Hands On! The Care and Cleaning of Baskets

Schedule

Thu Aug 25 2022 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm

Location

Arizona State Museum Conservation Lab | Tucson, AZ

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Improve your basketry cleaning skills with conservator Gina Watkinson!
About this Event

Join Gina Watkinson to learn about the care of basketry. She will introduce the factors that can cause deterioration and will cover how to handle, rehouse, clean, and mount these objects properly. Gina will provide innovative solutions by sharing examples and her experience caring for basketry at the Arizona State Museum. Participants will get the opportunity to test out these basic cleaning techniques, and take home their own personal supply kit!

Gina is the conservation laboratory manager at the Arizona State Museum (ASM), University of Arizona where she has worked since 2007. She received a BA from the University of Delaware Art Conservation Department in 2007, a MA in American Indian Studies with a graduate certificate in Heritage Conservation from the University of Arizona in 2013 and is currently a doctoral candidate in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. Gina is a professional associate of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and the co-chair for the AIC Archaeological Discussion Group.


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Where is it happening?

Arizona State Museum Conservation Lab, 1013 East University Boulevard, Tucson, United States

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Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 45.00

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