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1. RE: Job Opportunity: Object or Furniture Conservator 2. RE: Humidification of curled film based negatives 3. RE: Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 February 2026 4. Cleaning advice for moa skeleton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Hany Hanna Posted: Sunday January 11, 2026 7:38 AM Subject: RE: Job Opportunity: Object or Furniture Conservator Message: Dear Torunn, Greetings from Egypt. Hope you are doing well and having great and healthy time in the new year. I am afraid that there are some thing not in order regarding the timing as January 11, 2026 is today Sunday. Please be so kind and review. Wishing you all the best. All yours, Hany Dr. Hany Hanna ------------------------------ Hany Hanna Chief Conservator, Director General of Conservation , Helwan, El-Saf and Atfeh Sector Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Cairo Egypt ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 01-07-2026 02:51 From: Torunn Bøe Subject: Job Opportunity: Object or Furniture Conservator Job Opportunity - Object or Furniture ConservatorSalary according to agreement/collective agreement: NOK 550,000-630,000, depending on qualificationsContract type: Permanent Closing date: Tuesday 11th January 2026 at midnightAbout the PositionBevaringstenestene (The Conservation Department) currently has a full-time permanent position available for an object or furniture conservator to join our team of specialists in metal, object, and furniture conservation. MUHO (Museum Centre in Hordaland) is a consolidated museum consisting of five departments. We employ 56 skilled staff members in permanent positions, along with approximately 40 hourly and seasonal employees. Bevaringstenestene is a department within MuHo that consists of 14 staff, including experienced collection managers and conservators specialised in preventive conservation and remedial conservation of objects and textiles, as well as administrative and operational staff. Bevaringstenestene is growing. Together with Vestland County Municipality, we are in the preliminary stages of planning a new Collections Centre featuring high-quality storage facilities, modern conservation studios, and offices. The successful candidate will primarily work on conservation projects for external clients, but will also collaborate with museums across Vestland to improve collection care-whether in storage, exhibitions, or historic interiors. Our team includes employees from several countries, and the working languages are Norwegian and English. The main workplace is Salhus (approximately 20 km north of Bergen city centre), but the position requires on-site work at museums and with external clients as needed. Some travel should be expected. We are looking for a friendly and motivated individual to join an exciting professional environment in conservation, which is both growing and evolving. To read the full job advertisement and apply for the position, click on the attached link to access our recruitment portal. Object or Furniture Conservator (280131) | The Museum Centre in Hordaland (MuHo) <https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/280131/object-or-furniture-conservator> ------------------------------ Torunn Bøe Head of Conservation Department -Bevaringstenestene Museumssenteret i Hordaland Bergen Norway ------------------------------ 2.From: Cecilia Salgado Posted: Sunday January 11, 2026 7:39 AM Subject: RE: Humidification of curled film based negatives Message: Dear Sophie, You can check this just-released article: Impact of humification and flattening of virgin and aged cellulose acetate films. Part 1: Experimentation PublishedDecember 3, 2025 · UpdatedJanuary 5, 2026 Léa BILGER [1] <https://inp.hypotheses.org/9840#_ftn1> , Louis RENAUDAT-RAVEL [2] <https://inp.hypotheses.org/9840#_ftn2> and Samuel SLONAKER [3] <https://inp.hypotheses.org/9840#_ftn3> https://inp.hypotheses.org/9840 <https://inp.hypotheses.org/9840> ------------------------------ Cecilia Salgado Director Cecilia Salgado Conservación Ciudad de México Mexico ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 01-09-2026 06:45 From: Joana Silva Subject: Humidification of curled film based negatives Hi Sophie, I have published one of the works you mentioned. At the time I conducted our study, I did a literature review, and in fact there are only a few references to this type of processes (mostly in restoration of cinema). Regarding your question, if you do a water chamber, the RH inside the chamber will be around 100%, because it is saturated with water. In fact, I did not measure the RH inside the vapours chamber (with glycerol, acetone and water), but you can measure easly measure it by placing a datalogger inside the chamber.Otherwise, I think these treatments always require a lot of testing, because the times needed to soften and flatten the films will always vary, depending on the film type and its condition. So, if you want to try the methods, I recommend you to do some testing :) If you have any questions regarding the vapours chamber, just let me know. All bests, Joana Silva Original Message: Sent: 1/8/2026 4:15:00 AM From: Sophie Antulov Subject: Humidification of curled film based negatives Hello all! I am seeking some insights into the humidification chamber technique for unrolling/uncurling film-based negatives. I have two panoramic roll negatives and a small section of 35mm motion picture which need to be digitised and have stiff folds. They are all Cellulose Nitrate. I was recommended to use our suction table chamber with a humidifier creating water vapour to gently relax the negatives for flattening. My instincts said to keep RH around 75-80% max and hoping they may relax in a few hours. I've been trying to do some research for recommended parameters or general guidelines, however it seems there is very little published on this technique. I could only find two papers which discuss the use of a vapour chamber: Pietsch 2015, 'Flattening Rolled Negatives on Filmbase', Topics in Photographic Preservation, vol. 16 Silva, Garrucho and Carvalho 2022, 'Unveiling Roland Oliveira's photographic images: development of an unrolling and flattening treatment for silver gelatine 35 mm negative films', CONSERVAR PATRIMÓNIO 39 (2022) 71-80 While these articles have great information around the reasoning and benefits of vapour humidification for relaxing negatives (Pietsch using water and Silva et al. using glycerol/acetone/water solution), neither sadly includes the %RH maintained in their respective chambers. The PMG AIC Wiki page for humidification also has excellent explanation of various techniques for flattening photographs including vapour chambers, but no details on RH%. I am curious if this is simply a technique which requires learning through experience, or if others have more insights from their practice. Also please send through any literature or research I may have missed! Many thanks, Sophie ------------------------------ Sophie Antulov Conservator State Library WA Australia ------------------------------ 3.From: Meagen Smith Posted: Sunday January 11, 2026 12:50 PM Subject: RE: Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 February 2026 Message: 📚 The votes are in for the 2026 February Care of Collections Reading Group 📚. We'll be reading on 3 February at 16.00 GMT: Leijonhufvud, G., Karlström, A., & Broström, T. (2025). Sustainable Education for Sustainable Heritage: Managing the Tension Between Professional Practice and Critical Inquiry. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 64(1), 76–85. doi 10.1080/01971360.2024.2415792 Feel free to continue signing up: <https://lnkd.in/eZg93-zn> https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/55969a73-ecb0-4c20-b0df-ce7ceace3cbc/select <https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/55969a73-ecb0-4c20-b0df-ce7ceace3cbc/select> ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12-28-2025 10:53 From: Meagen Smith Subject: Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 February 2026 The Care of Collections Reading Group returns for 2026. Thank you to everyone who read and discussed last year's diverse collection of publications. 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 BST. 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! Sign up: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/55969a73-ecb0-4c20-b0df-ce7ceace3cbc/select <https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/55969a73-ecb0-4c20-b0df-ce7ceace3cbc/select> **Seventh session: 3 February, 2026 via Zoom. A reminder with login details will be sent 1 week and 1 day ahead of the session. **Seventh session reading choices are: Wickens, J. D. J., & Gupta, A. (2024). Leveraging Systems Thinking to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Conservation. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 63(4), 259–276. doi 10.1080/01971360.2024.2348903 ------------------------- Moon-Schott, L., & King, T. (2025). Consulting Stakeholders as a Basis for Decision-Making. Journal of Paper Conservation, 26(3–4), 85–97. doi 10.1080/18680860.2025.2587591 -------------------------- Leijonhufvud, G., Karlström, A., & Broström, T. (2025). Sustainable Education for Sustainable Heritage: Managing the Tension Between Professional Practice and Critical Inquiry. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 64(1), 76–85. doi 10.1080/01971360.2024.2415792 ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ 4.From: Becky Helliwell Posted: Sunday January 11, 2026 4:14 PM Subject: Cleaning advice for moa skeleton Message: Kia ora! I am looking for advice or resources regarding the cleaning of excavated animal (specifically moa) bones with considerable amounts of sediment and calcified deposits on the surface. I am an objects conservator and have been asked to clean a moa skeleton in preparation for 3D scanning and display. I began with a soft brush/vacuum, but it has quickly become apparent that much of the surface of the bone is covered with hard, crusty deposits. I am reaching out for advice because I am unsure how to proceed, and how far it would be usual to take the treatment. I want to make sure I am advocating well for the skeleton, and have the information to be able to say what treatment is appropriate and what would be considered too invasive by our field. I have tried to do some research, but have not found much from a conservation point of view, and so I'd be grateful to hear from anyone with experience of this sort of treatment, or suggestions of papers to read. Many thanks, Becky ------------------------------ Becky Helliwell Conservator Canterbury Museum Christchurch New Zealand ------------------------------ 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.
