and Safety Hazards in Museums, Historic Sites,
Conservation Treatment and Collection Care.

 

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

McEvoy Auditorium

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) 

G and 8th Streets, NW, Washington DC 

  

Please register at
<https://www.potomacaiha.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56
3&Itemid=110> www.potomacaiha.org

Cost $70 per person, $35 per student/pre-program intern (student ID or
internship letter required) - includes lunch, tour & networking reception.

All must pre-register by Oct 23, 2019 - NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION
You must login or create a profile before registering

 

A list of meeting presentations is available on the registration page 

 

We are offering SAAM tours as part of the day

Please select your tour after registration.  Tours run concurrently.

 

1.       Folk & Self-Taught Art: Survey SAAM's collection of folk and
self-taught art that represents the powerful vision of America's untrained
and vernacular artists. (Limit 20)

 

2.       Picturing the American Buffalo: Discover SAAM's special exhibition,
Picturing the American Buffalo: George Catlin and Modern Native American
Artists, which delves into bison as an essential aspect of indigenous
cultural identity in North America. (Limit 20)

 

3.       Lunder Conservation Center: Go beyond the galleries and explore how
SAAM preserves its collection through its visible conservation lab. (Limit
20)  

 

4.       Time-based Media Conservation: Get a glimpse into the preservation
and documentation of SAAM's most iconic time-based media artworks. (Limit
20)  

 

5.       Frames Conservation: Investigate the depth of SAAM's frames
collection and a peek into frames conservation. (Limit 20)

 

6.       Gallery Lighting: Experience the galleries in a new way, learning
the art and science behind lighting art galleries. (Limit 20)

 

7.       Safety Tour: Explore the ins and outs of safety at SAAM. (Limit 20)

Photo Disclaimer: Please note that photographs may be taken during this
event for posting to the AIHA Potomac Section and the Washington
Conservation Guild webpages.  Attendance assumes we have consent to post any
photos you may appear in unless you notify us electronically or in writing.

 

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