5 days Masterclass - Adhesive, Coating and Consolidants
(Places are limited)

Tate Britain, London, UK
28th November– 2nd December 2016
Course Tutor: C. Velson Horie
Fee: £650 (UK Sterling)

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.

Monday
10:00 - Introduction: Polymers in Conservation
11:00 - Coffee
11:30 - Hazards
12:00 - Introduction to practical
12:30 - Lunch
13:30 - Practical

Tuesday
09:00 - Polymer science
09:30 - Vinyl Polymers
10:30 - Coffee
11:00 - Solvents
12:00 - Textile adhesive testing (Karsten)
12:30 - Lunch
13:30 - Practical

Wednesday
09:00 - Cross-linking resins
10:00 - Adhesion
10:30 - Coffee
11:00 - Mechanical testing (Dillard)
12:00 - Lunch
13:00 - Practical

Thursday
09:00 - Carbohydrate polymers
09:45 - Natural resins
10:30 - Coffee
11:00 - Degradation
11:30 - Physical Properties
12:00 - Lunch
13:00 - Practical

Friday
09:00 - Miscellaneous Polymers
10:00 - Developing a conservation adhesive system (McGlinchy)
10:30 - Coffee
11:00 - Practical (finishing off)
12:00 - Lunch
13:00 - Choosing a polymer for a treatment

For further details and registration form please email
[email protected]
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