Professional Workshop: Risk assessment and management of collections

Professional Workshop: Risk assessment and management of collections

15-17 May 2013
Haute Ecole Arc, Conservation-restauration
Espace de l’Europe 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Deadline for inscription: 1 May 2013

The three-day professional level workshop Risk assessment and management of collections is being offered 15th to the 17th of May 2013 at the Haute Ecole Arc, Conservation-restauration, Espace de l’Europe 11, 2000 Neuchâtel,  Switzerland.

Taught by Prof. Dr. Robert Waller, President and Senior Risk Analyst, Protect Heritage Corp. and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Queen’s University, this course is designed around practical, hands-on exercises seamlessly integrated with a solid grounding in risk analysis theory. A practical exercise in a local museum is included.

Participants will receive a certificate of completion in addition to a participant manual and an electronic copy of Prof. Dr. R. Robert Waller’s 2003 Cultural Property Risk Analysis Model. Göteborg Studies in Conservation 13, ISSN 0284-6578; ISBN 91-7346-475-9 Göteborg Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis;.  xvi + 189 p.p.

PARTICIPANTS:

The course is designed for a wide audience such as: museum directors; managers; administrators; curators; collection managers; researchers; conservators; preparators; volunteers, and any stakeholder in collection preservation.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this workshop is to provide participants with a sound methodology for assessing and managing risks to collections. It is based on the award winning Cultural Property Risk Analysis Model (CPRAM).

INSCRIPTION:

Please fill out the application form and return it before the 1st of May 2013

Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration 
Continuing formation – Assessing and Managing Risks
Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration
Espace de l’Europe, 11
CH-2000 Neuchâtel

COORDINATION, CONTACT AND QUESTIONS:

For any questions about the  program, please contact Nathalie Ducatel: nathalie.ducatel@he-arc.ch

For questions about payment, travel and accommodation please contact the school office: conservation-restauration@he-arc.ch, Tel. +41 32 930 1919.

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