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The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is a research, technology, and training center of the U.S.
NCPTT has its beginnings in "Technologies for Prehistoric and Historic Preservation," the Office of Technology Assessment that U.S. Congress published in September 1986. This report was requested by the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to assess preservation technologies and their use by federal agencies in the implementation of laws relating to prehistoric and historic preservation. Among the major findings of this report was the need for:
*Training in the use of technologies,
*Studying ways to apply known technologies to preservation problems,
*Improving information sharing and coordination,
*Finding the appropriate fit of technologies to preservation problems,
*Reducing the costs of new technologies, and
*Developing standards for the application of new technologies
The report cited the critical need to establish a federally funded institution as a mechanism to coordinate research, disseminate information and provide training about new technologies in preservation.http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wiki/index.php/History_of_NCPTT
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The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is a research, technology, and training center of the U.S. National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propert ...
located on the campus of Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the Univer ...
. Since its founding in 1994, NCPTT has awarded over $7 million in grants for research that fulfills its mission of advancing the use of science and technology in the field of historic preservation. NCPTT undertakes research at its in-house laboratories at Lee H. Nelson Hall in Natchitoches, Louisiana
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. Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture and materials conservation, the National Center accomplishes its mission through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships.
History
NCPTT has its beginnings in "Technologies for Prehistoric and Historic Preservation," the Office of Technology Assessment that U.S. Congress published in September 1986. This report was requested by the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to assess preservation technologies and their use by federal agencies in the implementation of laws relating to prehistoric and historic preservation. Among the major findings of this report was the need for:
*Training in the use of technologies,
*Studying ways to apply known technologies to preservation problems,
*Improving information sharing and coordination,
*Finding the appropriate fit of technologies to preservation problems,
*Reducing the costs of new technologies, and
*Developing standards for the application of new technologies
The report cited the critical need to establish a federally funded institution as a mechanism to coordinate research, disseminate information and provide training about new technologies in preservation.http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wiki/index.php/History_of_NCPTT
Research
NCPTT labs include a unique environmental chamber that allows researchers to test the effects of pollutants on cultural materials. To facilitate preservation technology research, NCPTT maintains a broad partnership base that includes National Park Service sites; other federal agencies; state and tribal historic preservation offices; universities; private corporations; and local, state, national and international non-profit organizations. NCPTT’s website and publications enable the National Center to deliver the latest news about preservation technologies to a variety of audiences. Additionally, its content osocial media services
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Services
Grants
The Center's PTT Grants program provides direct and competitive grants to promote research and training opportunities in preservation technology.Research
NCPTT's website provides instantly downloadable research from the Center's hundreds of PTT Grants products.Training
The National Center develops and conducts seminars and workshops nationwide on topics like cemetery monument conservation. NCPTT promotes excellence in preservation by promoting external historic preservation training and education opportunities for professionals.References
External links
NCPTT article on Preservapedia
(a project sponsored by NCPTT) {{Southern U.S. historical societies National Park Service 1994 establishments in Louisiana Historic preservation organizations in the United States Conservation and restoration training