Join us for
EXPOSED: The Exhibition of Paper-based Materials
Symposium & Reception
Reception at CCAHA
Date:
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Time:
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Symposium at the Barnes Foundation
Date:
Friday, April 5, 2019
Time:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Light is
the
essential problem for museum and conservation professionals responsible for works on paper: to view and appreciate these artifacts, you must have light; however, all visible, UV, and infrared exposure has cumulatively negative effects. The display of works on paper is a balancing act—museums are aware of the causes of deterioration but need to make artifacts accessible.
What questions should be asked when a work on paper is requested for exhibition? This symposium will address strategies to manage the exhibition of works on paper while balancing preservation. A variety of approaches will be presented at the symposium, including the use of lighting design, microfadeometry as a risk assessment strategy, and facsimiles. Case studies will offer approaches to challenging exhibition lighting, with the Barnes itself as one case study.
Registrants are invited to visit CCAHA on Thursday, April 4, from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. CCAHA conservators will offer demonstrations on a variety of facsimile options and discuss conservation treatment to works on paper.
This symposium is intended for conservators, curators, and staff responsible for the care and exhibition of works on paper in museum collections.
Above: Charles Demuth. Two Trapeze Performers in Red , c. 1917.
Image © 2019 The Barnes Foundation / Estate of Charles Demuth
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Applications Now Open for CCAHA's 2019 Assessment Programs
We are pleased to announce that, thanks to renewed and expanded grant funding from the
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
, CCAHA is able to offer a limited number of subsidized assessments. These assessments, valued at over $5,000 each, will be offered for a significantly discounted cost to qualifying institutions. Applications are now open for assessments in three categories: Preservation Needs Assessments, Risk Assessments, and Digital Preservation Assessments.
If you have questions or want to discuss whether this program is suitable for your institution, please contact CCAHA’s Preservation Services Office at 215.545.0613 or
pso@ccaha.org.
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Missed Us on Facebook Live? Watch the Recording!
CCAHA is launching a new NEH-funded webinar series,
Putting Best Practices Into Practice: Scalable Preservation Solutions
,
and last week we hosted a special kick-off event on Facebook Live. If you missed it as it happened, you can still view the recording, which is pinned to the top of our
Facebook profile
.
In the video, CCAHA's Director of Preservation Services
Dyani Feige
and Preservation Specialist
Samantha Forsko
describe this two-year program and answer viewer questions. Through monthly webinars and interactive online community forums, the series will provide support while also building capacity at organizations so that standards and goals can be scalable, achievable, and practical. Registration begins February 15. Check
ccaha.org
then for more details.
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CCAHA at the 35th Annual SMA Conference
This year's
Small Museum Association (SMA)
Conference is February 17-19 in College Park, MD, and CCAHA staff will be there!
On Monday, February 18, at 9:30 AM, CCAHA Preservation Specialist Samantha Forsko will co-present the workshop
Forget the Best: Good and Better Approaches to Preservation.
This session will focus on how institutions forgo the "best" in favor of "good" and "better" approaches to preservation, highlighting how to make preservation a component of any collections care program, even one with little to no resources.
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CLIR Digitization Grant Now Open
Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives: Enabling New Scholarship through Increasing Access to Unique Materials
is a national grant competition administered by the
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
for digitizing rare and unique content in collecting institutions. Since 2015,
Digitizing Hidden Collections
has awarded approximately $4 million annually to institutions holding collections of high value for research, teaching, and learning.
Current deadline: Wednesday, April 3, 2019
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Take the Field Services Alliance Survey
CCAHA strives to ensure that cultural heritage is protected and well cared for across the country. One of the ways we do this is by taking on leadership roles within associations, boards, and other groups. CCAHA Preservation Specialist Samantha Forsko has served as a committee member, vice chair, and, since 2016, chair of the American Association of State and Local History (
AASLH)
Field Services Alliance (FSA)
. An affinity group of AASLH, the FSA is an organized group of individuals, offices, and agencies that provide training, guidance, and other forms of assistance to local historical societies, archives, libraries, and museums in their respective states or regions.
Under Samantha’s leadership, FSA is creating an evaluation tool to help improve the services provided by outreach and education offices across the country. We are asking you to help with this national effort by filling out the following survey, which should only take 10-15 minutes.
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Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) Program Updates
The New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education contracts with CCAHA to deliver statewide services supporting organizations that safeguard New York's historical documents and library research materials.
DHPSNY's 2019 schedule of
free webinars
is in full swing. The next presentation,
Black, White, and Read All Over: Addressing Newspaper in Collections
, is coming up on Tuesday, February 26. DHPSNY's education programs are presented free of charge to New York institutions.
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LECTURE
The Daguerreotypes of Robert Cornelius
Date:
Tuesday, February 12
Time:
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location
: CCAHA
Presenter:
Rachel Wetzel, Senior Photograph Conservator, CCAHA
*S
old out*
Philadelphia was an epicenter for early photography in 1839. America’s oldest extant photograph was taken in Center City and improvements to the daguerreotype process were made by Philadelphians Paul Beck Goddard and Robert Cornelius. Cornelius took what is heralded as the first “selfie” (right), and he also established Philadelphia’s first photographic portrait studio. Rachel Wetzel, Senior Photograph Conservator at the CCAHA, has been working with colleagues to catalog all of the existing daguerreotypes by Cornelius, as part of a project that will culminate in a publicly searchable database hosted at Yale University’s Lens Media Lab.
This event includes a lecture on the history of early photography in Philadelphia. Wetzel will explain the history of daguerreotype cleaning treatments and how they've affected the long-term stability of the images. The audience will also get a first glance at the images and information included in the Cornelius daguerreotype database and a behind-the-scenes tour of CCAHA’s conservation lab.
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WORKSHOP SERIES
Collections Care Training
Mechanics of Paper: Progress and Preservation
Date:
Thursday,
March 7
Time:
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Presenter:
Anna Yates Krain, Senior Conservation Assistant, CCAHA
The evolution of paper is woven into the history of human development, from its important role in collecting knowledge to advancements in science, mathematics, music, art, poetry, and religion. In this workshop, participants will discover how paper is made and how the technology of paper spread across the globe. In this lecture and demonstration, participants will also learn the terminology that defines paper as well as best practice recommendations for preservation.
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The
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
is a nonprofit conservation facility specializing in the treatment of works on paper, photographs, and books through conservation and state-of-the-art digital imaging services. Founded in 1977, CCAHA serves collecting institutions and private individuals. CCAHA’s preservation services staff present educational programs, conduct preservation assessments, and develop emergency preparedness plans. CCAHA also offers fellowships, fundraising support, and disaster assistance.
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