Courses from International Academic Projects

In 2007, International Academic Projects are offering 3 short
courses in the USA:

Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics
(new course)
Zellwood, Florida, 16-20 April

    This new course course to be held at Sydonie Estate House near
    Orlando, will be taught by Penny Bendall who recently featured
    in much UK publicity during her restoration of two large Kangxi
    vases, accidentally broken by a visitor at the Fitzwilliam
    Museum, Cambridge.

Conservation of Glass
Zellwood, Florida 23-27 April

    Stephen Koob (author of the recent Archetype/Corning publication
    Conservation and Care of Glass Objects) again teaches his
    popular workshop at Sydonie.

Cross-section Microscopy for Art and Architectural Materials
(new course)
Winterthur, Delaware, 11-15 June

    This course, taught by Susan Buck and Richard Wolbers, will
    include visible and ultraviolet light cross-section microscopy
    of paint and varnishes, the use of digital imaging techniques
    and microchemical techniques of analysis.

Details of these courses, and of other IAP courses in Europe on:

    Ethics, Storage, Cleaning Painted Surfaces
    Giltwood Frame Restoration
    Identifying Wood in Furniture
    Indo-Persian painting techniques
    Mounting Objects
    Storing Objects and Paintings
    Identification of Paper

etc., are available at <URL:http://www.academicprojects.co.uk>.

James Black
Co-ordinator
International Academic Projects
6 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 5HJ
+44 207 380 0800
Fax: +44 207 380 0500


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