Certificate Program
The Campbell Center currently offers a certificate program in Collections Care and Historic Preservation.
Those interested in applying to the certificate program may fill out the application form. A $25 application fee should accompany the application. Participants who are accepted to the program should complete the required courses within a three-year period. A $25 maintenance fee is required each year the participant is enrolled in the program.
COLLECTIONS CARE CERTIFICATE
The collections care certificate program was introduced in 2005. Since that time over 30 certificates have been awarded.
Evaluations of the program have been studied, and the program has been restructured for 2009 to better meet the needs of Campbell Center participants. The restructured certificate program will include two types of certificates, the Core Certificate and Specialty Track Certificates.
The Core Certificate replaces the former level 1 and 2 certificates. The Specialty Track certificate replaces the level 3 certificate.
Note for those participants who have received certificates or have begun the program prior to the restructuring: The Campbell Center's recognition of these certificates has not changed . They are still as valid as when they were received. If you are currently enrolled in the program, you may chose to transfer to the new program or finish as previously planned. Call or email the Program Director to discuss any questions you may have.
Core Cerificate
Required Courses
- The Museum Environment
- Introduction to Organic and Inorganic Materials
- Principles of Collections Management
- Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Two electives from the following (three- day courses)
- Computer Software for Collections Management
- Collections Policies for Small Museums
- Collection Storage: Planning and Design
- Packing and Shipping Workshop
- Digitizing Museum Collections
or
Three Electives from the following (two-day courses)
- Grant Writing for Collections Care: NEH and IMLS Grants
- Grant Writing for Collections Care: Private Foundation Grants
- Database Creation for Collections Management
- Integrated Pest Management
- Photographing Museum Collections
Electives can be chosen from both groups, but they must equal six or more days of instruction.
Specialty Track Certificate
The Specialty Track Certificate consists of six courses in a specific field or material type, such as exhibit design or care of paper and books. The courses can be chosen from a pre-designed track or can be custom tailored for your professional development needs.
Some predesigned specialty tracks are listed below.
CARE OF BOOKS AND PAPER (choose 6)
Book Collections Maintenance and Repair
Care of Photographic Collections
Reading, Transcribing and Caring for Early American Documents
EXHIBITS (choose 6)
Exhibit Design for Small Museums with Limited Resources
Design and Construction of Mounts for Exhibits
Introduction to Green Exhibit Design
Planning and Writing for Visitor-Centered Exhibitions
Preparing Works of Art on Paper for Exhibition
Designing Mannequins and Costume Forms for Exhibit
COLLECTIONS STORAGE
Making Storage Boxes, Mounts And Enclosures
Collections Storage: Planning and Design
Database Design for Collections Management
CARE OF 2-DIMENSIONAL WORKS OF ART (choose 6)
Care of Photographic Collections I, II, and III
Preparing Works of Art on Paper for Exhibition
CARE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS
Care of Photographic Collections I, II, and III
Preparing Works of Art on Paper for Exhibition, Storage, and Loan
CARE OF TEXTILE COLLECTIONS
GENERAL COLLECTIONS CARE (choose 6)
This certificate is designed to meet the needs of small museums and historical societies that own collections made up of diverse artifacts materials.
Care of Photographic Collections ICare and Preservation of Furniture and
Care of Stained and Leaded Glass
HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATE
The certificate consists of 4 core courses and 3 elective courses that would be chosen from a related field.
Required Courses
Introduction to Historic Preservation Theory
- Overview of American Architectural Styles
- Writing Historic Structures Report
- Preservation Maintenance
- Three electives can be chosen from one specialty category.
- Masonry and Stone
- Historic Masonry Restoration
- Understanding Historic Masonry Mortars
- Preservation of Gravestones and Cemetery Monuments
- Exterior Elements
- Restoration of Historic Windows
- Exterior Wood Restoration
- Log and Timber Building Preservation
- Care of Metal Artifacts
- Historic Paint Analysis
- Historic Interiors
- If These Walls Could Talk: History and Design of Wallpaper
- Historic Wood Graining
- Historic Interior Plaster: Restoration and Preservation
- Care of Stained and Leaded Glass
- Historic Interior Finishes