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, archives
and museums of all sizes.
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
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
* 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
* Gail Harrity, Chief Operating Officer, Philadelphia Museum of
Art
* 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 from
http://www.ccaha.org/index.php/education/program-calendar. Any
questions? Go to www.ccaha.org <http://www.ccaha.org/> , call
215-545-0613 or email [log in to unmask]
Kim Andrews
Preservation Services Officer
CONSERVATION CENTER for Art and Historic Artifacts
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Philadelphia, PA 19103
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