Herskovitz can give tips to the item's owners about how to care for and preserve the object, and he uses it as an example for the audience to learn how to preserve their own similar materials. He also offers general tips on how to properly care for paper, photographs, textiles, metal and wood. No monetary appraisals are given. A workshop to teach museum professionals how to create these mannequins will be offered as part of the Minnesota Historical Society's Conservation Outreach program. Chief conservator Bob Herskovitz will lead the workshop.
Enrollment is limited to organizations in northwestern Minnesota.
The workshop is funded by the George W. Neilson Foundation.