"Forget the Best: Good and Better Approaches to Preservation" Webinar Now Avaiable!

While having a top-tier collections care program that adheres to best practices might be seen as a goal for your institution, the reality is that there are often barriers related to time, money, and staffing that prevent us from working to achieve the “best.” In our most recent webinar presentation, Emilia Boehm Emig, Preservation Specialist at the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, explored instances in which it is perfectly appropriate for institutions to forgo the “best” in favor of “good” and “better” approaches to preservation that help them make incremental steps towards improved collections care

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Join us on Thursday, March 10, 2022 for our next webinar Understanding Anti-Racism as Collecting Organizations. Learn more and register on our Webinars page: dhpsny.org/webinars.Presented free of charge to New York institutions, DHPSNY education programs address the needs of professionals and volunteers responsible for the care and handling of historical records. Our webinars address emerging issues and best practices, with content scaled to apply to small- and medium-sized organizations with limited resources