Increasing awareness among museums, institutions, and tribal communities about the potential risks of pesticide contamination residues on cultural heritage collections is critical, especially with increasing Indigenous involvement in collection care and the formal repatriation of cultural heritage to Native communities. This webinar will include an overview, case studies, panel discussion, and an opportunity for participants to pose questions relating to these issues.

We will discuss:

Pesticide contamination of cultural heritage collections found in small and mid-sized institutions and potential human health risk.
Information about testing, identification, and reporting.
Some general information about safe handling.
Frame and share tribal perspectives to open discussion about current and historic challenges facing those who manage these collections today.

This introductory webinar will be followed by a C2C Care Course starting late January 2025 that explores these issues. Participants in the course series will learn about guidelines and tools they can use to find solutions to creating a pesticide history and communicating risks.

The statements and opinions expressed by panelists, hosts, attendees, or other participants of this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of, nor are endorsed by, the American Alliance of Museums.