The Focus on Collections Care Series
Focus on Collections Care is a three-day workshop series presented by BACC at selected locations in the western region. The series provides an intensive training experience focused on the basic preservation themes of planning and management, preventive strategies, and emergency response and recovery.
Workshop participants gain a more complete understanding of available preservation resources, have an opportunity to build peer alliances, and are introduced to tools essential to incorporating preservation into institutional planning and to implementing collection care strategies.
Who should attend: staff involved in collections care activities, exhibition development or installation, institutional management, and collections stewardship. The workshops also make an excellent complement to related degree programs, and students are encouraged to attend.
Upcoming series include:
Eugene, OR
Hosted by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
University of Oregon
October 19 - 21, 2011
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Workshops include:
Care of Collections: Paintings and Painted Surfaces
Care of Collections: Costumes and Costume Accessories
Creating and Maintaining Digital Collections
Environmental Systems: From Understanding to Effectiveness
Preservation of Audiovisual Material
Surveying and Assessing Collection Needs
Creating an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for Collections
Disaster Recovery for Wet Collections:The First 24–48 Hours
One-Day Workshops
Surveying and Assessing Collection Needs
Preconference workshop at the Western Museum Associations's Annual Meeting
Honolulu, HI
September 23, 2011
Surveying and assessing an institution’s collection is an important step in the development of a conservation/preservation plan. Participants will learn about different types of surveys and assessments, and how to best evaluate institutional needs and shape the resultant plan. Funding sources for surveys and how a survey can be used as a funding tool for implementation strategies will be discussed. Practicum includes use of equipment and testing methods to monitor environmental conditions as well as procedures for analysis of results. This workshop is designed to provide guidance and resources for participants to assess immediate and future preservation needs of collections.
For information on how to register for this workshop, visit the WMA website.
Californians Connecting to Collections Project (C3)
The Californians Connecting to Collections Project (C3) is a two-year, statewide preservation project that will provide information, education, and training to California heritage institutions.
For additional information of the C3 Project, see the Californian Connecting to Collections web page.
AVAILABLE C3 WORKSHOPS:
Protecting Cultural Collections: Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery
The Heritage Health Index determined that most collecting institutions need an emergency or disaster response plan that includes collections, and staff trained to carry it out. Attend the interactive 2-part workshop “Protecting Cultural Collections” and walk away with the tools you need. Training locations include Watsonville, Sonora, Auburn, Los Angeles, and Santa Rosa. LEARN MORE
Are You Ready? Scenario Planning and Collaboration Among Heritage Institutions to Improve Disaster Preparedness for Collections
Okay, now you have a plan, but do you know how well it will work in a real disaster situation? It's better to find answers now than after a disaster has occurred! This workshop will help you test your plan using a scenario table top exercise, explore how collaborations can help you respond to a disaster and build a shared vision for regional disaster preparedness. Training locations include Palm Desert. More locations to be added in 2012. LEARN MORE
COST
These workshops are FREE. Funding is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through a Connecting to Collections statewide grant.
REGISTRATION
Pre-registration required. Go to the CAM web page to register for your preferred workshop and location.
Partners in the C3 Project include: California Association of Museums, California Historical Society, California Library Association, California State Archives, California State Library, California State Parks. With assistance from: California Preservation Program, Balboa Art Conservation Center, and the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service.
Funding is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through a Connecting to Collections statewide grant.
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In addition, BACC can make on-site, customized workshops available to your institution or professional association through our Institution-based Training program.
