Course on adhesives, coatings and consolidants

Course

"Adhesives, Coatings and Consolidants"
Tate Britain
London, Great Britain
14-18 December 2015

Fee: UKP500 (Brtish Sterling)
Course Tutor: C. Velson Horie

Conservators use materials on their objects all the time.  Why do
you use the materials you use?  What criteria do you use in making
those choices?  Is the choice based on evidence, familiarity, or
custom and practice?  This Masterclass examines the existing
evidence, develops practical experience with materials' properties,
and tests custom and practice.  The course is evenly split between
practical sessions working with materials and the theoretical
background needed to understand their properties.  The role and
merits of both high technology studies and investigations in a
conservation studio are investigated.  Participants can bring and
share their individual problems as object lessons to be examined by
the group, always a productive process.

Adhesives, Coatings and Consolidants

Monday

    1000    Introduction: Polymers in Conservation
    1100    Coffee
    1130    Hazards
    1200    Introduction to practicals
    1230    Lunch
    1330    Practical

Tuesday

    0900    Polymer science
    0930    Vinyl Polymers
    1030    Coffee
    1100    Solvents
    1200    Textile adhesive testing (Karsten)
    1230    Lunch
    1330    Practical

Wednesday

    0900    Cross-linking resins
    1000    Adhesion
    1030    Coffee
    1100    Mechanical testing (Dillard)
    1200    Lunch
    1300    Practical

Thursday

    0900    Carbohydrate polymers
    0945    Natural resins
    1030    Coffee
    1100    Degradation
    1130    Physical Properties
    1200    Lunch
    1300    Practical

Friday

    0900    Miscellaneous Polymers
    1000    Developing a conservation adhesive system (McGlinchy)
    1030    Coffee
    1100    Practical (finishing off)
    1200    Lunch
    1300    Choosing a polymer for a treatment

If you are interested in attending the workshop please send email to
yunsun.choi<-at->tate<.>org<.>uk

Yunsun Choi
Conservation Manager (Paper, paintings and frames)
Tate


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