2008 Course Schedule
The following is the course listing for 2008. If you have a specific question about any of these classes or any you do not find on the list, please give the office a call at 815-244-1173.
If minimum class enrollment is not reached by 30 days before starting date of class, class may be cancelled and students will be notified.
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| COURSE | DATE | FEE | DEADLINES |
| Biofilms for Conservators | Oct. 6-10 | $1125 | Discount: Aug. 6 |
| Care of Basketry & Other Woven Plant Material | May 28-31 | $875 | Discount: March 28 |
| Care of Book Collections | Aug. 14-16 | $750 | Discount: June 21 |
| Care of Ethnographic Collections | Sept. 23-25 | $950 | Discount: July 23 |
| Care of Leather & Fur | June 2-5 | $875 | Discount: April 2 |
| Care of Metal Objects | Sept. 11-13 | $750 | Discount: July 11 |
| Care of Oversize Paper Artifacts | Aug. 18-20 | $750 | Discount: June 18 |
| Care of Paintings | June 9-11 | $750 | Discount: April 9 |
| Care of Paper Artifacts | Aug. 11-14 | $850 | Discount: June 11 |
| Care of Photographic Collections I | Aug. 4-6 | $700 | Discount: June 4 |
| Care of Photographic Collections II | Aug. 7-9 | $700 | Discount: June 7 |
| Care of Textiles I | Sept. 3-6 | $885 | Discount: July 3 |
| Care of Textiles III | Sept. 8-11 | $885 | Discount: July 8 |
| Care of Works of Art on Paper I | July 21-24 | $860 | Discount: May 21 |
| Chemistry for Conservators | May 19-24 | $950 | Discount: March 19 |
| Cleaning and Preserving Finishes on Furniture | July 14-17 | $850 | Discount: July 3 |
| Collections Management in Storage | Aug. 11-15 | $950 | Discount: June 11 |
| Collections Policies for Small Museums | June 26-28 | $750 | Discount: April 26 |
| Computer Software for Collections Management | Aug. 7-9 | $750 | Discount: June 7 |
| De-acidification of Paper | July 21-25 | $1390 | Discount: May 21 |
| Design & Construction of Mounts for Exhibits | June 9-12 | $950 | Discount: April 9 |
| Designing Mannequin & Costume Forms for Exhibits | June 16-19 | $875 | Discount: April 16 |
| Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery | June 16-19 | $1120 | Discount: April 16 |
| Environmental Monitoring and Control | June 18-21 | $875 | Discount: April 18 |
| Exhibit Design For Sm. Museums w/Limited Resources | Sept. 8-11 | $825 | Discount: July 8 |
| Exhibit Lighting Workshop | June 7 | $195 | Discount: April 7 |
| Exhibit Lighting Workshop | Sept. 12 | $195 | Discount: July 12 |
| Gilding I | Aug. 20-23 | $985 | Discount: June 20 |
| Gilding II | Aug. 25-28 | $985 | Discount: June 25 |
| Grant Writing for Collection Care | June 6-7 | $350 | Discount: April 6 |
| Historic Masonry Restoration | May 14-17 | $895 | Discount: March 14 |
| Intro to Organic and Inorganic Materials | July 28-Aug 2 | $1050 | Discount: May 28 |
| Intro to Exhibit Development & Design | June 2-6 | $875 | Discount: April 2 |
| Mannequin Workshop | Sept. 15-18 | $925 | Discount: July 15 |
| Masonry Analysis and Testing Workshop | June 23-26 | $1050 | Discount: April 23 |
| Matting and Hinging I | Sept. 15-18 | $875 | Discount: July 15 |
| Microscopy for the Conservator | Aug. 25-29 | $950 | Discount: June 25 |
| Packing and Shipping- CLASS FULL | July 9-12 | $750 | Discount: May 9 |
| Packing and Shipping- NEW | July 21-24 | $750 | Discount: May 9 |
| Photo Documentation and Digital Imaging | July 14-17 | $1075 | Discount: May 14 |
| Preservation of Gravestones and Cemetery Monuments | May 19-21 | $750 | Discount: March 19 |
| Pulp Repair Techniques for Paper Conservators | June 11-14 | $1185 | Discount: April 11 |
| Repair, Maintenance of Books Collections | Oct. 6-9 | $875 | Discount: Aug. 6 |
| Rigging and Moving of Fine Arts/Artifacts | July 14-18 | $1390 | Discount: May 14 |
| Storage Solutions for Small Museums | June 24-25 | $375 | Discount: April 24 |
| Water, Collection Spaces | Oct. 10 | $150 * | Discount: Aug. 10 |
| Writing Interpretive Exhibit Labels | June 16-17 | $450 | Discount: April 16 |
*or included with Biofilms for Conservators