Registration Opens: CMS: Care of Collections

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Registration Opens: CMS: Care of Collections
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Prerequisite: Artifacts

This course is the second of two courses on the subject of preventive conservation. Participants will acquire the principles and techniques needed to prevent damage to artifacts during storage, display, handling, packing, and shipping. Differentiation between preventive conservation and treatment conservation will be examined, with practical suggestions for dealing with damaged artifacts provided. Core topics: Preventive Conservation/Treatment Conservation/Restoration; safe storage methods; disaster planning; handling collections; safe exhibition methods; packing & shipping artifacts; stable and unstable materials for exhibits and storage; conservation resources; how to hire a conservator; role of the conservator vs. the non-conservator when caring for collections; basic cleaning of artifacts; fire detection and prevention.

Online Course Dates: January 17 — March 27, 2022 
 

TO REGISTER:

  1. Go to https://members.museumsontario.ca/
  2. Log in as an individual member
  3. Click on the green My Courses button
  4. Under Upcoming Courses click on the course you want to register for
  5. On the Course Information page click on Register

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Date de début: 
nov 09, 2021
Date de fin: 
nov 09, 2021
Heure du début: 
12:00am
Heure de fin: 
11:45pm
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Register Online
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