Durham Museum offers workshop on preservation

Carrie Wieners

Why can’t you touch things in a museum? Why do many museums not have windows? Why are museum galleries always cold? Why can’t you eat in museum galleries?

If you’ve ever asked questions such as these, then The Durham Museum has a workshop just for you.

“Preservation Explained,” a workshop exclusively for medical center employees and students, will allow attendees to explore these questions with The Durham Museum’s Curator, Carrie Wiener.

The workshop will show what goes on behind the scenes in a museum collection and why museums display objects in certain ways.

Participants will be able to take an active hand in preserving museum collections pieces and learn valuable tricks that can help them better store and preserve their own collections.

The workshop will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Durham Museum. Seating for the workshop class is limited to 15 participants. Reserve your spot today by e-mailing Jill Carson at jlcarson@unmc.edu.

This workshop is offered through the Time Travelers partnership, which provides free museum admission for medical center employees, students and their immediate family with a valid identification badge. The partnership also offers lectures, workshops and other events on the medical center campus.

The Durham Museum is at 801 S. 10th St., in Omaha.