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1. RE: IAP Virtual seminar: Removing Pressure Sensitive Tape 2. fixating crumbling ABS 3. Courses on Identification of print making techniques 4. Call for Posters - Trends in Heritage Science Conference, London, 10th July 2025 5. Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 June - Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects 6. RE: Environmental monitoring user experiences and discussion event - 15 April 9.30-12.30 BST ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Robin Hodgson Posted: Thursday April 10, 2025 6:48 AM Subject: RE: IAP Virtual seminar: Removing Pressure Sensitive Tape Message: Hi Jim, i miss our AIC catch ups! Will this be recorded, as it's not so "sympathetic " time wise " over here? Regards, Robin ------------------------------ Robin Hodgson Owner RH Conservation Engineering Flinders Australia ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 04-09-2025 09:47 From: James Black Subject: IAP Virtual seminar: Removing Pressure Sensitive Tape Date: Wednesday, 23 April 2025 Time: 3pm BST Tutor: Françoise Richard Price: £25.00 Platform: Zoom There will be a 55 minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of discussion. Please register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1289569660569?aff=oddtdtcreator <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1289569660569?aff=oddtdtcreator> Tape removal is a sticky problem for a paper conservator to solve and this presentation is a paper conservator's approach to the removal of pressure sensitive tape. Every library, archive or museum collection has paper objects repaired with pressure sensitive tape (PST), or self-adhesive tape, that sticks when pressure is applied, without the need for heat or solvent activation. These tapes are ubiquitous and pose substantial problems for the long-term conservation of paper heritage because their synthetic adhesive layer generally degrades with time, leaving stains embedded in the paper. This virtual seminar discusses different and complementary approaches to the design of optimal treatment strategies for removing self-adhesive tape, including recently formulated rigid solvent-gels alongside traditional solvent application methods. Françoise Richard lectures part-time in Conservation and Restoration at the University of Amsterdam and works on a free-lance basis to provide conservation services to Dutch cultural institutions. After graduating from the Sorbonne in 2005 she worked in private and institutional Book and Paper conservation studios in the USA (CCAHA, Philadelphia) and the UK (Dundee University and the Fitzwilliam Museum; Cambridge). In 2017 she joined the Rijksmuseum conservation team in Amsterdam. In 2020 she started a study on rigid solvent-gel for the treatment of paper. ------------------------------ James Black Co-ordinator International Academic Projects London www.academicprojects.co.uk <http://www.academicprojects.co.uk> ------------------------------ 2.From: Jefta Lammens Posted: Thursday April 10, 2025 10:11 AM Subject: fixating crumbling ABS Message: dear all, I have a Joe Colombo KD 27 lamp from a client with a very degraded surface. They told it was an Ebanil model, but after contact with Kartell I learned is is an ABS model. The surface is very degraded, probably from exposure to sunlight and should be stabilised. The top layer is strong enough to be touched, but it crumbles into powder when scratched. I am now looking for similar cases but could not find anything yet. Anyone that has experience with something similar? Many thanks! PS out of curiousity I would still like to know what type of plastic Ebanil is, if anyone knows.. Jefta Lammens Conservatie August Van Lokerenstraat 82 9050 Ledeberg (Gent) +32496.63.25.59 [email protected] www.jeftalammens.be <http://www.jeftalammens.be> 3.From: Hildegard Homburger Posted: Thursday April 10, 2025 2:20 PM Subject: Courses on Identification of print making techniques Message: Courses: Identification of print making techniques Hosted by Paper Conservation, Hildegard Homburger, Berlin, in cooperation with IADA (Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Archiv-, Buch- und Grafikrestauratoren) https://iada-home.org/ Offered for conservator, art historians, archivists, registrars and others Identification of manual prints This two-day course focuses on manual artistic printing techniques. The individual printing techniques and their numerous sub-groups will be presented in detail with illustrated lectures. In the practical part the cours offers the opportunity to look at a great number and variety of original prints under magnification. Berlin, Germany, 6th -7th October 2025 https://hildegard-homburger.de/erkennung.html <https://hildegard-homburger.de/erkennung.html> Identification of Photomechanical Prints In this seminar the most important photomechanical techniques of relief, intaglio, planographic, screen and digital prints will be presented. The two-days course provides an opportunity to look at a great number and variety of original prints under magnification and to develop skills in the identification of their techniques. There will also be the opportunity to compare photomechanical with manual prints Berlin, Germany, 9th -10th October, 2025 https://hildegard-homburger.de/photomechanisch1.html <https://hildegard-homburger.de/photomechanisch1.html> The language of the courses will be English. Maximum participants: 8 Costs: 390 Euro or 350 Euro for IADA-members Registration requests should be sent to: h.homburger(at)t-online.de Hildegard Homburger Papierrestaurierung www.hildegard-homburger.de <http://www.hildegard-homburger.de> ------------------------------ Hildegard Homburger Private Paper Conservator Berlin Germany ------------------------------ 4.From: Caroline Peach Posted: Thursday April 10, 2025 2:20 PM Subject: Call for Posters - Trends in Heritage Science Conference, London, 10th July 2025 Message: The National Heritage Science Forum's (NHSF) first annual conference on the theme Trends in Heritage Science takes place on 10th July at UCL, London, United Kingdom. Alongside presentations, panel discussion sessions, workshops and exhibitors the in-person conference will include a wide-ranging poster session featuring novel and interesting heritage science research at all stages of development. The call for poster abstracts is now open and we welcome submissions from researchers, practitioners and students. You can find the abstract submission process on our website here: Trends in Heritage Science - Call for Posters <https://www.heritagescienceforum.org.uk/what-we-do/2025_posters> The deadline for submission of poster abstracts is 30th April 2025. The 2025 conference will explore three themes: The economic value of heritage science Towards sustainable historic buildings Digital innovation in heritage science Poster authors can explore any area of heritage science and submissions do not need to align to the conference themes. Further information about the conference is available here: Trends in Heritage Science - NHSF Conference 2025 <https://www.heritagescienceforum.org.uk/what-we-do/nhsf-conference-trends-in-heritage-science> Registrations will open next week. ------------------------------ Caroline Peach on behalf of National Heritage Science Forum London United Kingdom ------------------------------ 5.From: Meagen Smith Posted: Thursday April 10, 2025 2:20 PM Subject: Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 June - Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects Message: The Care of Collections Reading Group explores and discusses open access articles covering preservation, collection care and collection wide conservation such as environmental monitoring, risk management, collection moves, etc. This activity provides an accountability partner for reading through the new or established research as a method of keeping our awareness high. The group meets the first Tuesday, every two months for an hour of discussion 16.00 GMT. All are welcome to attend –though if you haven't read the book/journal/article, you won't miss any spoilers: degradation, embrittlement, climate change! Fourth session: 3 June, 2025 via Zoom. Sign up for June's session, nominate a text for future reading and comment upon an August session: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/d505960f-bd95-4d1d-a228-fdd9b1b5c54f/select Please note, if you attended previously, emails are not retained so sign up for each new session. Fourth session reading choice is: Henderson, J., & Lingle, A. (2023). Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 63(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2175983 <https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2175983> ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ 6.From: Meagen Smith Posted: Thursday April 10, 2025 2:21 PM Subject: RE: Environmental monitoring user experiences and discussion event - 15 April 9.30-12.30 BST Message: If you have tickets to next week's event, be sure to keep your eyes open for the Zoom link being emailed from Icon early next week. It is a great set of people who will share their experience and spark our discussions. All the tickets have been booked so we'll have a busy discussion. Looking forward to seeing you next week. ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 03-03-2025 05:33 From: Meagen Smith Subject: Environmental monitoring user experiences and discussion event - 15 April 9.30-12.30 BST Environmental monitoring user experiences and support changes challenges discussion 15 April 2025, 9.30 - 12.30 BST Online via Zoom Following a recent heritage community survey to benchmark our UK environment monitoring experiences, the Care of Collections Group, with collaborating organisations, is hosting a combined webinar and discussion forum. Automatic or manual loggers, spot checks or historic trends, single or multiple data logger brands, the aim is to empower attendees with more knowledge and understanding of what technology is available along with real-life user experiences. CCG will then lead a discussion on the best ways to adapt and integrate new environmental monitoring systems if and when system changes become necessary due to technology and support changes. Bookings: 3 - 28 March 2025 https://www.icon.org.uk/events/user-experiences-of-environmental-monitoring-systems.html <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/user-experiences-of-environmental-monitoring-systems.html> Please note, you may need to register on the Icon website to book a ticket. Non-Icon members are welcome. Ticket details: Cost for Icon Member - £3 Cost for Non-member - £5 Cost for Student member - £3 Further questions, please contact: [email protected] <[email protected]> In preparation for the discussion forum, please do join the IO Group to discuss all things environmental monitoring here: https://groups.io/g/CCGEnvironmentalMonitoringGroup <https://groups.io/g/CCGEnvironmentalMonitoringGroup> ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to https://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
