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By some estimates, over 190 million historic objects in our collections are in need of conservation.  Want to avoid becoming another statistic?  Use the resources below to learn how to better store, conserve, exhibit, and interpret your collections to the public.

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By Scott Wands on July 26, 2011 11:02 AM Permalink Comments (0) TrackBacks (0)

Northern States Conservation Center: Resources You Can Use The HRC thanks Helen Alten, Conservator & CEO at The Northern States Conservation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, for serving as guest author for the following entry. Tools hung from unpadded nails. Historic dresses displayed on forms so short the hem drags on the ground with unpadded arms that hang loose. A hat placed at the neck of the gown. Accession numbers written on masking tape and stuck on the back of a varnished... Continue reading Northern States Conservation Center: Resources You Can Use.

By Laurie Rayner on June 22, 2011 9:46 AM Permalink Comments (0) TrackBacks (0)

Decision Points in Digitization Last fall I attended "Decision Points in Digitization," a workshop sponsored by the Connecticut State Library. I knew nothing really about the topic which is precisely why I went. I have been challenged lately counseling the Connecticut Humanities Council's grant applicants' proposals for Web sites, databases, digital libraries and so on. And, I have been out of Museum school long enough that this is NOT stuff I learned in the first place. I thought... Continue reading Decision Points in Digitization.

By Kathy Craughwell-Varda on May 25, 2011 2:38 PM Permalink Comments (0) TrackBacks (0)

Get Prepared with MayDay 2011! This May Conservation ConneCTion, in collaboration with COSTEP-CT, is encouraging cultural heritage institutions in Connecticut to invite their local fire department to their site for a walk through. In an emergency cultural heritage staff would work with their local first responders to save and secure their institution. By getting to know their local fire department and know how they work, cultural heritage institutions can help first responders keep their staff and collections safe. Libraries,... Continue reading Get Prepared with MayDay 2011!.

By Scott Wands on March 16, 2011 2:59 PM Permalink Comments (0) TrackBacks (0)

Public Humanities Clinic The HRC thanks Ron M. Potvin, Assistant Director and Curator of the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University, for serving as guest author for the following entry. Ron's responsibilities include preservation and interpretation of the National Historic Landmark Nightingale-Brown House (1792) and its collections, and management of the Center's financial and educational resources. He is a board member of AAM's Curator's Committee, chair of CURCOM's Program Committee,... Continue reading Public Humanities Clinic.

By Scott Wands on February 23, 2011 1:16 PM Permalink Comments (0) TrackBacks (0)

Thinking Beyond "No" The HRC thanks Anita Nowery Durel for serving as guest author for the following entry. Anita has over three decades of experience in nonprofits and philanthropy. She is a partner in Durel Consulting Partners. She and her husband, John Durel, lead museum CEO roundtables nationwide. They work with CEOs, boards, and staffs to build relevant and sustainable organizations using concrete steps to fully engage the board in the development process, build staff teams, and... Continue reading Thinking Beyond "No".

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