Now the Museum of Anthropology is holding a series of clinics and talks that will look at how principles of preventive conservation are applied to managing museum collections and to caring for objects in the home.
All talks and clinics in the series, called Caring for Objects: A Series on Prevention Conservation, are free to the public.
* MOA Conservation Clinic Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.: an overview of museum conservation methods including a tour through the galleries and demonstrations of techniques for dealing with environmental and physical hazards to objects in the home.
* Art, Archaeology and the Analytical Laboratory, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m.: Ian Wainwright of the Canadian Conservation Institute discusses how different physical and chemical methods are used to study objects from museums, art galleries and archaeological sites.
* Identification Clinic, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.: professional staff will help members of the public to identify their objects and provide conservation advice.
* Taking Care of Photographs and Works on Paper, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.
* Care of Textiles, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m.
Call 822-5087 in advance if you wish to bring an object to the clinic for conservation advice.