2022 Webinar Archives

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Old Wives Tales and Urban Legends Ask a Conservator Day - November 4, 2022

Can you clean paintings with bread? What about lemon juice for cleaning books or mayonnaise on porcelain? On this annual Ask A Conservator Day we are looking to the C2C Care Community to bring forth any unusual cleaning or collections care methods they have heard over the years for our panelists to discuss.

Fundraising for Collections Care - September 28, 2022

Fundraising is a part of collections care that is an integral part of the health of your overall collections. Without funds projects related to collections care may never leave the planning phase and lay abandoned on scraps of paper or your hard drive. This webinar will provide a brief overview of fundraising and detail ways your organization can prioritize fundraising programs to fit your needs and allow the organization to bring in more resources.

Forget the Best: Good and Better Approaches to Preservation - October 11, 2022

While having a top-tier collections care program that adheres to best practices might be seen as a goal for your institution, the reality is that there are often barriers related to time, money, and staffing that prevent us from working to achieve the “best.” Using a model that breaks the larger best practices into smaller, attainable benchmarks, participants will be encouraged to think differently about how they approach collections care efforts. This webinar will explore instances in which it is perfectly appropriate for institutions to forgo the “best” in favor of “good” and “better” approaches to preservation that help them make incremental steps towards improved collections care.

Museum Security Fundamentals - July 20, 2022

Good museum security does not need to break the bank. This webinar will cover risk management strategies to reduce the likelihood of collections theft and vandalism. It will focus on tools to identify risk and low-cost procedures to control access and protect collections. Attendees will learn how to plan a comprehensive security system and control keys to collections storage and exhibit spaces.

Preparing for Extreme Weather: Fire and Hurricane - August 18, 2022

The past few years have seen an increase in cultural institutions dealing with various extreme disasters. In this webinar we will feature two examples of extreme weather, wildfires and hurricanes, and how staff at two institutions dealt with preparation, impact, and ramifications for these common types of extreme weather.

Care of Musical Instruments - June 23, 2022

Musical instruments are a unique but not uncommon object type found in collections for various sized cultural institutions. In this webinar attendees will about the basic requirements to ensure the conservation of a collection of musical instruments, as well as various methods for their registration and documentation. The instrumental groups will be explained according to their function, materials, technology and condition of use, as well as the challenges involved in the preservation of each one according to their vulnerability. The session is focused on any collection, regardless of its size, use or location.

#MayDayPrep 2022 Sustainability as Disaster Preparation - March 31, 2022

The practice of adopting sustainable practices for cultural institutions has become an increasingly relevant topic in recent years. But what can small and mid-sized organizations do to adopt actions, even small ones, that can play a role in mitigating the climate crisis and preventing climate-caused emergencies? Closing out a month of #MayDayPrep C2C Care has asked speakers from various organizations to share ways that their institutions are developing practices in disaster preparation all based in sustainable practices.

#MayDayPrep 2022 Tools for ER Planning - May 5, 2022

Continuing in the tradition established by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and Heritage Preservation (HP), the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) encourages libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, and preservation organizations to set aside May to participate in MayDay. Cultural institutions can spend a bit of time during the month of May to take a few simple steps towards being prepared for disasters and emergencies impacting their collections. As part of this program, C2C Care is presenting a webinar highlighting tools that small and mid-sized institutions can use to create disaster plans for their organizations.

Collections Intake in a Remote Work Environment - April 29, 2022

In an increasingly digital and remote landscape, many small and mid-sized cultural institutions have had to drastically change the way they assess collections for possible acquisition and processing. Challenges have ranged from assessing donated born digital objects to donation paperwork looking for a virtual signature. This chat will discuss the changes cultural institutions have seen over the last few years regarding collections and collecting as well as discuss strategies to review collections virtually and to make the intake process efficient through updated forms, digital signatures, remote workspaces, and new ways of working with donors.

Approaching Collections That Evoke Trauma - March 30, 2022

As caretakers of diverse collections small and mid-sized institutions often find themselves dealing with emotional ramifications of managing cultural objects that can evoke a traumatic response in our audiences, communities, and staff. In this webinar you will hear speakers present on how their institutions dealt with the acquisition, terminology, and community reactions to these types of objects.

Basics of NAGPRA - February 24, 2022

This webinar will look at the basics of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), with an emphasis on how smaller museums and institutions can implement this federal law. Consultation with tribal nations, important definitions under the law and what museums need to have completed to be in compliance under the law will be focuses of this workshop.

Introduction to Digital Collection Management - January 19, 2022

This webinar will focus on the basics of managing digital collections and will address both born-digital and digitized records. Maggie Downing, Manager of Digital Imaging at the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, will discuss scalable strategies and actions for preserving digital collections that can be implemented by institutions of all sizes.

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