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 - Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing a Collections Management System
- June 27, 2024
- This paper was prepared by the collections management team at History Associates. The team helps clients get the most value out of their collections through improved policies and processes.
- Preservation Self-Assessment Program
- June 27, 2024
- The Preservation Self-Assessment Program (PSAP) is a free online tool that helps collection managers prioritize efforts to improve conditions of collections. Through guided evaluation of materials, storage/exhibit environments, and institutional poli…
- Repatriation: Building Bridges between Nations
- May 17, 2021
- Discussion on different types of repatriations and their importance for building cultural bridges.
- Off Site Storage: Build or Rent
- April 28, 2021
- Panel discusses the pros and cons of a museum having its own storage facility versus renting storage space from a fine arts warehouse.
- The Struggle of Dawning Intelligence: The Removal of San Francisco’s Early Days Monument
- April 28, 2021
- This panel discusses the community advocacy that resulted in the removal of San Francisco's Early Days Monument and the collections care/planning that took place in successfully removing this statute.
- What to Expect When You’re Expanding: Pitfalls, Solutions, and How to Manage Your Move
- April 28, 2021
- This session provides insights for those about to embark on a move project or those already in the midst of one.
- Anchors Aweigh: Shipping by Sea
- April 28, 2021
- This session addresses these and other issues surrounding shipping by sea.
- North to the Future: The Power of Reciprocity
- April 28, 2021
- Lecture focusing on the rethinking of the musuem's role within marginalized communities and how to approach accessibility to the museum collection.
- Preparedness and Networking for Successful Disaster Response
- April 28, 2021
- This session discusses how institutions, and especially collections care professionals, can be better prepared by discussing successful and unsuccessful experiences with disasters.
- Producing and Touring a Major Intercontinental Exhibition with Multiple Collections and Host Museums
- April 28, 2021
- The session discusses how both activities (exhibiting and touring) intertwine into a multi-face challenge, and how this challenge can consolidate rich partnerships with the lenders as well as host museums.
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