Door County Maritime Museum Presents a Workshop

The Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) proudly presents a workshop in “Artifact Conservation, Curation, & Interpretation” beginning Saturday, February 21, 2009. This 7-week, 21 – 28 hour workshop is designed to give interested adults and students a hands on experience with artifacts and the procedures, techniques, and processes a museum uses to professionally curate an artifact in its collection.

The course is laid out chronologically to follow an artifact from acquisition to display. Subjects include artifact photography, measuring, researching, conservation, drawing, and museum curation. Each participant will take a museum artifact through the processes from start to finish. Participants interested in continuing their education in the field of history, archaeology, museum work or other related fields are encouraged to apply. Volunteers interested in participating more in working with artifacts are also encouraged to apply.

The workshop is limited to the first 12 applicants and will run until April 4, 2009. It will meet each Saturday from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. Cost for the workshop is $50 which includes all materials. For more information call 920.743.5958 or Jon Paul Van Harpen at 920.743.4647.