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Workshops on Conservation at ASM

National Preservation Institute to hold workshops at Arizona State Museum

The National Preservation Institute, known for its educational seminars in historic preservation and cultural resource management, is holding two workshops at Arizona State Museum in March 2010.

March 15–16: Conservation Strategies for Archaeologists
March 17–19: Archaeological Curation and Collections Management

These workshops are open now for registration.

The site for these workshops is Arizona State Museum’s conservation laboratory, the state’s only in-museum conservation facility. “We at the ASM conservation lab are very happy to be the host site of this national workshop,” said Nancy Odegaard, the museum’s head conservator. “It gives us an opportunity to share our new facility with our professional colleagues.” Both workshops, Conservation Strategies for Archaeologists and Archaeological Curation and Collections Management, are perfect complements to each other and can be of great benefit to professional archaeologists, their staff, and their volunteers, according to Odegaard. “This is a great opportunity and I recommend registering for both.”

Professional conservators Emily Williams and Lisa Young are the Conservation Strategies workshop leaders. Together they offer theoretical background and practical tips for planning and retrieving artifacts from archaeological settings. Their backgrounds are particularly strong in historical archaeology.
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Archaeologist Barbara Magid has more than 25 years of experience and leads the Curation and Collections Management workshop. Topics include responsibilities under federal regulations, NAGPRA, collections policies, costs of curation, storage facilities, and much more.
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The National Preservation Institute holds seminars nationwide to educate those involved in the management, preservation, and stewardship of our cultural heritage and NPI is proud to serve a broad spectrum of professionals from government to the private sector. All seminars are taught by nationally recognized educators, consultants, and practitioners. NPI offers a full calendar of workshops.Opens in a new window

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