Course: The Collection and the Indoor Environment

CONSERVATION CENTER * INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS * NEW YORK UNIVERSITY * 1991 

THE COLLECTION AND THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT:
Considerations for the Archivist, Collector, Curator, and Librarian

July 15 - 19, 1991
9:30am - 5:00pm

Norbert S. Baer
Paul N. Banks

with guest experts:
William Lull
John E. Yocom
Steven Weintraub

COURSE OUTLINE

Temperature and Relative Humidity
      Effects
      Measurement and Monitoring
      Control
Air Pollution
      Pollutants (Gaseous and Particulate)
      Effects (Materials vs. Health)
      New/"Sick" Building Syndrome
      Indoor/Outdoor Pollution Ratios
      Measurement and Monitoring
      Control
Lighting
      Color Theory
      Effects
      Measurement and Monitoring
      Control
Air Conditioning Systems
      Design Criteria and Standards
      HVAC Systems
      Non-Mechanical Systems (Sealed Cases)
      Energy and Operating Costs

LABORATORY SESSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS

Demonstration of visible and UV light level measurement, relative
humidity measurement, monitoring environmental conditions Conducting a
collection environmental survey The Metropolitan Museum of Art and
Cloisters New York Public Library (including new stack facilities)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

      The course provides an introduction to the monitoring and control
of environmental conditions in archives, libraries, museums, and private
collections with discussion of the effects of temperature/humidity, air
pollutants, and illumination.

      Instruction includes a combination of lectures, laboratory
sessions, discussion, and field visits to museums and libraries. Though
all topics in the outline will be covered, the contents of the lectures
will be adjusted to match the interests of the course participants.

INSTRUCTORS

NORBERT S. BAER is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Conservation at the
Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts.  He is Chairman of the
Preservation Advisory Committee of the National Archives and is
consultant to the Commission for the European Communities Program on the
Environment.

PAUL N. BANKS was founding Director of the Columbia University School of
Library Service education programs in conservation.  He consults widely
on environmental problems in libraries and archives.


GUEST EXPERTS

STEVEN WEINTRAUB is a private conservation consultant with Art
Preservation Services in New York. He specializes in museum climatology.

WILLIAM LULL a Principal of Garrison/Lull, is a graduate of the MIT
School of Architecture and consults widely on lighting and environmental
design with emphasis on museums and libraries.

JOHN E. YOCOM recently retired as Vice President and Chief Consulting
Engineer of TRC Environmental Consultants and is a leading expert on
indoor pollution monitoring and control.

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Tuition: $500

Courses will be given at the Conservation Center's Stephen Chan House,
14 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10021 (212) 772-5848.

      These courses are noncredit.  A letter certifying course
completion will be provided upon request.

      Evenings will be free time; students will have access to the
Institute's libraries during the course period.

Course personnel are subject to change without notice.

ADMISSION

      Applications should be received no later than four weeks before
the start of the course; decisions will be mailed promptly thereafter.
Late inquiries will be accepted if space permits.

      Letters of application should be sent to: Summer Program, IFA/NYU,
1 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10021 and should include: 1) your name,
address, and daytime phone number; 2) a brief history of your relevant
employment and education; 3) a brief statement of your areas of special
interest and reasons for taking the course; and 4) your housing needs,
if any (see below).

FEES

A deposit of $100 is due by two weeks before the start of the course to
reserve a place; payment of the balance is due on the first day of
classes.  Checks should be made payable to: Institute of Fine Arts, New
York University.  Meals, housing, and minor travel costs associated with
field trips are not included in the tuition fees.

HOUSING     

Participants are responsible for their own housing arrangements, but
advice and counsel are readily available.  Low cost options include: bed
and breakfast, NYC style, from $25 - $90 per night, depending on
location and accommodations; modest hotels at $40 - $130 per night; NYU
housing, available from May 19 to August 10, at $135 - $170 per week
(Sun-Sat), but a minimum stay of three weeks is required.  Ask for more
information on any of these options with your application.

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