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[padg] Improving Collections Storage Conference, September 2008



A Space Odyssey: Storage Strategies for Cultural Collections

presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

 

September 23 & 24, 2008

Philadelphia, PA

 

This comprehensive 2-day conference is intended for libraries, museums and archives of all sizes. Abstracts, brochure and registration form available at http://www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar.  Register now!

 

September 23, 2008

Planning for Storage Projects

Morning Plenary Sessions

§         Deconstructing Museum Storage: The Essentials

§         Allocating Resources and Funding for Collections Storage Projects

§         Funding, Planning and Building New Collections Storage at the Litchfield Historical Society: A Case Study

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions A

o       Space Planning:  Maximizing Your Storage Spaces

o       Off-site Storage: Factors in Selection

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions B

o       Moving Collections:  The Process

o       Open Storage:  Development and Public Relations

      Optional tour of the Union League after formal program

 

September 24, 2008

Environmental Control and Implementation

Morning Plenary Sessions

o       Storage Environments: The Big Picture

o       Sustaining Optimal Storage Environments

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions C

o       Cold Storage: Is it Feasible for Your Collections?

o       Regulating Environments in Historic Structures

o       Understanding HVAC Systems

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions D

o       Storage Furniture: Factors in Selection

o       Instituting an Environmental Monitoring Program

o       Funding and Budgeting for Collections Storage Projects

 

Speakers include:

·        Georgina Bath, Interpretive Programs Manager, Luce Foundation Center for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum

·        Susan Bing, Conservation Assistant, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Art (CCAHA)

·        Walt Crimm, Vice President, Cultural Practice Group, EwingCole Architects

·        Catherine Fields, Executive Director, and Julie Frey, Curator of Collections, Litchfield Historical Society

·        Kristen Froehlich, Director of the Collection, Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia

·        Michael Henry, Principal Engineer/Architect, Watson & Henry Associates

·        Peter Herzog, Principal, Herzog/Wheeler Associates

·        Emily Kaplan, Conservator, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

·        Barbara Lemmen, Senior Photograph Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

·        Lee Price, Director of Development, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

·        James Reilly, Director, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology

·        Glen Ruzicka, Director of Conservation, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

 

The fee for this two-day conference is $225 for CCAHA members and $250 for non-members. SPECIAL OFFER:  When registering more than one individual from the same institution, each additional registrant will receive a $25.00 discount.

 

This conference is cosponsored and hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia. Major funding for this program was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Claneil Foundation and the Independence Foundation.

 

Register now!  Download a registration form, view speaker bios, and read session abstracts at http://www.ccaha.org/index.php/education/program-calendarAny questions? Go to   www.ccaha.org, call 215-545-0613 or email pso@xxxxxxxxx.

 

 

Kim Andrews

Preservation Services Officer

CONSERVATION CENTER for Art and Historic Artifacts

264 S. 23rd Street

Philadelphia, PA  19103

215-545-0613 (phone)

215-735-9313 (fax)

kandrews@xxxxxxxxx

www.ccaha.org

 

Are you a member institution of the Conservation Center?  Click here to become a member and take advantage of our great member benefits!

 


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