UNDERSTANDING LEATHER - FROM TANNERY TO COLLECTION 5 days CPD training for Conservators, Curators and other Museum Professionals (10 -12 participants only)
Main Subjects Understanding Leather Understanding the threats to the preservation of leather in your collection The course is a mixture of theory and practical (tanning, handling different leathers and examining deterioration problems). Each aspect of leather production is explored in both a theoretical and practical way, and explained in relation to deterioration processes and resultant care and conservation problems. Participants will have opportunities to try some of the production methods using both modern and traditional techniques. Experienced professionals are on-hand to answer questions and the course takes place in an informal group, where students are encouraged to take part and get involved. Participants This course is aimed at conservators , curators and other museum professionals with responsibility for collections which include historic leather items, who wish to understand (a) leather making processes and (b) common deterioration problems found in historic leather objects. Those who attended the course in previous years found it to be immensely useful as well as enjoyable. To be held at The Leather Conservation Centre and Northampton University's Institute of Creative Leather Technologies The University of Northampton Boughton Green Road Northampton NN2 7AN Dates - Monday 26 to Friday 30 June 2017 Cost - £495 tuition only. For students on recognised conservation courses there are a few places available at £295.00. An accommodation list will be available. NB The course will not run with less than 10 participants. For further information or to book a place on this course please contact - Yvette Fletcher, Head of Conservation, The Leather Conservation Centre on email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Lab coats, gloves, boots and other necessary PPE will be provided. Please note the course does not cover conservation treatments or techniques (please visit the West Dean website www.westdean.org.uk<http://www.westdean.org.uk> for information on CPD course on conservation of leather). Yvette Fletcher, Head of Conservation The Leather Conservation Centre, University Campus, Boughton Green Road, Northampton NN2 7AN Tel +44 (0) 1604 719766 www.leatherconservation.org<http://www.leatherconservation.org/> University of Northampton: Transforming Lives and Inspiring Change www.northampton.ac.uk This e-mail is private and may be confidential and is for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient you are strictly prohibited from using, printing, copying, distributing or disseminating this e-mail or any information contained in it. We virus scan all E-mails leaving The University of Northampton but no warranty is given that this E-mail and any attachments are virus free. You should undertake your own virus checking. The right to monitor E-mail communications through our networks is reserved by us. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
