Environmental Management: Stewardship & Sustainability
Registration Deadline: June 4th, 2013!
LOCATION, DATE, & TIME
Location: The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717)787-4980
www.statemuseumpa.org <http://www.statemuseumpa.org/
When: Tuesday, June 18th
8:15am - 8:45am Refreshments
8:45am - 4:30pm Program
REGISTRATION & FEES
Registration, secure credit card payment, and additional program
information are available on our website at:
http://www.cvent.com/d/2cqfpf
Registration Fee:
$60 per person in Pennsylvania institutions
$90 per person in out-of-state institutions
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Creating stable environmental conditions is the most significant step an
institution can take for the long-term preservation of the collections
materials under its stewardship. While most preservation actions affect
single items or groups of items, environmental conditions affect entire
collections.
Though providing stable environmental conditions is a goal for most
archives, museums, and libraries, in actuality it can be very difficult
to achieve ideal specifications. In addition to economic limitations
faced by many institutions, collections are often housed in historic
structures, in buildings with aging systems, or in structures whose
designs make environmental management difficult.
This one day program will explore new approaches to controlling
environmental conditions in cultural institutions. Leading experts in
the field will present physically and financially feasible environmental
control strategies to help institutions preserve collections materials
for the long-term.
Topics covered will include:
* The Collections Environment
* Understanding the Building/Climate Relationship
* New Approaches and Best Practices for Environmental Control
* Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis
This program is intended for staff of cultural heritage organizations
responsible for monitoring and managing environmental conditions for
collections, including registrars, facilities managers, archivists,
librarians, curators, collections managers, and stewards of historic
house museums.
SPEAKERS
Michael C. Henry PE, AIA, Principal Engineer/Architect,Watson & Henry
Associates
Richard L. Kerschner, Director of Preservation and Conservation,
Shelburne Museum
James M. Reilly, Director, Image Permanence Institute
QUESTIONS? Call 215-545-0613 or email pso@ccaha.org
Environmental Management: Stewardship & Sustainability is part of Save
Pennsylvania's Past, a statewide effort to preserve the millions of
objects and historic artifacts that shape the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania's history and define our nation. Save Pennsylvania's Past
is an initiative led by CCAHA in partnership with the Pennsylvania
Historical & Museum Commission, PA Museums, and LYRASIS. The project is
supported by an Institute of Museum and Library Services Connecting to
Collections Statewide Implementation Grant, by the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts, and by the Arthur Ross Foundation, Inc.
