Focus on Collections Care Workshop Series

San Jose, California - June 30 to July 2, 2015

Hosted by San Jose Museum of Art

Join us at Santa Clara University for workshops on the following topics:

Care of Collections: Metal Objects
Disaster Recovery for Wet Collections: The First 24-48 Hours
Care of Collections: Paper
Preservation: Policies, Plans & Procedures
Environmental Monitoring: Gathering, Understanding and Using your Data
Condition Reporting for Collections Managers

Registration deadline: Monday June 22, 2015

For more information and to register, please visit
www.focusoncollectionscare.org

About Focus on Collections Care workshops
The Balboa Art Conservation Center welcomes all museum professionals, volunteers, students, and interested people to learn about basic preservation theory and best practices from professional conservators and other experts in the field. Our workshops combine solid, detailed theory with hands-on learning and practical ideas for improving collections care at your institution.

Stipend Application
Deadline June 5th , 2015

Financial assistance of $110 is available to defray registration costs for one participant in each workshop. To be eligible, individuals must work for a nonprofit institution, with an operating budget of $500,000 or less with historical or cultural collections that are accessible to the public. Additional stipends are available to participants from tribal museums and institutions. Click HERE for more information.