Virtual Workshop: Museum Methods for Home Collections

November 21, 2020 12-1pm

Tune in to our Facebook page to learn techniques that museum curators use to protect and preserve historical artifacts. Apply those skills to caring for family heirlooms, photos, antique furniture, and more. These tips will help you provide museum-quality care for your personal artifacts that will allow you to preserve and enjoy them for years to come.

This webinar is designed to teach non-museum staff basic skills and techniques employed by museums and archives to preserve historical artifacts. Attendees will learn about environmental hazards, archival storage, tips on caring for and cleaning a variety of materials, and observe live demonstrations of some of these techniques. The goal is to make museum preservation accessible to the general public so that they can use these techniques on personal collections.

Amanda Wachowiak is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and is currently serving in AmeriCorps Ohio History Service Corps. This is her second year of service and she is hosted by Shawnee State University in Portsmouth. She earned a Master’s Degree in Public History from Wright State University and specializes in museum studies.

Marissa Hamm is currently serving her first year in the Ohio History Service Corps at the Oberlin Heritage Center. She is also a Northeast Ohio native and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in history from the College of Wooster. Marissa has previously worked at surrounding local historical societies and at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site.