2011 Webinar Archives

  • Care of Dolls
  • Does your institution's collection include dolls? Click to view the recording of the December 2011 Live Chat event on caring for dolls of many different mediums and eras.
     
  • Flag Rolling and Storage
  • Anne Ennes, Textile Conservator, Museum Conservation Services at the National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center recently joined us for a live Question and Answer session about flag rolling and storage.
     
  • Care and Preservation of Historic Motorized Vehicles
  • Mary Fahey, Chief Conservator at the Henry Ford Museum, and Derek Moore, The Fred and Kay Crawford Curator of Transportation History at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio recently joined us for a live Question and Answer session about the care and preservation of historic motorized vehicles.
     
  • Live Question and Answer Session on Housekeeping for Historic Sites
  • Brigid Sullivan, Conservator at the Northeast Cultural Resources Center of the National Park Service, takes questions based on videos about cleaning and caring for the collections held in historic sites.
     
  • Handling and Exhibition of Potentially Hazardous Artifacts in Museum Collections
  • Neil Cockerline, author of this Technical Leaflet and Director of Preservation Services and Conservator, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota recently joined us for a live Question and Answer session about items of concern in your collection.
     
  • Live Question and Answer Session on How Cultural Institutions Can Work with Emergency Responders for Preparedness and Response
  • Lori Foley and Dan Kochensparger give tips on how to work with emergency responders in your community. When disaster strikes your institution, emergency responders loom large and are in charge. Who are your emergency responders, and how do you convince them that cultural resources require special attention? Learn how to establish a relationship with your emergency responders before disaster strikes, how to work with them when disaster does strike, and how to sustain these important relationships.
     
  • Live Question and Answer Session on Storage and Handling of Textiles
  • Mary Ballard, Senior Textile Conservator at the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, joined us online to answer to questions about the storage and handling of historic textiles and costumes.
     
  • Taking Preservation to the Fair!
  • Bronwyn Eve of Illinois Connecting to Collections asks: "The Illinois State Museum is hosting a tent at the Illinois State Fair. I’d like to have a display promoting preservation of collections. Anyone have any ideas for a hands-on project that they would recommend?"
     
  • Live Question and Answer Session on Cold Storage for Photographic Materials
  • Theresa A. Voellinger, paper and photograph conservator from the National Park Services' Harpers Ferry Center was on hand to answer questions about the storage of photographic materials.
     
  • Featured Resource–Photo Cold Storage

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  • Identifying Museum Insect Pest Damage and Addressing it with Integrated Pest Management
  • Something "bugging" you? Carol DiSalvo, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator at the National Park Service and Barbara Cumberland, Conservator, at National Park Service's Harpers Ferry Center gave answers to your questions!
     
  • Care of Metal Objects
  • Deborah Long, a conservator at the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, joined us in the C2C Community for a live "Question and Answer" session on the "Care of Metal Objects."
     
  • Care of Video Tape
  • Sarah Stauderman, Collections Care Manager Smithsonian Institution Archives, joined us in the C2C Community for a live "Question and Answer" session on the "Care of Video Tape."