Workshop on storing photographic materials

Workshop
Proper storage of twentieth-century photographic materials
Cultural Department of the National Bank of Colombia
(aurea Cultural del Banco de la Republica)
Cali, Colombia
December 16-17, 2011

Registration:

    Cultural Department of the National Bank of Colombia
    (aurea Cultural del Banco de la Republica)
    Calle 7 No  4 - 69.
    Cali, Colombia
    +57 2 6 84 77 52
    oeussego<-a t->banrep< . >gov< . >co

This workshop is open to archivists, librarians, conservators and
photographers interested in the care of twentieth-century
photographic materials

The course schedule will be Friday through Saturday from 8am to 5pm

The purpose of this workshop is to learn how to properly storage
twentieth-century Photographic Materials in libraries, archives and
private collections. Participants will learn how important is for
the preservation of photographs the way they are stored and how
storage materials can influence in its preservation. As an important
issue, they will learn how to make some types of enclosures, such as
envelopes and boxes, in order to understand the materials used for
handling and storage photographic materials.

Requirements for participants: Participants should bring five
samples of photographs from his collection, for the practical
session.

Pre-registrations will be accepted until December 15, 2011

Registration:

  2-day workshop

   materials

The registration fee for this 2-day workshop has no cost

Due to the hands-on nature of this workshop, the number of
participants will be limited to 25.

For more information, please contact the instructor:

Maria Alejandra Garavito Posada
Photograph Conservator
+57 315 8 01 85 79

magaravitop<-a t->gmail< . >com

or

    Eusse Gonzalez Olga Cecilia
    oeussego<-a t->banrep< . >gov< . >co

Maria Alejandra Garavit Posada
Art Conservator and Photograph Conservator
Md'Arts Private Photo Conservation Studio
Bogota D.C., Colombia
South America


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