Posted on 26 March 2008
The historic slate, asbestos and tile roofs of New Orleans faced an additional obstacle after Hurricane Katrina: For safety and liability reasons, they were excluded from Operation Blue Roof, a program run by FEMA through the Army Corps of Engineers to cover the roofs of homes damaged during disasters. To answer the needs of [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 26 March 2008
Article from CRM Journal Sponsors: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the Federation of State Humanities Councils; Exhibit design and fabrication: SurroundArt; Curator: Charles Camp; traveling exhibit If media portrayals are any indication, food weighs heavily on the minds of Americans. While much of that attention relates to the negative realities of health issues, [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 26 March 2008
Timberley Roane, associate professor of biology at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, has been researching a means to resolve an environmental quandary involving toxic substances and artifacts such as kachina dolls, pipes, pottery, blankets, mounted animals and ceremonial masks. “Historically, artifacts might have been treated with a variety of different pesticides [...] Continue Reading...
Last week, I spoke to a local historic preservation group about how to use social media to advocate preservation causes. Considering the vast majority of the audience were retired people, the doubtful expressions were expected. There was one face, however, that was encouraging and attentive. But then again, attention to the needs of preservation and people [...] [...more]
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