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MACC offers a large variety of workshops each year. Some are designed to address the most common collections care needs expressed by collecting institutions, artists and the public while others cover more advanced and technical issues.

Instructors include MACC staff along with other nationally recognized experts. MACC workshops serve the staffs of historical collections, Native American collections, culturally-focused collections, fine art, library and archival collections.Check back frequently for new workshop offerings, locations and dates.



2013 MACC Workshops

Using a UV/Visible Light Meter to Monitor Light Levels
June 20, 2013
Pine County Historical Society
Askov, Minnesota
Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums Annual Meeting

Presented by Elisa Redman, Director of Preservation Services, this workshop will concentrate on the importance of monitoring both ultraviolet and visible light levels for collections. It will focus on the use of Elsec 764 and the new Elsec 765 UV and Visible Light Meters. The workshop will review: how visible and UV light affects collections materials; different types of artificial lighting and light filters in relation to the types of light wavelengths that are produced; and why certain types of light sources are better than others. Techniques for limiting light levels will also be discussed, as well as practical low-cost steps that museum staff members may take for limiting light exposure to their collections. The mechanics of how to properly use a light meter will be shown, as well as how to program the Elsec meter for measurements in lux or footcandles. Each participant will receive technical leaflets on monitoring light levels and protecting collections through limiting light exposure, as well as information on obtaining grant funding for purchasing an Elsec Light Meter.

 

Using Dataloggers to Monitor the Museum Environment
June 21, 2013
Pine County Historical Society
Askov, Minnesota
Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums Annual Meeting

This workshop will concentrate on the importance of monitoring internal environments for collections, focusing on the use of dataloggers. The workshop will review how incorrect and fluctuating temperature and relative humidity affect collection artifacts. Because many small and medium-sized collecting institutions in the Midwest have minimal environmental controls, the concepts of seasonal set points and seasonal drift will be reviewed. A variety of datalogging equipment will be discussed and demonstrated, including HOBO brand dataloggers from Onset Computer Corporation and PEM2 dataloggers available from the Image Permanence Institute. Each participant will receive technical leaflets on environmental monitoring, protecting collections through stable environments, appropriate environmental conditions for collection artifacts, selecting monitoring equipment, as well as information on obtaining grant funding to purchase dataloggers. 

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Writing Grants for Preservation and Conservation Projects
Date: August 2, 2013 | 8:30 - 4:30
Location: Hennepin County Library | Minneapolis MN

Prepare now for the federal, state, regional and local grant application opportunities coming this fall and winter. You’ll learn the essential grant writing strategies to gain funding for preservation and conservation related projects such as: obtaining supplies and materials for the basic re-housing of collections; buying storage upgrades; getting monitoring equipment; receiving a general preservation needs assessment survey; providing staff trainings; and having conservation treatments performed on your art and artifacts. You’ll learn how to: conduct an internal review; develop a proposal; target a budget; and find matching funds. Descriptions and information will be presented on federal grants available from: the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute for Museum and Library Services; grants available through state agencies in the Midwest; along with funding from private and corporate regional foundations. Colin Turner, MACC Executive Director and Naomi Cohn, nonprofit consultant with extensive grant-writing experience will present this workshop. Each participant will receive a notebook of grant-writing materials and can follow-up with the MACC staff as they develop applications.

$95 for MACC members and $110 for non-members Sign up

 

More MACC Workshops Coming Soon:

Preparing for a Disaster: Institutional Risk Assessments and Writing Short-Form Disaster Plans

After a Disaster: Response and Salvage of Collection Materials and Artifacts

The Research and Writing of a Long Range Conservation Plan

Storing and Preserving Still Photographic Materials Collections