Online course on care of furniture and wood artifacts

MS 226: Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts
Instructor: Diana Komejan
Price: $475
Aug 1 - Aug 26, 2011
Location: Online at <URL:http://www.museumclasses.org>

Description: Caring for furniture and wood artifacts demands an
understanding of how and why wood deteriorates. This course offers a
simplified explanation of the chemistry and structure of wood as
well as the finished wooden object; be it either a totem pole, plow
or a French polished table. Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts
teaches students to identify woods, finishes and furniture styles,
write condition reports, and understand the agents of deterioration
that are harmful to wood both in storage and on exhibit. Topics
include preparing wood artifacts for storage and exhibit, the use of
archival materials with wood artifacts, housekeeping techniques for
furniture and large objects on open display, basic repairs and three
dimensional supports for storage or exhibit.

Logistics: Participants in Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts work
through sections on their own. Materials and resources include
online literature, slide lectures and dialog between students and
the instructor through online forums. Care of Furniture and Wood
Artifacts runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the course, please
pay at <URL:http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html> If you have
trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen<-a t->collectioncare< . >org

The Instructor:

    Diana Komejan graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College in
    1980 with a diploma in Art Conservation Techniques. She has
    worked as a conservator with Parks Canada at the Fortress of
    Louisbourg National Historic Site in Nova Scotia and the Halifax
    conservation lab, where she worked on archaeological and
    historic artifacts from across east coast Canada. Diana also
    interned at the Kelsey Museum of Ancient and Medieval History in
    Ann Arbor, Mich. and spent 12 years as conservator with the
    Yukon Government in Whitehorse. In addition to lab treatments,
    Diana has broad archaeological experience, including the
    excavation of mammoths and dinosaur tracks. Diana now operates a
    private conservation business.

Brad Bredehoft for Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center


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