| Collection Management & Preventive Conservation Skills Development Workshops 2009 |
In 2009 M&GSQ, with the support of a Community Heritage Grant, will present a Two Day Skill Development Workshop in Collection Management & Preventive Conservation in three centres of Western Queensland: Longreach, Cunnamulla and Mt Isa. All organisations with collections in these centres and surrounding areas are invited to attend.
Please note change of date to Mt Isa workshop, due to weather conditions in northern Queensland. Original date 28 Feb-1 Mar. New date 5-6 Sept.
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LONGREACH
Venue: Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame
Saturday 21 March - Sunday 22 March 9:00am - 4:30pm
Trainers: Christine Ianna, museum consultant conservator and trainer – Preservation
Vicki Warden, Museum Development Coordinator- Collection management
CUNNAMULLA
Venue: Paroo Shire Hall
Saturday 28 March - Sunday 29 March 9:00am - 4:30pm
Trainers: Vicki Warden, Museum Development Coordinator - Preservation
Lisa Jones, museum curator, consultant and trainer - Collection Management
MT ISA
Venue: Outback at Isa
Saturday 5 September- Sunday 6 September 2009 9:00am - 4:30pm
Trainers: Christine Ianna, museum consultant conservator and trainer – Preservation
Lisa Jones, museum curator, consultant and trainer- Collection management
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| Collection Management Whole Day Workshop will cover: | |
• Collection Policies – writing and implementation
• How to assess Significance of objects in the collection
• Collection management procedures - collection register, ownership issues, accepting donations, deed of gift forms, object information form, de-accessioning
• Collection Documentation - catalogue sheets and object files
• Cataloguing an object practice
Resource and Reference Materials (Folder and CD) will be supplied to each participant including references on Significance, collection management and care, templates for: a Collection Policy, Collection Register, Gift Agreement, Loan Form, Cataloguing Sheet, Condition Report.
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| Preventive Conservation Whole Day Workshop will cover: | |
• Principles of preventive conservation
• Causes and Symptoms of damage/deterioration
• OH&S, disaster planning
• Integrated Pest Management practice
• Spectrum of solutions including storage and display materials and acceptable methods of care
Resource and Reference Materials (Folder and CD) will be supplied to each participant including references on preservation plans, preservation needs assessments, collection care and disaster planning. A preventive conservation materials and paraloid labelling kit will be left with each of the three areas.
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Registration Fee: $35 per person (includes 2 day workshop, lunch, morning & afternoon teas and all workshop resources)
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Enquiries may be directed to Kerri Laidlaw, Training & Professional Development Coordinator as per the contact details below:
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These workshops are brought to you by Museum & Gallery Services Qld with the support of a Community Heritage Grant. Museum & Gallery Services Queensland is one of 70 organisations around Australia to be awarded a federal Community Heritage Grant. The Community Heritage Grant program is managed by the National Library. It is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; the National Archives of Australia; the National Film and Sound Archive; the National Museum of Australia and the National Library.
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