Collections Care Intensive Agenda 2024

Virtual Sessions: 

Monday, March 11, 9:30am ET 
Course page opens for all registrants (Canvas login required to access all digital content. Check confirmation email for instructions) 

Wednesday, March 13, 2:00pm-3:00pm ET 
Stories from the Field Q and A: Policies and Procedures.  Julie Rockwell (East Broad Top Railroad Archives and Special Collections). Zoom Meeting 

Friday, March 15, 2:00pm-3:00pm ET 
Stories from the Field Q and A: Storage and Environment. Amanda M. Shepp (Daniel A. Reed Library, The State University of New York at Fredonia) and Becky Chapin (Historic Geneva). Zoom Meeting 

Tuesday, March 19, 2:00pm-3:00pm ET 
Stories from the Field Q and A: Emergency Planning. Patricia Smith (Drayton Hall Preservation Trust). Zoom Meeting 

Wednesday, March 20  
Travel day for all in-person registrants 

In-Person Sessions: 

Thursday, March 21 
Location: Science History Institute (315 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106) - Main entrance

9:30 - 10:00am          Welcome and Introduction

                                    Participant introduction icebreaker exercise

                                    Review of printed packets

                                   Opening of Collections Care Intensive toolbox

                                   Brief review of pre-program readings for Day One

10:00am - 12:00pm  Hands-on Activity: Disaster Triage (choose one track/station)

                                     Track one: water event; Track Two: fire event; Track Three: mold event

12:00 - 1:00pm          Lunch Break

1:00 - 3:30pm            Hands-on activity: Salvage Workshop (multiple stations)

3:30 - 4:00pm           Question and Answer

                                    Look ahead to Day Two

4:00 - 5:00pm            Curator-led tour of Science History Institute

5:00pm-6:00pm      Optional: Happy Hour at National Mechanics Bar and  

                                    Restaurant (22 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106) 

Friday, March 22 
Morning location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107) 
Afternoon location: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (264 S. 23rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103) 

 9:30 - 9:45am          Morning Welcome

                                  Brief review of pre-program readings for Day Two

9:45 - 11:45am          Hands-on Activity:

                                  Station One: Participants practice label techniques for collections

                                  Station Two: Design and construct a preservation-quality box

11:45 - 12:15pm        Tour of HSP

12:15 - 1:30pm         Break and travel, Lunch at CCAHA

1:30 - 2:00pm         Tour of CCAHA's Conservation Lab

2:00 - 4:00pm        Keynote: First Person Arts applied storytelling

Whether we're sharing artifacts, documents, spaces, or ideas, history is full of stories. The art of true personal storytelling can bring your work to life. First Person Arts is Philadelphia's premier organization dedicated to the art of narrative. Neil Bardhan, the director of Applied Storytelling at FPA, will share frameworks, guidelines, and exercises that let you reimagine how you share your institution's stories. 

4:00 - 4:30pm        Wrapping up and reflection