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CCAHA Preservation Glossary: September 19, 2025; This glossary contains over 400 terms and their definitions as they relate to the conservation and preservation of cultural heritage items. There are terms useful in describing the condition, care, and management of collections, and their definitions…
TECHNOLOGY FOR REMOTE COURIER PRACTICE: February 22, 2025; The Courier Sub-Committee assembled this resource of platforms and equipment that are available to aid in the process of remote courier practice. Products listed are examples that have been used with success by ARCS members but other similar items ma…
Indigenous Collections Care Guide: November 12, 2024; The ICC Working Group is creating a Guide, which will provide a framework to respect and recenter collections stewardship practices around the needs and knowledge of Native American and Indigenous community members.
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.
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.
A Foot in the Door: Transitioning a Job into a Career: April 28, 2021; Discussion on the regsitration and collections management career path. The panelists started with education, early interests, and jobs, and then discussed how this led to their careers.

Databases, A Workflow, and A Student Staff : The Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum’s Approach to Digitizing 137 Years of Collections Records: April 26, 2021; Discussion on The Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum's success with tackling complex, multi-year projects using its student staff with a few simple tools: the museum’s object database, basic customized project databases, and detailed written work fl…
Couriering Intensive: Essential Packing, Crating, and Courier Skills: April 19, 2021; A discussion on couriering artwork. The panel gave a demonstration focusing on materials, what to consider when packing artwork, and things to keep in mind as objects are being prepared to move.

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