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Tuesday, May 27
 

9:00am CDT

(Workshop) Crating 101
Tuesday May 27, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm CDT
  • $285 registration fee
  • Adding this event to your schedule does not guarantee you a space. You must add it to your registration via the above "Add to Registration" button.

Art in Transit 2.0 is delighted to announce a joint PACCIN/AIC workshop focused on the theory and practice of crating museum collections for transport. This workshop is meant for emerging preparators, as well as registrars, conservators and museum professionals who would like to gain practical experience with packing. The workshop comprises two online sessions that will take place before an optional in-person component at the pre-session of the AIC Annual Meeting. Participants of the in-person workshop must commit to participating in the online sessions before attending the in-person workshop.

Online: The online sessions will take place on Wednesday, April 30 and May 7, 2025, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET. The first online session will cover damage from vibration and shock during road and air transit and strategies for preventing and minimizing short- and long-term damage, by calculating and designing appropriate padding strategies. The second session will focus on probable risks and practical approaches to packing and crating for transit.

In-person: The in-person workshop will be a full day of hands-on work, with a focus on applying the theory from the two webinars to actual packing. Participants will work in groups to implement the theory from the webinars by designing and building inner packing for facsimile objects (a 3-D object or a painting) to fit a prefabricated outer crate. After construction, the crates will be drop-tested, and shock and vibration will be tested by placing the completed crate on a pallet jack and driving it around the museum.

Transportation to/from the Walker Art Center will not be provided. Participants must arrange for their own transportation for the workshop. The workshop will take place within a 5-minute drive or 15-minute walk from the Annual Meeting hotel.
Tuesday May 27, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm CDT
Walker Art Center 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403

9:00am CDT

(Workshop) Applications for Nanocellulose Gels and Films in Conservation SOLD OUT
Tuesday May 27, 2025 9:00am - Wednesday May 28, 2025 5:00pm CDT
Registration required - add this session to your Annual Meeting registration
$330 registration fee; maximum 15 registrants

Artworks and documents made of translucent or transparent supports are abundant in archive, library, and museum collections. They include thin papers, tracing papers, films, thin skins, etc. But these supports are generally delicate and fragile, and the related artworks and documents often have some structural issues, such as tears or delamination of the media. It becomes especially problematic when there becomes a need to handle these already fragile materials for consultation, digitization, or exhibition.

The field of nanotechnologies offers new possibilities to consolidate and to stabilize translucent and transparent supports with innovative materials. This workshop focuses on one kind of nanomaterials: Nanocellulose gels and the films, also known as Nanopapers.

This two-day intensive workshop provides conservation professional with a theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the use of Nanocellulose films in conservation. The workshop consists primarily of hands-on activities, but also includes lectures, group discussions, examination of various Nanocellulose films, the making processes of MFC films, CNC films and Nanocomposites, and the application of these new materials (Nanopapers and Nanocellulose suspensions) on a selection of translucent and transparent supports.

Workshop participants will:
  • Gain a complete understanding of Nanocellulose and its derivative materials.
  • Get the latest experimental data on the use of Nanocellulose in conservation.
  • Study and examine various samples of Nanocellulose films / Nanopapers.
  • Learn how to make different types of Nanopapers directly in a conservation lab.
  • Learn how to use Nanocellulose suspensions and Nanopapers for treatment.
  • Know where they can directly get these new materials.
  • Learn innovative methods to consolidate translucent and transparent supports.
Speakers
avatar for Rémy Dreyfuss-Deseigne

Rémy Dreyfuss-Deseigne

Senior Paper Conservato, Atelier Dreyfuss-Deseigne Restauration du Patrimoine Arts et documents graphiques.
Remy Dreyfuss-Deseigne is a senior Paper Conservator at Atelier Dreyfuss-Deseigne Restauration du Patrimoine Arts et documents graphiques. He received an art history degree from the École du Louvre in 2009 and his Master’s degree in Book and Paper conservation from the French National... Read More →
Tuesday May 27, 2025 9:00am - Wednesday May 28, 2025 5:00pm CDT
Midwest Art Conservation Center 2400 3rd Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55404

1:00pm CDT

(Workshop) Exploring Flexible Adhesives for Leather Treatments SOLD OUT
Tuesday May 27, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Registration required - add this session to your Annual Meeting registration
$66 registration fee; maximum 20 registrants

During this half-day workshop, a book & paper conservator and an organic objects conservator will introduce participants to the flexible adhesives commonly used in leather conservation treatments (such as BEVA film, BEVA D-8 Dispersion, Lascaux 498HV and 303HV, and Jade R, etc.) as well as lining materials (such as Japanese tissue paper, goldbeater's skin, and spun bond polyesters). After a brief explanation of each material's qualities and application techniques, the participants will be able to create their own mock-ups of different combination of materials, and even practice their skills on leather objects. The workshop leaders will share their tips and tricks for success and be available for guidance.

This workshop is aimed at any conservator who is curious about leather treatments, whether you are an emerging conservator who has never worked with leather, or you are an objects conservator who just doesn't treat these materials very often. This workshop will provide the time and space to explore a variety of conservation materials under the guidance of conservators who have ample experience and are excited to share what they have learned over the course of their careers.
Speakers
AH

Allison Holcomb

Conservator, Harpers Ferry Center
Allison Holcomb has been a book and paper conservator working for the National Park Service at Harpers Ferry Center in West Virginia for nine years. After graduating from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 2012 she held fellowships working with special... Read More →
avatar for Fran E. Ritchie

Fran E. Ritchie

Conservator, National Park Service
Fran Ritchie is an Objects Conservator at the National Park Service's (NPS) Harpers Ferry Center, focusing on organic materials, especially leather objects and natural history specimens. Fran joined the NPS after working several years on the taxidermy and Native American collections... Read More →
Tuesday May 27, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

1:30pm CDT

(Tour) Walking Tour of Owamniyomni Falls (formally known as St. Anthony Falls) - $29 SOLD OUT
Tuesday May 27, 2025 1:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
  • $29 registration fee - fee covers coordination of the tour
  • Adding this event to your schedule does not guarantee you a space. You must add it to your registration via the above "Add to Registration" button.
Join us for this two hour walking tour that will take you to the Mississippi River Waterfront area. The falls has been a place of profound spiritual and cultural significance for Dakota and other Indigenous people for countless generations, yet most people even those raised in Minnesota know nothing of this long history.

The Owámniyomni Okhódayapi organization (formerly Friends of the Falls) will lead this tour of the Falls abd the Upper Lock - along the way you will learn about the Dakota lifeways, the significance of the River, and the Mní Sóta Dakota Tribes’ vision for cultural and environmental restoration.

The tour will start from the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. 100% of this tour fee goes to support the Owámniyomni Okhódayap organization.

Tuesday May 27, 2025 1:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

1:30pm CDT

Minnesota Historical Society - Conservation Lab Tours - $25
Tuesday May 27, 2025 1:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Join us for this chance to to take a detailed behind the scenes tours of the MSHS conservation labs.

We will offer two different tours:
  1. A Tour of the Book & Paper Conservation Lab, State Archives, and the Library
  2. A Tour with an object and textile focus, touring through 3D storage and the Objects Conservation Lab
You can select your tour type during registration. Both toursare two hours in length, and it is not possible to do both or split the time between the tours.


Tuesday May 27, 2025 1:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Minnesota Historical Society 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102

2:00pm CDT

(Tour) Purcell-Cutts House Tour - $39
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
The Purcell-Cutts House, designed and built by William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie, is a masterpiece of Prairie School architecture. The house has been extensively restored and is now a part of the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Experience this architectural wonder in a special behind the scenes tour. The house is only open to the public by private tour.

Due to its historic design, parts of the Purcell-Cutts House are inaccessible to some people with limited mobility. Tours involve two sets of stairs, the restroom is in the basement, and there is no elevator.

It is possible to take both this tour and the Basilica of Saint Mary's Tour.
Tuesday May 27, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT

4:00pm CDT

(Tour) Conservation at Work Tour of the Basilica of Saint Mary - $20
Tuesday May 27, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
EverGreene Architectural Arts is in the process of a multi-fascinated restoration of the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis. Take a behind the scenes tour of the building with the conservation professional involved in the project and get a first-hand understanding of the complexity involved.
Speakers
KC

Kelly Caldwell

EverGreene Architectural Arts
Tuesday May 27, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CDT

4:00pm CDT

Traditional Stone Lithography- Demonstration at C&C Editions - Free (Registration Required)
Tuesday May 27, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Attend a demonstration of Traditional stone lithography. View the Selecting and preparing the stone, drawing, processing the drawing and printing it.

Generously offer at no cost by Cole Rogers and paper provided by Hiromi Paper

While complimentary space is limited registration is required. If your plans change and you can no longer attend, please let us know. No shows may be subject to a $20 fee.
Sponsors
Tuesday May 27, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
C&C Editions 3041 Aldrich Avenue S. Suite 101 Minneapolis, MN 55408

6:15pm CDT

Dinner at Owamni - May 27
Tuesday May 27, 2025 6:15pm - 8:45pm CDT
  • $119 - price includes a small rental fee for the private dinning room.
  • 30 maximum registrants
  • Adding this event to your schedule does not guarantee you a space. You must add it to your registration via the above "Add to Registration" button.

“A culture without food is a lost culture. I think it’s extremely important to bring back some of this knowledge, this food, and to be able to serve it in a modern context that everyone can appreciate. ”
– Chef Sean Sherman, in the Heavy Table, Sep. 10, 2014

Owamni is the James Beard Award winning Indigenous restaurant created by The Sioux Chef in 2021 showcasing true North American Indigenous foods and culture. The goal of this restaurant is to showcase modern Indigenous foods. This means that we prioritize purchasing from Indigenous producers first, and build our seasonal menus to reflect region, culture, and Indigenous identities.

They have cut out colonial ingredients such as beef, pork, chicken, dairy, wheat flour, and cane sugar, instead highlighting true agricultural products of North America, such as corns, beans, squashes, wild game, birds, fish and Native plants. This approach offers a different story of American cooking than the Eurocentric one that is traditionally touted— instead celebrating the amazing Indigenous diversity of Turtle Island..

The restaurant popularity makes it difficult to get a reservation. However you can dine with your AIC colleagues. We will sit down to a 4-course meal featuring some of the restaurants most popular dishes. All starters and sides will be Vegan and for the entree you will have a choice or a Vegan or meat dish.

The restaurant does serve beer and wine. We will need to wait for the Spring menus to determine if guests can purchase drinks onsite or if we will need to setup an optional wine pairing at an additional cost.
Tuesday May 27, 2025 6:15pm - 8:45pm CDT
Owamni 420 S. 1st St • Minneapolis MN 55401
 

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