Volume 17, Number 5
Oct 1993

Courses and Workshops

• Three day-long conservation environment workshops will be offered March 21-23 at the New York University Real Estate Institute. The instructor is William P. Lull. Conservation Environments for Museums and Libraries, on March 21, discusses collection safety and control of humidity, temperature, lighting, particulates and gaseous contamination. Typical problems, solutions and relative costs are covered. Fundamentals of Conservation Environment Lighting, on March 22, will have demonstrations using typical light sources and measurement equipment. Conservation Environment Case Studies, on March 23, will consider aspects of architectural design, fixtures and finishes, HVAC, lighting, fire protection, and environmental monitoring systems; it includes a tour of a completed project. For information contact the Real Estate Institute, New York University, 1 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036 (212/790-1345). Participants may register for one, any or all of the days.
• The Fashion Institute of Technology, a college of art, design, business and technology, is considering offering a few courses in conservation skills and practices for paper and textiles. The paper conservation course or courses would cover deacidification, encapsulation, washing, lining and storage, and would be part of a part-time post-baccalaureate certificate program. The Institute is at 7th Avenue and 27th Street, New York City 10001-5992.
• The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies (203 East Seminary, PO Box 66, Mt. Carroll, IL 61053, 815/ 244-1173) has prepared a preliminary course announcement for 1994. About half the collections care courses and all four of the refresher courses are relevant to paper conservation and preservation, e.g., Environmental Monitoring and Control, Care of Photographic Collections, Care of Works of Art on Paper, Evaluation of Materials for Storage & Exhibit, Book Repair Workshop, and Removal of Pressure Sensitive Tapes and Tape Stains. Most courses are 4-5 days in length, and end on a Saturday. Fees average $500-$600 per course, including housing and two meals a day. Financial assistance of up to 50% of course costs will be available for collections care courses, and additional funding for the refresher courses is possible.
• The Centre for Photographic Conservation, in London, will offer six courses next August and September. Four of them will be short courses, only 3-5 days long, but one is a seven-week course on preservation and conservation of photographic materials and one is a four-week workshop in photographic conservation for experienced conservators and conservation students. For information about fees, accommodations, and so on, contact the Centre at 233 Stanstead Rd., Forest Hill, London SE23 1HU (phone: 44 81 690 3678; fax: 44 81 314 1940).