In preparation for its approaching 100th anniversary in 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) has published A Call to Action: Preparing for a Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement to help chart a path for our second hundred years.
As we look to establish priorities and focus our efforts on areas likely to have the most impact, we invite your suggestions and comments.
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is gearing up to assist preservation professionals and the public as Hurricane Irene makes its way towards the eastern seaboard of the United States.
Since 2005, NCPTT has aggregated emergency preparedness and response information for collectors, museum professionals, cultural resource managers, building and maintenance crews, and others who care for cultural heritage.
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In 2002, researchers from North Dakota State University received funding from the NCPTT to study protective coatings for outdoor bronze sculpture and ornamentation. Previous research had shown that the most protective coatings tend to be impervious to conventional solvent removal techniques and that standard mechanical removal methods damage bronzes and their patinas. This study evaluates new solvent removable coatings and compares their protection to the currently used systems.
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In 2001, North Dakota State University presented conclusions from the second year of a three year NCPTT funded project on outdoor bronze protective coatings. Coatings investigated include: a fluorocopolymer blended with various acrylics, conductive polymers, BTA pre-treatments, and a very fine titanium dioxide.
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The Stephen T. Mather Training Center is collaborating with the National Center for Preservation and Technology Training to hold a course on “Preservation and Treatment of Park Cultural Resources.” The event will be hosted at the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Natchitoches, La., April 18-22, 2011.
This 40-hour course is a competency-based curriculum is [...]
The shell middens, forts, and shipwrecks of the Gulf area are treasures that represent a wide swath of history—a veritable gumbo of cultural treasures. Dr. Meredith Hardy, an archeologist with the National Park Service’s Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC), explains the importance of these cultural resources and how they are being protected.
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These maps are provided courtesy of the Cultural Resources Geographic Information System Facility (CRGIS) which aggregates data from several sources as noted below. Certain sensitive sites, such as archeological sites, are not displayed. Additional resources:
Read more →NCPTT has completed the rewriting and editing of 12 Standard Treatments for the DOD.
Sixteen additional treatments are under review, and DOD comments will be incorporated as they are received.
This effort is directed at improving the technical content of the draft DOD treatment standards and the stewardship of DOD cultural resources.
Read more →NCPTT’s Andrew Ferrell and Kirk Cordell served as guest instructors for the University of Florida’s Preservation Institute: Nantucket. They lectured on the role NCPTT plays in facilitating research and training in innovative technologies for historic preservation.
Particular topics included NCPTT’s grants program, sustainable preservation, preservation trades training, and disaster response and planning for cultural resources.
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The grant allowed for documentation of traditional language, foods, music and the cultural landscapes associated with the Timbisha Shoshone people in their aboriginal territories.
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