Author: Sarah Norris

C2CC Webinar 2/9: Reframing the Problem: Caring for Framed Objects in Small Institutions (aka: On a Budget)

Do you have a stash of framed objects and old frames and don’t know what to do with them? Join our next webinar, “Reframing the Problem: Caring for Framed Objects in Small Institutions (aka: On a Budget),” Tuesday, 2/9, 2 p.m. ET. This webinar will focus on the ways that smaller institutions can care for frames and their contents safely and economically. It’s free!
Sign up: http://www.connectingtocollections.org/reframing-the-problem-caring-for-framed-objects-in-small-institutions-aka-on-a-budget/
Connecting to Collections Care (www.connectingtocollections.org), a program of the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation, provides free training and resources to help smaller cultural institutions take better care of their collections.

C2CC Webinar 1/14: A Conservation Primer: Caring for Historic Furniture

Do you have furniture as part of your collections? Learn the best ways to preserve and care for your furniture collection by joining the first C2C Care webinar for 2016 on January 14 at 2:00 EST, A Conservation Primer: Caring for Historic Furniture http://www.connectingtocollections.org/a-conservation-primer-caring-for-historic-furniture/ Sign up now – it’s free!

The Connecting to Collections Care Online Community (www.connectingtocollections.org) provides free training, resources, and assistance concerning collections care for all types of small and mid-sized cultural organizations.

C2C Care Webinars for Winter/Spring 2016

The Connecting to Collections Care webinar offerings for Winter/Spring 2016 are as follows:
January 14, 2016, 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET: A Conservation Primer: Caring for Historic Furniture
February 9, 2016, 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET: Re-Framing the Problem: Caring for Framed Objects in Small Institutions (aka: On a Budget)
March 8, 2016, 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET: Much Ado About Mannequins: Making the Perfect Form
April 7, 2016, 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET: Artifacts in Archives Collections
May 3, 2016, 1:30 – 3:00 ET: Arsenic and Old Lace: Controlling Hazardous Collection Materials
Register at www.connectingtocollections.org  All C2C Care webinars are free!

C2CC Webinar 11/19/15: The Deaccessioning Dilemma: Laws, Ethics, and Actions

Need to make some decisions about weeding your collections to keep up with your mission? Get help from John Simmons at our next webinar: “The Deaccessoning Dilemma: Laws, Ethics, and Actions.” 19 November 2015, 2:00-3:30 EST. It’s free!

C2CC Webinar 10/8/15: Insurance 101: Practical Considerations for Protecting Institutional Collections and Loans

Join us October 8, 2015, 2:00 PM Eastern for a Connecting to Collections Care webinar, “Insurance 101: Practical Considerations for Protecting Institutional Collections and Loans.” It’s free!
This session is appropriate for all levels of experience from beginner to expert and all types of cultural organizations as an introduction and review of collections insurance basics and how they are an integral part of collections care. We will examine loss prevention, loss control and how to protect the collection through good housekeeping, landscaping, managing patrons, and during transport of objects. In addition, examples of recent claims and outcomes to illustrate how insurance responds to loss and damage will be presented.
This session is sponsored by Huntington T. Block Insurance Agency, Inc. (an Aon Company) – specialty fine art brokers for over 50 years.
Sign up: http://www.connectingtocollections.org/insurance-101-practical-considerations-for-protecting-institutional-collections-and-loans/

Connecting to Collections Care Fall Webinar Series

Check out our fall round up of Connecting to Collections Care Webinars!
Join us for any or all of these webinars. They are free!
September 24, 2015, “Troublesome Trophies and Fragile Feathered Friends: Introduction to the Care of Historic Taxidermy”  1:00 – 2:30 EDT (90 minutes)
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/troublesome-trophies-and-fragile-feathered-friends-introduction-to-the-care-of-historic-taxidermy/
October 8, 2015, “Insurance 101: Practical Considerations for Protecting Institutional Collections and Loans” 2:00 – 3:00 EDT (60 minutes)
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/insurance-101-practical-considerations-for-protecting-institutional-collections-and-loans/
October 27, 2015, “Marking and Labeling Collections” 2:00 – 3:30 EDT (90 minutes)
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/marking-and-labeling-collections/
November 19, 2015, “The Deaccessioning Dilemma: Laws, Ethics, and Actions” 2:00 – 3:30 EST (90 minutes)
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/the_deaccessioning_dilemma_laws_ethics_and_actions/
December 3, 2015, “Seasonal Affective Disorder: Caring for Collections During Seasonal Special Events” 2:00 – 3:00 EST (60 minutes)
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/seasonal-affective-disorder-caring-for-collections-during-seasonal-special-events/

C2CC Webinar 9/24/15: Troublesome Trophies and Fragile Feathered Friends: Introduction to the Care of Historic Taxidermy

Sign up now for the September 24, 2015 (1:00 – 2:30 EDT) Connecting to Collections Care webinar on caring for Taxidermy specimens. It’s Free.
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/troublesome-trophies-and-fragile-feathered-friends-introducti…
Troublesome Trophies and Fragile Feathered Friends: Introduction to the Care of Historic Taxidermy
Taxidermy mounts are challenging composite artifacts susceptible to damage from both environmental and biological factors.  Whether a single trophy mount graces your historic home, several form a diorama in your museum, or you have a collection of natural science specimens, knowing how mounts are made, how they deteriorate and how to care for them is essential for their preservation.  This webinar is an introduction to the care of taxidermy by a master taxidermist and an objects conservator.  The presentation will cover what to look for in a mount to help determine its manner of construction and perhaps its age, how mounts typically deteriorate over time and how to provide proper preventive care.  If refurbishment is necessary, taxidermists and conservators often have differing approaches and the presenters will describe what to expect from the process. Health and safety concerns in dealing with older mounts will also be covered.
Featured Speakers:
George Dante, Founder, Wildlife Preservations, has more than 30 years of experience as a taxidermist, model maker, illustrator and fine artist and  Eugenie Milroy is a Professional Associate member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) with over 20 years of museum and conservation experience.