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Introductory Level Certificate Course - Paper Conservation

 

 

 

Monday

09h00-10h00

Registration and Campus Orientation

10h00-11h00

Audio visual presentation: “Paper: an Overview”

11h00-11h30

TEA

11h30-13h00

Lecture: The History of Paper & papermaking

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h30

Lecture: Manufacture of Paper & Paper Chemistry

15h30-16h00

TEA

16h00-17h00

Presentation of student items - GROUP DISCUSSION

Tuesday

09h00-10h30

Lecture: Preventive measures

10h30-11h00

TEA

11h00-13h00

Lecture & audio visual: Prints & Drawings - various media

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h00

Lecture: Climatic conditions: temperature, relative humidity, light exposure and pollution

15h00-15h30

TEA

15h30-17h00

Lecture: Damage analysis, treatment proposals, treatment reports & costing

Wednesday

09h00-10h30

Lecture: Deterioration, treatment & restoration in general

10h30-11h00

TEA

11h00-13h00

Practical: Students own objects/artworks - evaluations

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h00

Lecture: Dry / Surface cleaning as initial stage to the restoration process

15h00-15h30

TEA

15h30-17h00

Practical: Dry / Surface cleaning

Thursday

09h00-10h30

Lecture: Deacidification & buffering of aged paper to neutralize acidic vapours

10h30-11h00

TEA

11h00-13h00

Practical: Demonstration: Deacidification and buffering

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h00

Practical: Student training - Deacidification and buffering

15h00-15h30

TEA

15h30-17h00

Practical: Continued… Deacidification and buffering

Friday

09h00-10h30

Lecture: Whitening / Oxidation process, as treatment of foxing and discolouration

10h30-11h00

TEA

11h00-13h00

Practical: Demonstration - Whitening / Oxidation process, as treatment of foxing and discolouration

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h00

Practical: Student training - Whitening / Oxidation of artworks on paper

15h00-15h30

TEA

15h30-17h00

Practical: Continued… Whitening / Oxidation process

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Monday

09h00-10h30

Lecture: Mending tears and infilling losses employing Japanese tissue

10h30-11h00

TEA

11h00-13h00

Practical: Demonstration: Mending tears and infilling losses

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h00

Practical: Student training: Mending tears and infilling losses

15h00-15h30

TEA

15h30-17h00

Practical: Continued… Mending tears and infilling losses

Tuesday

09h00-10h30

Lecture: Sizing & consolidation of paper after treatment

10h30-11h00

TEA

11h00-13h00

Practical: Demonstration: Sizing & consolidation

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h30

Practical: Student training: Sizing and consolidation of paper after treatment

15h30-16h00

TEA

16h00-17h00

Practical: Continued… Sizing and consolidation

Wednesday

09h00-10h30

Lecture: Retouching of various media on paper

10h30-11h00

TEA

11h00-13h00

Practical: Demonstration: Retouching of various media on paper

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h00

Practical: Student training: Retouching of various media on paper

15h00-15h30

TEA

15h30-17h00

Practical: Continued… Retouching

Thursday

09h00-10h30

Evaluation/Examination on course content

10h30-11h00

TEA

11h00-13h00

Lecture: Storage, handling & practical box making

13h00-14h00

LUNCH

14h00-15h00

Practical: Demonstration on box making

15h00-15h30

TEA

15h30-17h00

Practical: Student exercise: Practical box-making

Friday

08h00-09h00

Lecture: Drying process & weighting of restored artworks

09h00-10h30

Practical: Students to complete and package…

10h30-11h00

BRUNCH

11h00-12h30

Lecture: Code of ethics and client management

12h30-14h00

Issuing of Certificates

Class concludes

 

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