Wednesday, November 6 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
264 South 23rd Street, Philadelphia
This year's Open House is just under a month away, and you are invited! Every fall, we welcome friends and colleagues to our Center City lab to mingle and enjoy refreshments before touring our facility and getting an up-close look at some of the remarkable projects we've worked on the previous year. This is a unique opportunity for guests to see rare artifacts, learn about new conservation research and technology, and chat one-on-one with our staff. Our 2019 Open House is scheduled in conjunction with this year's
Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS) conference, which takes place November 7-9 in Philadelphia.
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Thanks to the following sponsors for their generous support!
LEAD BENEFACTOR
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Funding Opportunities: IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums & Museum's for America
IMLS Inspire! Grants for Small Museums
is a special IMLS initiative designed to inspire small museums to apply for funding to implement projects that address priorities identified in their strategic plans, including collection stewardship activities. Within the Collection Stewardship track, museums can apply for projects that include conservation surveys, conservation treatments, rehousing, digitization and other collections care activities. Applicants may request up to $50,000 for a project, with some cost share encouraged but not required.
Click here to learn more and apply.
The
Museums for America program supports projects that strengthen the ability of an individual museum to serve its public. Museums for America has three project categories: Lifelong Learning, Community Anchors and Catalysts, and Collections Stewardship and Public Access.
Click here to learn more and apply.
Applications for both grants are due
November 15, 2019.
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Funding Opportunity: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized institutions—such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities—improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. These may include special collections of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative and fine art objects, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture, historical objects, and digital materials.
Applications for this grant will open November 15, 2019. Guidelines for the next application round have not been posted yet. In the meantime,
click here to learn more.
Applications are due
January 15, 2020.
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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.
Learn more about DHPSNY.
DHPSNY's next
Planning & Assessment Services
application deadline is
Friday, November 15, 2019
.
Applications for DHPSNY's services are accepted year-round and reviewed three times a year.
Click here to learn more and apply.
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TWO-DAY WORKSHOP SERIES
Essential Policies and Procedures for Cultural Collections & Risk Assessments for Cultural Institutions
Location
: Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 Road K, Cortez, CO
Presenter
: Dyani Feige, Director of Preservation Services, CCAHA
Dates:
Monday, October 14 | Tuesday, October 15
Location
: McQuarrie Memorial Museum, 145 North 100 East, St. George, UT
Presenter
: Anastasia Matijkiw, Program Manager, DHPSNY
Dates:
Thursday, October 17 | Friday, October 18
This fall, CCAHA staff will present two workshops on consecutive days in two locations in the
Intermountain West
.
Funded by the
National Endowment for the Humanities
, the
Regional Heritage Stewardship Program (RHSP)
is an initiative of CCAHA that brings vital preservation services to regions of the country with limited access to conservators and preservation expertise. In partnership with Utah field services providers, the
Utah Division of Arts & Museums’ Office of Museum Services
and
Utah Humanities
, the 2019-2020 RHSP Intermountain West project brings in-person workshops, webinars, and preservation needs assessments to collecting institutions in under-served parts of
Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico
.
Essential Policies and Procedures for Cultural Collections
An institution’s collections care and business practices are defined by its written policies and procedures. Institutional memory is often lost through staff changes, but best practices are encoded in these important documents. This workshop will provide an overview of policy and planning documents that are essential for collections care, such as environmental policies, housekeeping guidelines, and maintenance policies. Participants will learn the critical components of these documents and will receive tangible examples of how to adapt them to different institutions. Policy development, approval, and implementation responsibilities of staff, volunteer, and board will be discussed.
Risk Assessments for Cultural Institutions
In order to develop an emergency preparedness and response plan, an institution must understand the risks its collections face. A risk assessment identifies potential risks and outlines strategies to mitigate damage in the event of an emergency or disaster. This workshop will offer tips for conducting these assessments on a site-wide level and for specific collections, as well as case studies of institutions that have dealt with disasters, and advice on forming relationships with first responders and other outside contacts who can help conduct risk assessments.
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Off the Shelf: Access and Preservation
in Libraries and Archives
Dates: October 22-23
Location: Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis
Innovative educational strategies have revolutionized how books and archival materials are experienced by diverse audiences, as a variety of communication styles and learning preferences are considered. Digitization, behind-the scenes tours, and adaptive exhibition environments relay the story for all. Even the work of conservators and librarians may be presented as part of the storytelling, as creative approaches to accessibility and collections care evolve. Yet, these approaches may seem at odds with preservation. The need for accessibility in libraries and archives requires a delicate balance between preservation and making materials available and understandable to a large audience with diverse needs. Strategies for promoting access with responsible stewardship in libraries and archives is the focus of this conference.
This
two-day conference includes the opportunity to participate in
Indiana Experience at the
Indiana History Center.
Topics include:
· Security issues in public access
· Digitization as access
· Opening special collections for audiences beyond researchers
· Sensory stimulation and visitor experience
· Increasing understanding of collections stewardship
Funding for this program has been generously provided by the
National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional support from the
William Penn Foundation.
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WORKSHOP
Fundraising for Preservation and Conservation
Presenter:
Lee Price, Director of Development, CCAHA; Michelle Eisenberg, Deputy Director, CCAHA
Date:
Tuesday, October 29
Time:
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location:
The Rosenbach, Philadelphia
Dream big! Collections-based initiatives often need a jolt of outside funding to succeed. This workshop will examine the advance planning that should support preservation and conservation initiatives, the range of potential funding sources to consider, and writing approaches that can make a request compelling. Working from examples drawn from success stories at museums, historic sites, libraries, and archives, participants will gain an understanding of how to develop and implement funding strategies capable of making your collections care preservation dreams come true.
Funding for this program has been generously provided
Independence Foundation, the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the
Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and
The
William Penn Foundation.
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WEBINAR
When to Call a Conservator
Presenter:
Robyn Haynie, Assistant Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Conservator, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Date:
Tuesday, November 12
Time:
2:00 - 3:30 PM (12:00-1:30 PM MDT)
If you don’t have a conservator on staff, when should you contact one for assistance? This webinar will address what services are offered by trained professionals for the care and treatment of collection items. The discussion will include how to identify and prioritize conservation concerns, find resources, seek funding, and document the process.
This webinar is part of RHSP serving the Intermountain West, including Nevada, Utah, and parts of Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Though anyone is welcome to join, this series will be specifically geared for collecting institutions in this region.
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Striking the Balance: Access vs. Preservation in Museums
Dates:
December 5-6
Location:
Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia
Innovative educational strategies have revolutionized how art and artifacts are presented to diverse audiences, as a variety of communication styles and learning preferences are considered. Programs that incorporate touch experience, adaptive exhibition environments, and interactive digital encounters relay the story for all. Even the work of conservators and museum professionals may be presented as part of the storytelling, as creative approaches to accessibility and collections care evolve. Yet, these approaches may seem at odds with preservation. The need for accessibility in museums requires a delicate balance between preservation and making materials available and understandable to a large audience with diverse needs. Strategies for promoting access with responsible stewardship is the focus of this conference.
This
two-day
conference includes the opportunity to explore interactive exhibits and a new special exhibition,
Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier
, at the
Museum of the American Revolution
.
Topics include:
· Touch programs with preservation handling
· ADA considerations in house museums
· Conservation on exhibit
· Digitization for accessibility
· Sensory sensitivity and visitor experience
· Giving access to university museum students
Funding for this program has been generously provided by the
National Endowment for the Humanities
, with additional support from
Independence Foundation
, the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
, the
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
, and
The
William Penn Foundation.
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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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Support provided by The Philadelphia Cultural Fund
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