Save the Dates! WHERE ARTIFACT MEETS EXHIBITION: ADVANCES IN LIGHTING AND CASE DESIGN October 18 -19, 2006 Boston, MA SHEDDING LIGHT ON EXHIBITIONS Wednesday October 18, 2006 Exhibition lighting that addresses both aesthetics and preservation considerations is an attainable accomplishment. This session will focus on integrating preservation-safe lighting criteria with viewing concerns such as contrast, reflection, brightness, and color. Lighting systems for room display and exhibit cases will be discussed. Case studies will highlight lighting concepts and solutions illustrating the range of technology options. SESSION LEADERS Steven Hefferan, IALD, Hefferan Partnership Lighting Design Toby Raphael, Museum Exhibition Conservator, Shepardstown, WV Steven Weintraub, Founder and Principal, Art Preservation Services, New York, NY UNDER COVER: EXHIBIT CASES THAT PRESERVE Thursday, October 19, 2006 A conservation-grade exhibit case is a well-designed and carefully fabricated display enclosure, and an important and cost-effective tool for exhibiting collections. This session will cover assessing the criteria for hazard-free exhibits; selecting safe exhibit materials and isolation barriers; controlling pollutants; developing safe environmental conditions; and monitoring and maintaining exhibits after installation. Purchasing new cases, as well as retrofitting existing cases, will be discussed. Case studies will be used to illustrate successful and innovative case design from the small institution to the most celebrated museums of the world. SESSION LEADERS Sandro Goppion, Laboratorio Museotecnico Goppion, Milan, Italy Toby Raphael, Museum Exhibition Conservator, Shepardstown, WV Steven Weintraub, Founder and Principal, Art Preservation Services, New York, NY Van Wood, President, SmallCorp, Greenfield, MA LOCATION AND TIMES Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street Copley Square Boston, MA 02116 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS 9:00 am – 9:30 am, Wednesday & Thursday, October 18 & 19 PROGRAM 9:30 am - 5:00 pm, Wednesday & Thursday, October 18 & 19 Stay posted to our website, www.ccaha.org, for more details! A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>