Collections Camp: Military Collections (October 2024) - Onsite Workshop
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Do you have military artifacts in your museum collection? This two-and-a-half-day workshop will focus on the care, conservation, and exhibition of military artifacts in museum collections. Spend time working with conservators and curators to learn how to be better stewards of your military history collection.
PLEASE NOTE: Minimum registrations for this workshop have been met. Current and future registrants should go ahead and book travel.
Outcomes
As a result of this workshop, participants should:
- Have a general knowledge of the basic types of military artifacts common in American museum collections;
- Have a general knowledge of the particular needs of military collections including proper identification, handling, and basic conservation;
- Be familiar with some of the current issues and trends in the preservation of military artifact collections;
- Be able to ensure the safety of visitors, staff, and artifacts when exhibiting or storing military items;
- Explore the variety of issues related to exhibiting and storing military history collections;
- Be familiar with simple conservation procedures that are safe to perform on their military history collections;
- Be aware of when they should call a professional conservator for problems with their military history collections;
- Recognize the importance of military collections in American museums.
Details
FORMAT: On-site group workshop
LENGTH: Two-and-a-half days
DATE: October 22-24, 2024
LOCATION: Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City, OK
MATERIALS: Workshop materials will be provided at the event.
COST: $350 AASLH members/$475 nonmembers
** Save $50 when you register by September 24, 2024! (Early bird discount applied automatically at checkout) **
Book Discount Code
Registrants for this workshop also receive a 30% discount on the AASLH book Interpreting American Military History at Museums and Historic Sites at rowman.com with a promo code in their confirmation email.
Who Should Attend This Workshop
This workshop is intended for museum staff and volunteers who work in any type of museum or historic site that holds collections of a military nature or wants to tell military stories.
About the Faculty:
Gordon Blaker is the Director of the US Army Artillery Museum in Fort Sill, OK.
Myers Brown is Executive Director of Belmont Mansion in Nashville, TN.
Myers Brown
Executive Director
Belmont Mansion
Myers Brown is Executive Director of Belmont Mansion, an antebellum house museum in Nashville, TN. Myers is a Fellow and a current officer of the Company of Military Historians and is on the advisory boards for the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association. Prior to joining Belmont, he served as Director of Archival Collection Services and Chief Historian at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. He previously worked as a curator with the Tennessee State Museum, the Alabama Historical Commission, and at the Atlanta History Center. He also served as the chairman of the Tennessee War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.
Gordon Blaker
Director/Curator
U.S. Army Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK
Gordon Blaker is Director/Curator of the U.S. Army Artillery Museum in Ft. Sill, OK, where he has worked for the past fifteen years. Prior to Ft. Sill, he was Curator of Collections at the National Museum of the Army Reserve at Fort McPherson, GA. He also served as Director of Curatorial Services at the Augusta Museum of History in Georgia, and was the first director of the Berman Museum of World History in Alabama. Blaker retired from the Army as a major in 1995 with more than 17 years of service.
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