Heritage Workshops
Photo: Ute moccasins. Image courtesy of Uintah County Heritage Museum.
Strengthen the Fabric of Utah's Collective Heritage!
We support nonprofit organizations that strengthen Utah's cultural sector. Our free regional workshops provide museums, historical societies, arts and cultural organizations with hands-on training in grant-writing, organizational readiness, best practice history research, collection stewardship, exhibit development, and interpretation techniques. Onsite mentored projects give participants the opportunity to apply their new knowledge and skills.
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Collections Stewardship
Utah Collections Preservation program!
Utah Humanities and the Utah Division of Arts & Museums are working together to establish the Utah Collections Preservation (UCP) program, providing preservation training to humanities collections stewards statewide. Starting in 2022, this program will support comprehensive preservation training for collections stewards through webinars, in-person workshops, preservation assessments, and the focused training of seven Collections Preservation Team members. This program is supported by the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Humanities through a Preservation and Access Education and Training grant.
Questions? Contact Marie Desrochers, Preservation Outreach Coordinator, at the Utah Division of Arts & Museums (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
In-Person Workshop Series
The following series of workshops will be held in 2023. These in-person, full-day workshops complement the webinars and provide hands-on training. Each workshop occurs in two parts and registrants are expected to attend both Part A and Part B (which happen a month apart). Find links to register for in-person workshops here and information about cost and travel stipends below.
ACCESS AND ARTIFACT HANDLING
- Part A: January 5, 2023 at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, Blanding
- Part B: February 2, 2023 at the Grand County Library, Moab
PRESERVATION IN STORAGE AND DISPLAY
- Part A: April 6, 2023 at the John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River
- Part B: May 4, 2023 at the Emery County Archives, Castle Dale **RESCHEDULED TO September 13, 2023**
ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING SYSTEMS
- Part A: July 6, 2023 at the USU Prehistoric Museum, Price
- Part B: August 3, 2023 at the Helper Auditorium & Museum, Helper
RISK MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & DISASTER RESPONSE:
- Part A: October 5, 2023 at the Canyon Country Discovery Center, Monticello
- Part B: November 2, 2023 at the USU Eastern Library, Price
Webinar Series
Webinars will occur monthly in 2023 on the following dates, between 11 am and 1 pm. Find link to register for these online sessions here.
- January 19, 2023: Digitization and Collections Care
- February 16, 2023: Handling Procedures Manual
- March 16, 2023: Collections Move
- April 20, 2023: Preservation Site Assessments: Thinking in Systems:
- May 18, 2023: Preservation through Partnerships: Care of Culturally Sensitive Objects
- June 15, 2023: Preservation of Outdated Media
- July 20, 2023: Preservation and Collections Hazards
- August 17, 2023: Integrated Pest Management
- September 21, 2023: Collections Management Systems/Databases
- October 19, 2023: Emergency Planning: Pocket Response Plan
- November 16, 2023: Seismic Storage
- December 21, 2023: Security for Collections and Access
Cost & Registration
Monthly webinars are FREE. There will be a small $10 registration fee for the two-part in-person workshops to cover materials. Scholarships are available to offset costs associated with travel to each workshop. If you are interested in applying for a workshop scholarship, please fill out this google form.
Presenters
Workshops will be taught by conservators and preservation experts from Utah.
Heritage Workshops are supported in part by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums and the Utah Division of State History, with funding from the State of Utah.