Online courses

Online courses for conservators
written in English

Restoration Theories and Methods from 1945 to the present day
by Prof. Dr. Ursula Schaedler-Saub
Next course: 12 March to 13 May 2012

    The course focuses on the history of restoration as explained
    through the different restoration theories and their practical
    application in Italy and elsewhere since the late 1940s. The
    course also deals with colour theory in order to better
    understand the practical application of retouch methods that
    will be introduced in great detail. Commentaries regarding the
    most important international charters on conservation and
    restoration will help in questioning the present view of
    restoration and to do justice to these texts in daily practice.

    The author is professor at the University of Applied Sciences
    and Arts, Faculty Preservation of Cultural Heritage in the
    subjects History and Theory of Conservation, Art History. Prof.
    Schaedler-Saub herself will coach the course through e-mail.
    Please direct your general and technical questions to the tutor
    of the course, Barbara Hentschel from the Hornemann Institute.
    After successful completion of the course, the Hornemann
    Institute will issue a certificate of qualification.

    It's possible to credit this course within the Master programme
    for Conservation and Restoration at the HAWK.

Globe conservation
by Dr. Patricia Engel and Michael Hojlund Rasmussen
Next course: 2 January - 26 February 2012

    Historic globes exist all over Europe, in public collections and
    libraries, but also as private property. While older celestial
    globes were made of metals, since Behaim 's Erdapfel from 1492
    globes have been made of paper, papier-mache, wood and
    parchment.

    The first chapter of the course gives a description of the
    cultural and historical background of the topic and describes
    the history of the globes from 3000 BC to the 20th century. This
    is followed by helpful suggestions for the documentation of a
    globes material and an overview of damages. The latter provides
    pictures of typical damages on the globes along with
    case-by-case explanations. It will enable conservators to
    identify damages--even rare ones--and help the laymen to deal
    with their problems.

    The main chapters deal with specific suggestions for
    conservators concerning concrete practical conservation requests
    including the preparation of some materials and the techniques
    of surface cleaning on globes. The last chapter explains the
    practical storage problems, the climatic conditions and the
    correct packing and transportation of globes.

    The authors:

        Based on her bride experiences in globe conservation Dr.
        Patricia Engel (European Research Centres for Book and Paper
        Conservation-Restoration in Horn, Austria) developed an
        e-learning course with the most up-to-date technical
        possibilities. Michael Hojlund Rasmussen (Conservation
        Centre Vejle, Danemark) cooperated in this project.

    If you also want to deepen practically your new knowledge,
    please contact directly the author Dr. Patricia Engel, who
    offers regularly workshops for the conservation of globes in the
    European Research Centre for Book and Paper
    Conservation-Restoration in Horn, Austria. Further information
    can be found at

        <URL:http://www.buchstadt.at/
            Globe-Conservation-Course.171.0.html>

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    email. There should be no newline.

For further information see

    <URL:http://www.hornemann-institut.de/english/whats_new.php>

Dr. Angela Weyer
Director
University of Applied Sciences and Arts
    Hildesheim/Holzminden/Goettigen
Faculty Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Hornemann Institute
Kardinal-Bertram-Strasse 36
D - 31134 Hildesheim
Germany
+49 5121 408179
Fax: +49 5121 408185


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