Recent disasters across the country have presented small and mid-sized institutions with the unique challenges of not only dealing with health and safety for people but how to deal with the collection materials. During this special May Day 2025 webinar, participants will: Learn ways to protect volunteers, staff, and themselves Find out ways to properly…
There are few repositories and archives that hold extensive collections of oral histories pertaining to people of color, let alone community stories that help tell more comprehensive stories, which speak to changes in the built environment or serve to reinforce cultural identity and collective memory. While some cultural institutions have made a concerted effort to…
Many small and mid-sized cultural institutions face challenging issues with collections containers that still have contents inside of them, whether they are solids or liquids. Often these are assumed to be the original contents, but sometimes they may not be. Solids and liquids present different challenges when it comes to preserving, identifying, and disposing of…
It is not uncommon for cultural institutions to have a quantity of sculpture located out of doors. However, because such works are installed outside, often on a permanent basis, they are especially at the mercy of such things as the elements, age, vandalism, and more. If long-term maintenance of outdoor sculpture is to be carried…
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important part of protecting collections in cultural institutions. This webinar will provide a brief overview of IPM and focus on how to build support for it within your institution. Attendees will learn which tasks can be handled by staff and when it’s necessary to bring in a pest management…
Whether you’re working in a museum, historical society, archive, or other type of cultural institution,silver objects—including art, jewelry, coins, or decorative items—require specialized care to preserve their integrity and appearance over time. During this program attendees will: Gain a basic understanding of the properties and vulnerabilities of silver as a material. Learn safe cleaning techniques…
With the funding landscape rapidly shifting and federal funding for sustainable collections management and art conservation under threat, what are some ways that collections caretakers can leverage existing resources and opportunities that are already out there to support their short and long term collections care plans? This lecture will highlight ways in which collection caretakers…
Would you like to care for Grandma's grave? Does your historic site have a cemetery whose care has been assigned to you? Just love old cemeteries and want to do more? Then you have come to the right place. In this webinar we will discuss a wide range of cemetery care topics such as: How…
This webinar revisits and updates the popular 2016 Connecting to Collections Care program on Basic Condition Reporting with the new edition of Basic Condition Reporting (2022) offering both refreshed guidance and new digital approaches for today’s collections professionals. A clear, well-structured condition report remains essential for loans, exhibitions, planning, and day-to-day collections care—and this updated…
Historic flags, both large and small, are commonly found in small and mid-sized institutions and are made of a wide variety of materials utilizing a myriad of techniques. These materials and their deterioration, along with any previous treatments that might be found in collections, will greatly influence the storage method needed for each flag. During…
A Three-Part Introductory Course for Environmental Monitoring for Collections of All Sizes Register for one or all three-parts. Each webinar stands alone, but attending all three provides a complete foundation for developing a sustainable monitoring program tailored to your institution's needs and resources. Whether you're just beginning to think about environmental monitoring or have data loggers…
This webinar will offer a guided overview of key preventive conservation tools and resources developed by the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), with a focus on helping small and mid-sized cultural institutions identify priorities, make informed decisions, and take practical action – especially with a focus on realistic, scalable approaches when time, space, or resources are…
Keeping water away from collections at small and mid-sized institutions is paramount to any collection caretaker’s job, but doing that isn’t always straightforward. A little knowledge of water management in buildings can go a long way,whether your collection is held in a state-of-the-art facility or a historic house. In this webinar, we will cover how…
A Three-Part Introductory Course for Environmental Monitoring for Collections of All Sizes Register for one or all three-parts. Each webinar stands alone, but attending all three provides a complete foundation for developing a sustainable monitoring program tailored to your institution's needs and resources. Whether you're just beginning to think about environmental monitoring or have data loggers…
A Three-Part Introductory Course for Environmental Monitoring for Collections of All Sizes Register for one or all three-parts. Each webinar stands alone, but attending all three provides a complete foundation for developing a sustainable monitoring program tailored to your institution's needs and resources. Whether you're just beginning to think about environmental monitoring or have data loggers…
Risk assessment is the foundation of successful emergency planning, but getting started can be daunting. As part of the annual May Day Programming, join us for an introduction aimed at small and mid-sized institutions with little experience in emergency preparedness to learn about useful tools that will help you assess your risks so that you…
Mountmaking is more than building artifact stands; it is a holistic process of protecting object safety during exhibition. During this webinar, designed for staff at small and mid-sized cultural institutions who are responsible for preparing objects for exhibition, participants will learn the basics for displaying objects — from in-house customization of standard mount blanks to…
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has a long history of prioritizing Indigenous access to collections, recognizing that the objects and belongings held in the museum are important to Indigenous communities, and that their placement and care within the Museum continue to impact Indigenous peoples. These belongings often embody…
Invisible Histories is a community based archive focusing on LGBTQ history in the US South. During this workshop, co-founders Josh Burford and Maigen Sullivan will share how they have been saving highly at-risk archival data through community outsourcing, volunteer engagement, and word-of-mouth connections. The session will feature detailed examples of programs and projects Invisible Histories…
Building on C2C Care’s 2022 Introduction to Digital Collection Management webinar, this session will focus on putting digital collection management principles into practice for born-digital collections. Watching the 2022 program prior to this session is not necessary, but may be a helpful starting place. Topics will include: the ways digital materials enter collections, safe transfer practices, approaches…
Preparing an entire historic house collection for a major rehabilitation project requires careful planning, coordination, and plenty of flexibility when plans inevitably change. Drawing on the Minnesota Historical Society’s Ramsey House project, Todd Topper will walk through the process of inventorying, packing, documenting, and relocating approximately 18,000 objects and artworks. This presentation shares the workflows,…