Managing perceptions of damage
This webinar will provide guidance for archive professionals with little or no conservation experience on managing perceptions of damage.
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
About
The National Archives is working with Victoria Stevens ACR to develop basic conservation guidance for archive and heritage professionals. To inform the development of the guidance, between February and April 2024, we ran 5 online knowledge exchanges for conservation professionals. This collaborative approach harnessed a wide range of professional expertise and advice to build a body of information that has been distilled into comprehensive guidance which be delivered as 5 webinars between May and June.
This webinar will focus on managing perceptions of damage. It will provide guidance based on themes explored in the knowledge exchange which included: damage and use - what we mean by damage, problematic damage and signs of use, who to consult in making decisions about use and interventions, and how does the whole organisation empower access?
Who should attend
The webinar is aimed at archive and heritage professionals working with and managing collections with little or no conservation experience.
This webinar is not aimed at conservators. A recording will be made available on our website after the event.
Programme
The session will include a 30-minute presentation and a 15 minute Q&A.
More details about the content will be sent in advance of the workshop.
This workshop is part of a series:
- Managing perceptions of damage (2 May - 11.00 - 11.45)
- Conservation for digitisation (16 May - 11.00 - 11.45)
- Storage and its environmental management (23 May - 11.00 - 11.45)
- Mould and hazardous materials (13 June - 11.00 - 11.45)
- Conservation documentation (27 June - 11.00 - 11.45)
Each webinar covers a distinct topic and you are welcome to attend as many as are relevant to you.
Additional information
This online event will run via Zoom and joining instructions will be sent closer to the date.
If you have any questions, please email ASL@nationalarchives.gov.uk
This guidance is not intended as a replacement for professional expertise and will firmly support the use of conservators when specialist knowledge is required.