Courses at West Dean College

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

Conservation methodology
PC1110
5-8 December 2012

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

Identification of materials
PC1202
12-15 March, 2012

Course leader:  Bob Child

    The ability to identify what object are made of is fundamental
    to our understanding of that object.  It allows us to gain
    valuable information on how it was made, its authenticity,
    perhaps its date of manufacture and its historic origins.  More
    importantly, it gives an indication of value--both intrinsic and
    monetary.  This course will look at a wide range of materials
    used in our historic and artistic past and see how they can be
    accurately identified using simple, non-costly means.  The
    format of the course will be through lectures, demonstrations
    and of course hands-on practical sessions.

    The aim of the course is to allow participants to see and handle
    a wide variety of objects made from different materials.  They
    will be encouraged to compare and contrast 'the real thing' from
    fakes, copies and imitations.  Participants are encouraged to
    bring their own objects for discussion.

    Non-residential course fee: UKP381
    Fully-inclusive residential course fee:  From UKP516.
    10% discount on course fee to members of the Institute of
    Conservation.

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

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

  <URL:http://www.westdean.org.uk>

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


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