Email digest for the Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList) egroup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. A Few Places Left - Learn how to identify the potentially “dangerous”plastic objects in your collection 2. Sustainability in Action 3. A community microclimate experiment: Can terracotta sugar savers control RH? 4. RE: Seeking Advice on Smart Glass for Exhibition Cases 5. RE: Seeking Advice on Smart Glass for Exhibition Cases 6. Archaeological Ruins Project - Request For Proposal 7. Seeking to Discuss/Exchange Recent Experience with HOBO Loggers 8. Upcoming CIPP Program: Insurance for Private Practices ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Brenda Keneghan Posted: Thursday April 24, 2025 6:07 AM Subject: A Few Places Left - Learn how to identify the potentially “dangerous”plastic objects in your collection Message: Learn how to identify the plastic objects in your collections. Last few places. Come and join us for a 2 day course covering all aspects of plastics in collections. 13th & 14th May in the beautiful surroundings of West Dean College of Arts and Conservation. The course covers: 1. What is a plastic? 2. History & Development of plastics 3. Degradation of plastics 4. Basic care & preventive conservation of plastic materials 5. Different approaches to identification of plastics - historical research / analytical techniques 6. Practical identification of plastic objects in your collection. Practical sessions and plenty of time for questions. Tutors- Brenda Keneghan, David Howell, Hugh Morrison Early Booking advised Identification of Plastic Materials | West Dean <https://www.westdean.ac.uk/short-courses/m2d34380-identification-of-plastic-materials> Dr Brenda Keneghan FRSC Preservation Consultant for Plastics in Heritage Collections email: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent from my iPhone 2.From: Lorraine Finch Posted: Thursday April 24, 2025 6:08 AM Subject: Sustainability in Action Message: In celebration of World Earth Day, the Institute of Conservations Sustainability Group highlights the importance of taking up positive environmental practices within the conservation profession. In our latest article, Yadin Larochette explores innovative and practical efforts to create meaningful change across the sector. >From international conferences and thought-provoking webinars, to resource >sharing, and community socials, we are empowering professionals to make >informed, greener choices together. Our initiatives include discussions on embedding sustainable practices into conservation education, exploring how museums are reducing energy consumption, and providing practical tools to support more sustainable decisions across the sector. Read the full article at: https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/sustainability-in-action-four-brilliant-ways-the-icon-sustainability-group-is-driving-change.html <https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/sustainability-in-action-four-brilliant-ways-the-icon-sustainability-group-is-driving-change.html> -- Lorraine Finch ACR Chair - Icon Sustainability Network Insta: @icon_sustainabilityBluesky: @iconsg.bsky.social 3.From: Angelica Isa-Adaniya Posted: Thursday April 24, 2025 11:05 AM Subject: A community microclimate experiment: Can terracotta sugar savers control RH? Message: Well, yes, probably. But how well and how fast? And what else do we want to know? You are invited to join me in the Conserv Community where I am launching a weird and new asynchronous learning experiment <https://bit.ly/4cL1wjy> (which may or may not work!). We’re testing how terracotta sugar savers affect relative humidity in sealed containers, using real-time Conserv sensor data and comparing conditions with and without the tiles. I’ll be sharing the data as it comes in and opening up a community space to talk about dew point, experiment design, budget-friendly control, and whether these materials could play a bigger role in preventive conservation. This is a double experiment intended to enable us to: Connect with fellow collections professionals over a preventive care topic Learn together through hands-on data and analysis Explore creative approaches to microclimate management Dig into the possibilities of community engagement and outreach using science and conservation topics Hope you will join us! The first posts are starting today (April 24, 2025) explaining how it will all work. Best, Angelica ------------------------------ Angelica Isa-Adaniya Conservator | Customer Success Manager at Conserv ------------------------------ 4.From: Rebecca Latourell Posted: Thursday April 24, 2025 11:06 AM Subject: RE: Seeking Advice on Smart Glass for Exhibition Cases Message: Hello Tonia, We have one Smart Glass equipped display case here at the Canadian Museum of History. Our case was built by Zone back in 2017 to meet our specific design and functionality requirements, and it has been used in three different exhibitions. We've had no issues to date with the glass itself, though we take great care with the case as a whole as it was very expensive to construct. The Smart Glass does a very good job of eliminating light exposure for the object below - under 1 lux when the case is not activated and while being lit externally from directly above at about 50 lux. We got maximal readings of about 14 lux inside the case when the glass was activated under those same lighting conditions. Our case was built to accommodate an additional protective layer of glass that is installed over the Smart Glass so it's never touched by bare hands. I'm happy to answer any other specific questions you may have. Feel free to reach out by e-mail anytime. Rebecca ------------------------------ Rebecca Latourell Specialist, Preventive Conservation Canadian Museum of History Gatineau, QC 819-776-8236 [email protected] ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 04-23-2025 13:36 From: Tonia Grafakos Subject: Seeking Advice on Smart Glass for Exhibition Cases Hello everyone, I'm working on an exhibition space that will have some ambient natural light. A recent light study indicated that light levels exceed the recommended guidelines for displaying paper and photographs. Smart glass equipped cases have been suggested as a potential solution. Before committing to this path, I'd love to hear from others who have experience with this material. Have you encountered challenges or noted particular advantages? Are there any institutions that have a smart glass case around the Chicago area? Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Tonia ------------------------------ Tonia Grafakos Marie A. Quinlan Director of Preservation Northwestern University Libraries [email protected] <[email protected]> ------------------------------ 5.From: Martha Wiley Posted: Thursday April 24, 2025 11:06 AM Subject: RE: Seeking Advice on Smart Glass for Exhibition Cases Message: Hi Tonia, Can you use high resolution scans of the documents and photos instead of the originals? Best, Martha Martha E. Wiley Collection Manager Upcountry History Museum Greenville County 864-467-3100 x107 UPCOUNTRYHISTORY.ORG ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 4/23/2025 1:36:00 PM From: Tonia Grafakos Subject: Seeking Advice on Smart Glass for Exhibition Cases Hello everyone, I'm working on an exhibition space that will have some ambient natural light. A recent light study indicated that light levels exceed the recommended guidelines for displaying paper and photographs. Smart glass equipped cases have been suggested as a potential solution. Before committing to this path, I'd love to hear from others who have experience with this material. Have you encountered challenges or noted particular advantages? Are there any institutions that have a smart glass case around the Chicago area? Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Tonia ------------------------------ Tonia Grafakos Marie A. Quinlan Director of Preservation Northwestern University Libraries [email protected] ------------------------------ 6.From: Brian Jaeschke Posted: Thursday April 24, 2025 11:09 AM Subject: Archaeological Ruins Project - Request For Proposal Message: We are seeking a conservator/company to inspect, clean and consolidate three sets of archaeological ruins at our Colonial Michilimackinac historic site in Mackinaw City, Michigan. We are accepting proposal until July 14, 2025 and we encourage interested parties to arrange a site visit. My contact information is in the RFP in case anyone has questions. Thank You, Brian S. Jaeschke Curator of Collections [email protected] <[email protected]> 231-436-4100 <tel:231-436-4100> Mackinac State Historic Parks 207 West Sinclair Avenue PO Box 873 Mackinaw City MI 49701 mackinacparks.com <https://www.mackinacparks.com/> 7.From: Camilla Lyczko Posted: Thursday April 24, 2025 5:08 PM Subject: Seeking to Discuss/Exchange Recent Experience with HOBO Loggers Message: I'm reaching out to see if anyone who uses Onset HOBO loggers has been experiencing issues since the transition to Licor. We are hoping to compare our experiences with others, as well as exchange any solutions we've discovered. Some of the issues we've faced include changes in the default temperature units and compatibility with e-Climate. We'd love to compare our solutions with anyone else facing these problems, and hear about anything else others may have encountered. If you'd like to share your experiences and chat, please reach out to me at [email protected]. ------------------------------ Camilla Lyczko Conservation Technician National September 11 Memorial & Museum New York United States ------------------------------ 8.From: Lauren Fly Posted: Thursday April 24, 2025 5:10 PM Subject: Upcoming CIPP Program: Insurance for Private Practices Message: There's still time to register for CIPP's upcoming virtual program on insurance for private practices, to be held this coming Tuesday, 29 April 2025 at 1pm EDT/10am PDT. CIPP has worked with Mary Pontillo from Risk Strategies to develop a conservation-specific insurance guide tailored for private practices, which will be available to all CIPP group members. During the meeting, Mary will introduce the guide, address key issues relevant to private practitioners, and host a Q&A session. The meet-up is free to all CIPP members, and you can register for the event here: https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/conservators-in-private-practice-meeting-insurance-guide <https://learning.culturalheritage.org/products/conservators-in-private-practice-meeting-insurance-guide> The meet-up will offer a preview of a longer format version of the program hosted during the CIPP luncheon at the upcoming Annual Meeting - tickets are available on the conference registration website. To ensure the insurance guide and presentation are as relevant as possible, please take a few minutes to complete this brief anonymous survey beforehand. Your input will help us address your specific questions and concerns. https://forms.gle/NPcH6WziZEMvA1sr8 <https://forms.gle/NPcH6WziZEMvA1sr8> We look forward to seeing you there! About the Presenter: Mary Pontillo Risk Strategies, Senior Vice President National Fine Arts Product Leader In her current position as Senior Vice President and National Fine Art Product Leader at Risk Strategies, Mary produces Fine Art accounts including Fine Art dealers, private collectors, museums, and artist foundations among others, along with the Property & Casualty policies associated with these accounts. In addition, Mary develops thought leadership surrounding the Fine Art Practice's expertise. Before joining DeWitt Stern (now Risk Strategies) in May 2006, Mary worked at an international insurance broker's Fine Art division for over three years as a Fine Art Insurance Underwriter and Account Manager. In addition, she taught art in Norfolk, VA, for two years and served as a docent at the Smithsonian Institute's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Mary earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art and Masters in Art History from James Madison University. She also completed the Appraisal Studies and Art Business certificate programs at New York University. Mary is working toward her Certified Professional Co-Active Coach designation through the Co-Active Training Institute. ------------------------------ Lauren Fly Principal Conservator and Collections Manager Fly Arts Initiative Brooklyn United States ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to https://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
