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April 28, 2009
Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Institute of Museum and Library Services Conservation Forum,
“Stewardship of America’s Legacy: Answering the Call
to Action”
Set for June 16, 17 in Buffalo, NY
Final forum in the Connecting to Collections series
Washington, DC—A national initiative designed
to save the nation’s at-risk museum and library collections brings its message to Buffalo,
New York, June 16-17, 2009 when the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) presents
“Stewardship of America’s Legacy: Answering the Call to Action” at
the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Burchfield Penney Art Center. The forum,
organized in cooperation with Heritage Preservation, gives special attention to collections
held in small and medium-sized museums, libraries, and archives.
A national effort, IMLS’s Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action, is
a multi-year, multi-faceted leadership initiative. The Buffalo event is the final of a series of
meetings in four US cities held in 2008 and 2009. The meetings have been designed to raise
awareness among leaders of small and mid-sized museums and libraries about the importance of
collections care and to give them practical information, tools, and resources to inspire action
nationwide.
“Stewardship of America’s Legacy: Answering the Call to Action” will
explore how committed individuals, ranging from small town librarians to directors of national
conservation training programs, can work together to improve collections care and to inspire and
inform others, be it nationally or within their own communities. Speakers will address ways to make
the case for funding, cutting-edge collections care topics, using networks to tap into expertise,
and engaging the public in sustaining our nation’s collections.
Participation in the conference is free of charge and open to representatives of
museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions. On line registration is required at
www.imls.gov/collections.
IMLS is hosting this forum in cooperation with Heritage Preservation, the American
Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, and the Art Conservation Department
of Buffalo State College, State University of New York.
Keynoting the event will be Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin & Bren Simon Director
and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, a national leader in collections care. The forum has
received support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Carol A. Fatta, Fatta Foundation, the Baird Foundation, the President’s Committee on the Arts and
Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For a complete schedule please go to:
http://www.imls.gov/collections/index.htm.
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