Collections and Coffee

Caring for Your Treasures

Holley Witchey, Ph.D.

Director of Education and Outreach, ICA-Art Conservation

Join us for a lively discussion on how to handle, care for, and eventually pass on your family treasures. Holly Witchey, ICA-Art Conservation’s Director of Education & Outreach, will host a pop-up museum and deliver a presentation on the care and handling of family treasures. Attendees are encouraged to bring a small object, photograph, document, or item that is meaningful to exhibiting in a “Pop-Up Museum” of family treasures. 

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Proper Storage & Preservation for Your Textiles and Historic Garments

Joanne Fenn, M.A., M.L.I.S.

Professor and Collections Manager/Museum Registrar, Kent State University Museum

Have you ever stored family heirlooms in the basement or attic due to a lack of space? You'll learn how environmental factors can either help preserve or hasten deterioration of historic garments and textiles. Environment conditions, storage materials, pest control, light, and housekeeping all play an important roll in what museum professionals call "preventive conservation" Learn the simple steps museums take to preserve their collections and how you can apply preventive conservation to protect your special items.