Environmental management is a critical component of collections preservation and sustainability in collecting institutions. Maintaining a careful balance between slowing the rate of collection decay while minimizing energy costs requires an ongoing commitment to monitoring, analysis, and management. This workshop will i) provide instruction on the best practices for collecting environmental data in collections spaces, ii) discuss the fundamentals of environmental data analysis and how to use IPI’s Preservation Metrics to interpret environmental risks, and iii) introduce sustainable preservation practices that can inform environmental management decision making. The workshop will be limited to a maximum of 12 attendees. Registration per individual is $475 and participants are responsible for their own travel, meals, and lodging costs. Registration ends August 17, 2024 or when the workshop is full.
This workshop will provide a theoretical and practical understanding of static mechanical analysis and dynamic mechanical analysis, with a view to characterizing the physical properties of heritage materials, and developing appropriate methodologies for conservation and preservation applications. Over the course of three days, participants will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of mechanical analysis and data analysis, and participate in practical laboratory sessions using tensile testers, dynamic mechanical (thermal) analysis, and dynamic mechanical (humidity) analysis. These sessions will be supplemented with case study examples from the field of conservation and preservation, providing tangible examples of how mechanical properties can inform the treatment, storage and display of objects, mechanical test method development, and test limitations. The workshop will be limited to a maximum of 10 attendees. Registration per individual is $675 and participants are responsible for their own travel, meals, and lodging costs. Registration ends September 15, 2024 or when the workshop is full.
This online workshop is designed to guide participants through the process of facilitating a sustainable environmental management project and will empower participants to implement the methodology and techniques learned at their own institutions. This includes assessing and analyzing data from current collection spaces and mechanical systems, setting appropriate environmental parameters, testing energy-saving operations, and making informed decisions that will improve the preservation quality of collections environments. As part of the workshop, each participating institution will be able to borrow instruments from the IPI Tool Library.
IPI provides a holistic approach to image-based print process identification by examining the intertwined relationships between print technologies, aesthetics, and use. Photographic, photomechanical, and digital prints are made of a wide variety of materials including plastics, papers, glass, metals, pigments, dyes, and organic substances like gelatin, albumen and polymers. IPI offers workshops that teach participants to identify every mainstream image-based print process, from the daguerreotype to the inkjet print, via the study of their component materials, structures, aesthetics, and historical and cultural uses.