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Workshops

Upcoming Workshops


In Person Safe Storage: Making Boxes and Mounts for Collections

This 2-day workshop will introduce a variety of stable and inert materials for use in collection storage and display. We will discuss storage enclosures and their benefits for physical protection as well as environmental buffering, air quality, air circulation, and common sources of pollution in storage areas. Working from a provided template, you will learn basic box-making skills by creating your own tool storage box, and then expand on those skills to create a custom box and support for either an example collection item from the host site, or an item you bring with you. All materials will be provided and you will leave with a starter set of box-making tools.

The workshop will be held at three different locations!

May 20 – 21 at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, MN

June 10 – 11 at Prairie Island Indian Community in Welch, MN

June 23 – 24 at Listening Point Foundation in Ely, MN

Fee: $400 Register Here

Fee for Minnesota Residents: FREE Register Here

Thanks to funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.


On-Demand Workshops

These one-day events can be brought directly to your institution. Contact us for more details and pricing.

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Response: Wet Salvage

Describing What You See: Condition Reports

Art and Artifact Handling (1/2 day)

Testing for Arsenic in Collections

Museum Environments 101



Coming Soon

Check back for dates and registration!

ONLINE Long-Range Preservation Planning – 2026

ONLINE Write Your Emergency Plan for Collections – 2026