Courses at West Dean College

Continuing Professional Development Courses
West Dean College
Chichester, West Sussex, England

Conservation of historic wallpapers
5-8 September 2011
Course leader:  Allyson McDermott

    Just like our predecessors, we use wallpaper to stamp our
    personality on a new house, impress the neighbours, transform a
    shabby room for important guests and provide a backdrop for
    momentous family events.  Wallpaper is relatively easy to
    acquire, fast to apply and is instantly replaceable to
    accommodate changes in fashion or function. As such, it provides
    a valuable comment on contemporary design, society, and the
    development and availability of both materials and technology.
    Some wallpapers can be admired as works of art, others as
    products of great craftsmanship or invention, but it is perhaps
    their role within the history and context of the historic
    interior which adds the most significant, and often intriguing,
    dimension.

    From a whole room of magnificent hand-painted Chinese Export
    paper, to a few fibres discovered behind an architrave, this
    course seeks to provide an introduction to the history,
    identification, conservation and recreation of historic
    wallpapers using a lively mix of seminars, case studies,
    practical workshops and historic house visits.

    Non-residential course fee:  UKP363
    Fully inclusive residential course fee:  From UKP492
    10% discount on course fee to members of the Institute of
    Conservation

Anthropology of Cloth and Clothing
26-29 September 2011
Course leader:  Dinah Eastop

    Although cloth and clothing are often 'taken for granted', many
    cultures attribute particular social significance to textiles
    and dress, notably to mark special events, places or
    relationships.  By adopting an anthropological perspective, this
    course will investigate how and in what way cloth and clothing
    play significant roles in social life. Textiles and dress will
    be introduced through the 'lens' of social anthropology. The
    aims of this course are to introduce the field of social
    anthropology via a study of ethnographic accounts of the
    production, consumption and disposal of cloth and clothing and
    to encourage interest in the social significance of textiles and
    dress. The course will include illustrated lectures, examination
    of textiles and dress and practical sessions.

    Non-residential course fee:  UKP363
    Fully inclusive residential course fee:  From UKP492
    10% discount on course fee to members of the Institute of
    Conservation

Conservation Methodology
5-8 December 2011
Course leader:  Helen Hughes

    Conservators, whether they work on delicate clocks or large wall
    paintings, share a common methodology and ethic.  This short
    course explores how a conservation profession has developed
    during the last century and examines how 'western' conservation
    values are deployed in the management of global cultural
    heritage.  The course will examine contentious concepts such as
    'irreversibility', 'minimal intervention', value judgements and
    how conservators impact on the decision-making process.

    The course will be run in collaboration with ICON and is
    inspired by the Sharing Conservation Decisions course run by
    ICCROM, tailored to meet concerns of UK conservators.  The
    course will examine the study of 'the object' in the context of
    wide-ranging cultural values and, with reference to a wide range
    of case-studies, will examine how conservation decisions are
    made and examine the role of the professional conservator in the
    process.  The course aims to provoke debate.

    Non-residential course fee:  UKP363
    Fully inclusive residential
    course fee:  From UKP492
    10% discount on course fee to members of the Institute of
    Conservation

For more information on all these and all the courses in the
programme, please contact

    Liz Campbell
    West Dean College
    +44 1243 818219
    cpd<-a t->westdean< . >org< . >uk

Liz Campbell
CPD Coordinator
West Dean College
West Dean
Chichester
West Sussex PO18 0QZ
1243 818219
Fax: +44 1243 811343.


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