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1. RE: Float Glass Suppliers 2. Pest Odyssey Open Meeting, 5 May 2026: "Starting, maintaining and reinvigorating IPM programmes" 3. New Green Tea episode LIVE + Congrats to The C Word: The Conservators' Podcast 4. RE: Float Glass Suppliers 5. Discoloration of Laropal A81 retouching (Tinuvin 292?) : uneven yellowing in green areas 6. Newly acquired conservation titles available in the Getty Library's Conservation Collection 7. Microfader supplier 8. RE: REGISTRATION OPEN: Online Symposium | The History of Drawings Conservation and Its Ethics | May 13-14, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Dermot Cox-Kearns Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2026 6:30 AM Subject: RE: Float Glass Suppliers Message: Most glass companies should be able to help you out, particularly the ones that offer a glazing repair service. I am making an assumption from the sizes you need, that you require them as weights, a laminated glass should do the job for you. However you may need a glazing company that can hand polish the edges for you, as the machine for edge polishing and beveling are limited in the size of glass they can edge, 100mm is getting near their ability, if not beyond the capacity of the polishing machines and 50mm is not possible in my experience, I tried to develop a range of flat glass weight years ago for the conservation sector, I could not get them across the line due to the restrictions for glass edging machine available at that time...perhaps that has changed at this stage. ------------------------------ Dermot Cox-Kearns Owner On The Edge Ashford - Wicklow Ireland ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 03-30-2026 11:21 From: Nikki Tomkins Subject: Float Glass Suppliers Hello all,We are looking for a source of custom-sized float glass in the UK to replace damaged pieces we frequently use for a range of purposes in our book and paper conservation studio. We'd like a minimum of 6mm thick glass in sizes ranging from 150 x 50 mm to 700 x 100mm with edges finished (polished? bevelled?) for handling.Does anyone have any suggestions of UK suppliers or advice on glass specifications?Many thanks,Nikki ------------------------------ Nikki Tomkins Deputy Head of Conservation Oxford Conservation Consortium Oxford United Kingdom ------------------------------ 2.From: Jane Thompson-Webb Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2026 8:54 AM Subject: Pest Odyssey Open Meeting, 5 May 2026: "Starting, maintaining and reinvigorating IPM programmes" Message: Hello, We're pleased to announce that the next Pest Odyssey Open Meeting will be on May 5th at SOAS in London and on-line. Bookings will be open shortly via Icon. The theme will be: Starting, maintaining and reinvigorating IPM programmes. If you would like to present at the event, either a short 10 minute "news" piece, or a longer 20 minute paper, please submit your details on the attached form by April 18th and send it to: [email protected] <[email protected]> We look forward to seeing you there. Jane and the PO steering group. Jane Thompson-Webb Conservation Manager T:01213488211 | M: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk <https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk> Birmingham Museums Trust Registered Address Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH <https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/support-us> Disclaimer: The information in this email is confidential. The contents may not be disclosed or used by anyone other than the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. Birmingham Museums Trust cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message as it has been transmitted over a public network. If you suspect the message may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender. Registered Office: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH Registered Company Number: 07737797 Registered Charity Number: 1147014 3.From: Lindsey Williams Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2026 2:42 PM Subject: New Green Tea episode LIVE + Congrats to The C Word: The Conservators' Podcast Message: NEW Green Tea episode live now! Season 3 episode 3: Sustainability as part of Conservation Education in Latin America <https://rss.com/podcasts/green-tea/2572239/> is now available from our podcast website (linked), streaming platforms like Spotify, and the Library on the Sustainability Forum page. In this episode, Lindsey speaks with Cecilia Salgado and Marlene Sámano about their role as cultural heritage conservators and educators in Mexico and Latin America more broadly. Cecilia Salgado is a photographic conservator in private practice who is currently studying for a Masters in Sustainability and Social-Environmental Projects. Currently her work involves finding adaptive strategies in photographic conservation towards a low environmental impact in her practice. Marlene Sámano is an architectural heritage conservator and a professor at La Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía (ENCRyM). <https://www.encrym.edu.mx/> Her work in teaching includes the intangible and constructive cultural aspects to create a more holistic approach toward built heritage conservation. They describe how sustainability is incorporated into their work and how it is both a new concept and an old one rooted in traditional understanding of the landscape. Both guests touch on how adaptability is essential to our future as a field and as communities: that with climate disasters increasing, we must recognize how our environmental contexts are shifting. We are at a strategic point in history where we can define what sustainability looks like in our field, determine how best to adapt on both local and global scales, and utilize our values to direct our actions to better safeguarding our heritage, supporting our communities standard of living, and bettering the health of our planet. Marlene mentions the Laboratory of Traditional Technology at ENCRyM. Here, an anthropological approach is taken towards knowledge that has been passed down generationally, but is at a risk to be lost. This includes studying historic techniques for producing objects, use of local materials, indigenous knowledge, and ways of relating to the landscape and environment. Manual de Sostenibilidad Ambiental en la Conservación de Fotografías <https://www.academia.edu/97190381/Manual_de_Sostenibilidad_Ambiental_en_la_Conservaci%25C3%25B3n_de_Fotograf%25C3%25ADas> is an open access manual that Cecilia wrote to more easily share tips and techniques with conservation professionals in Latin America. For a similar topic on sustainability in education: Please check out Season 2 Episode 10 where we speak with the UCLA Getty program. If you have any questions, feedback, or recommendations for guests or topics on the show, please email the committee [[email protected]] with the subject heading "Green Tea". We would love to hear from you! ------------------------------- Congratulations to our friends and colleagues at The C Word: The Conservators' Podcast on their recent nomination! The <https://thecword.show/>C Word <https://thecword.show/>: The Conservators' Podcast has been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage Sector Impact Award 2026, a global award celebrating nominees' contribution to museums, galleries, and heritage. The podcast-created by conservators for the conservation community-sits alongside major national organisations and sector-leading initiatives on this year's shortlist, reflecting its sustained and wide-reaching impact on the profession. With over 250,000 downloads, listeners in more than 120 countries, and 144 episodes produced across nine years, The C Word has become a platform for igniting discussion, debate, and professional reflection within conservation. The nomination recognises the podcast's contribution to driving positive change across the museums and heritage sector-particularly in areas such as workforce wellbeing, equitable work practices, diversity and representation, and sector transparency. ------------------------------ Lindsey Williams Conservation Technician ------------------------------ 4.From: Ana Flynn-Young Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2026 2:42 PM Subject: RE: Float Glass Suppliers Message: Hi Nikki Most good glaziers should offer this service I have had glass weights cut in the past I found these guys online who deliver to the south east (I haven't used them) And cut and finish for you. Hope that helps All the best Ana https://aeglazing.co.uk/shop/types/float-glass/10mm-clear-float-glass/ <https://aeglazing.co.uk/shop/types/float-glass/10mm-clear-float-glass/> ------------------------------ Ana Flynn-Young Head of Painting Conservation Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums Laing Art Gallery Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AG (UK) Newcastle Upon Tyne ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 03-30-2026 11:21 From: Nikki Tomkins Subject: Float Glass Suppliers Hello all,We are looking for a source of custom-sized float glass in the UK to replace damaged pieces we frequently use for a range of purposes in our book and paper conservation studio. We'd like a minimum of 6mm thick glass in sizes ranging from 150 x 50 mm to 700 x 100mm with edges finished (polished? bevelled?) for handling.Does anyone have any suggestions of UK suppliers or advice on glass specifications?Many thanks,Nikki ------------------------------ Nikki Tomkins Deputy Head of Conservation Oxford Conservation Consortium Oxford United Kingdom ------------------------------ 5.From: Aspasia Kopsida Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2026 2:43 PM Subject: Discoloration of Laropal A81 retouching (Tinuvin 292?) : uneven yellowing in green areas Message: Dear colleagues, My name is Aspasia Kopsida, and I am a junior conservator specializing in wood and furniture . I would greatly appreciate your insight on a treatment issue I am currently investigating. I am working on a painted wooden maquette dating from the late 18th century, which was restored in 2010. According to the treatment documentation, areas of loss were filled with Modostuc, isolated with Paraloid B-72 (30% in ethyl acetate), and retouched using loose pigments bound in Laropal A81 (20% solution in Shellsol D40/A100) with 2% Tinuvin 292 added. The object now presents noticeable yellowing in the retouched areas. This discoloration is relatively uniform across the surface, but is particularly pronounced in green passages, while appearing much less evident in whites, browns, and blacks. Solvent testing indicates that the yellowed layer can be reduced, revealing retouching beneath that appears to have retained its original color. Unfortunately, I am not able to share overall images of the object, but I have included a few close-up details for reference. I am trying to better understand the cause of this phenomenon. Given the stronger visual impact in the green areas, could this be related to the specific pigments used in those passages? Alternatively, might the discoloration be associated with the aging behavior of the Laropal A81 system or the addition of Tinuvin 292? If so, I would have expected a more consistent effect across all colors. I would be very grateful for any thoughts, references, or comparable experiences you might be able to share. My apologies if this question is too elementary, and thank you very much in advance for your time. With kind regards, Aspasia Kopsida ------------------------------ Aspasia Kopsida Conservator of Wood & Furniture Netherlands ------------------------------ 6.From: Sheila Cummins Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2026 2:43 PM Subject: Newly acquired conservation titles available in the Getty Library's Conservation Collection Message: Every month the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) acquires new research materials for the Conservation Collection, housed in the Library at the Getty Research Institute (GRI). The collection represents an ongoing collaboration between the GCI and the GRI to acquire and retain critical resources required to fulfill the long-term research and scholarship needs of the international conservation community. In February, we added books about fluid preservation techniques, digital tools for landscape preservation and analysis, ethics in reporting heritage destruction, California climate vulnerability, reuse of abandoned stone quarries, ancient textile tools, and an atlas of embroidery traditions across the globe.: https://gty.art/4dEKhmm <https://gty.art/4dEKhmm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExRm0zQlZWNFZ6bUh5dEE2cnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR400Bs3JdvbdoGv07SLurVwmy-y6Qf_Xd3G11gFV9XZQy7VJ5dkBhsydjDbgg_aem_s7dsGTwp9WI3XZfSQVgv5A> The holdings of the Conservation Collection may be consulted at the Getty Center or borrowed through your Library's Interlibrary Loan Department. ------------------------------ Sheila Cummins Collection Development Librarian Getty Conservation Institute Los Angeles, CA 310-440-7619 [email protected] ------------------------------ 7.From: Maria Genetzakis Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2026 8:06 PM Subject: Microfader supplier Message: Hi all, We are hoping to source a Microfader for our lab and are having trouble finding suppliers, where have you purchased yours? Also hoping to hear your experiences with the software! We are based in Australia, but interested to hear from international colleagues Thank you, ------------------------------ Maria Genetzakis Conservator, Library and Archives Australian Museum Australia ------------------------------ 8.From: Jennifer Koerner Cauchi Posted: Tuesday March 31, 2026 8:06 PM Subject: RE: REGISTRATION OPEN: Online Symposium | The History of Drawings Conservation and Its Ethics | May 13-14, 2026 Message: Hello Michelle, Will the symposium be recorded so it can be watched later? Many thanks! Jennifer ------------------------------ Jennifer Cauchi Senior Conservator Kaitauwhiro Matua National Library of New Zealand Wellington New Zealand ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 03-30-2026 09:02 From: Michelle Sullivan Subject: REGISTRATION OPEN: Online Symposium | The History of Drawings Conservation and Its Ethics | May 13-14, 2026 This two-day symposium explores the history and ethics of drawings conservation, from early restoration methods to contemporary approaches in professional practice. By examining how drawings have been repaired, stabilized, and preserved over time, the sessions consider the evolving standards of care and address ethical questions of intervention. They also reflect on the role of material evidence in art-historical interpretation and the changing responsibilities of artists, conservators, curators, and collectors over a drawing's lifetime. Co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Rijksmuseum, the symposium will feature presentations spanning four centuries of drawing from an international slate of speakers. Online registration is available here: The History of Drawings Conservation and Its Ethics | Getty Events <https://www.getty.edu/calendar/drawings-conservation-ethics/> Gettyremove preview <https://www.getty.edu/calendar/drawings-conservation-ethics/>The History of Drawings Conservation and Its Ethics | Getty EventsOnline international symposium on the history and ethics of drawings conservation. View this on Getty > <https://www.getty.edu/calendar/drawings-conservation-ethics/> ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Michelle Sullivan Associate Conservator of Drawings, Department of Paper Conservation J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles United States ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. 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