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Collection Manager Karen Mencel

Collection Manager Karen Mencel

The Western Illinois Museum’s collection manager Karen Mencel is tasked with caring for over 11,000 artifacts. After a career in nursing, she began volunteering at the Museum in 2011 and found her niche in organizing and cataloging the artifacts. Her knowledge of the medical field has been particularly useful in caring for our many pharmaceutical items and medical instruments. She learned how to use the Museum’s collection management software which keeps the details about the artifact, including its location, and condition. As a weekly volunteer, she has clocked over 2,400 hours of service to the Museum.

In July of 2021 she began another chapter in her professional training, enrolling in the online course Fundamentals of Collection Care offered by the Center for Collections Care at Beloit College. Karen applied for and received a scholarship from the center to cover the cost of the course.

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Another role Karen plays is to work alongside the Museum’s interns. She ensures our collection policies and procedures are implemented. It is exciting to see her share what she is learning with the interns and other volunteers on how best to care for our collection.

As the museum undertakes an expansion over the next few years, we are making decisions on how to improve the conditions for our collection. The knowledge Karen is gaining, in the course along with the years of experience she has with our artifacts, is a real gift. We are grateful for her guidance as the Museum makes decisions for the future of our collection.