Save Our African American Treasures – Los Angeles
Are you going to be in the Los Angeles area this weekend? Then you might want to check out the Save Our African American Treasures event sponsored by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Information about the event is below.
Have you ever wondered about the best way to preserve your family photo albums, dolls, quilts, wedding dresses and other heirlooms sitting in your attic or basement so they will last for future generations to enjoy?
If you live in the Los Angeles area, please join the National Museum of African American History and Culture this Saturday for day full of hands-on workshops that will teach you how to protect your family history. The event is in collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum and the California African American Museum.
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Save Our African American Treasures – Los Angeles Saturday, July 12, 2008 10AM to 4:30PM Japanese American National Museum 369 East First Street Los Angeles, CA |
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There will even be an opportunity for you to bring your items to be specially reviewed by a professional. Space for the individual item review is limited though, so please RSVP today by emailing rsvpnmaahc@si.edu or calling 1-888-249-8033. Furniture, art, rugs/carpets, or objects larger than a shopping bag will not be reviewed.
For a full schedule of all the day’s events, visit our website.
We hope to see you there!
A note to our AAHGS California members — if you do attend this event, why not submit a review to the AAHGS News and tell us about it? What did you like best? least? What was the most interesting to you? Did you discover anything new about your family heirlooms or learn a new technique on preservation that you would like to share? Send your thoughts to aahgsnews@yahoo.com and let us know how it went.
