[Consdistlist] Part-Time Internship

The Art Conservation Laboratory of Michigan, LLC is lookingfor a 3-month paid part-time pre-program intern. Our practice focuses on thepreservation and treatment of paintings and in rare occasions we providepreservation assistance in objects from other disciplines.  The beginning date for the

[Consdistlist] Graduate Teaching Assistant, Conservation of Metals, West Dean College, West Sussex, UK

The Edward James Foundation is a charitable educational trust located on the 6,400 acre West Dean Estate in beautiful West Sussex countryside near Chichester, specialising in creative and applied arts. As well as being a respected educational institution, the historic house and collections,

[Consdistlist] Paintings Conservator (Survey), Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom

Paintings Conservator (Survey) The Royal Collection contains an unparalleled collection of nearly 8,000 paintings and 3,000 miniatures. Our team of talented Paintings Conservators are responsible for all conservation activities relating to the paintings displayed within the Royal residences

[Consdistlist] New Google Group for AIC-Houston Discussion

I have created a Google Group in response to AIC's email of 8/10/17 to its members regarding the 2018 Annual Conference in Houston. I hope we can have a more open discussion about this issue away from the DistList. If you would like to join the group, please go to the URL below. All opinions

[Consdistlist] FAIC Grant and Scholarship Applications Due September 15

Applications are due September 15 for requests for funding in seven categories. See you if qualify for funding. For more details regarding grants and scholarships offered by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC), visit .

[Consdistlist] 2017 Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC) Annual Meeting

2017 Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC) Annual Meeting Registration is now open for the 2017 WAAC Annual Meeting, 26-28 September 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. On Monday 25 September, there will be a Pre-Conference session: “The History of Rare Books.” The session will be hosted

Re: [Consdistlist] Conservation of Catholic relics [in Vol 31, Issue 64]

Regarding the treatment of religious relics, the principles cited by Richard and Helena Jaeschke in their reply to the query are surely appropriate, especially "do the minimum." Obviously it is very important to respect the wishes and sensibilities of the relics' owners. I would add another

Re: [Consdistlist] Friable fossils

Lara Broecke wrote: I'm writing in a personal capacity as a paintings conservator with no knowledge of natural history conservation. I have several very friable, small, fossilised fish in laminated limestone, dug up (legally!) in Fossil Butte, Utah, for those that know it. I wondered if there

[Consdistlist] Upcoming Online Courses for Conservation and Museum Professionals - August 2017

Hi Everyone, Here is the schedule for the upcoming online courses I teach to students and museum professionals for September. All the courses are designed for busy working professionals. You do the courses entirely on your own time and schedule. No tests - No Quizzes. There is an assignment at

[Consdistlist] Online Course - The Examination of Transparent Coatings on Furniture and Wooden Objects

From: Angela Weyer hornemann-institut< . >de> Subject: Online course - The Examination of Transparent Coatings on Furniture and Wooden Objects Online course The Examination of Transparent Coatings on Furniture and Wooden Objects 18 September - 19 November 2017 by Prof. Dr. Gerdi

[Consdistlist] Getty Publications Summer Book Sale

Dear Colleagues, The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) is pleased to announce that four of its popular publications are currently available at a 50% discount through the Getty Store's annual Summer Book Sale: Conserving Contemporary Art: Issues, Methods, Materials, and Research Willem de

[Consdistlist] A death

I would be grateful if you could add the following to the next Dist List mailing Brian O'Donnell, former teacher of furniture and gilding restoration at the London College of Furniture died recently after a long illness. For further information please contact Donna Stevens at the Victoria and

[Consdistlist] Barcoding paper and flat objects

As part of a large collection move of 300,00 objects at the Science Museum Blythe House store, we are going to start using barcodes for location tracking the collections. As we have a tight timetable and many objects we are using low intensity solutions. We will be attaching self-adhesive

[Consdistlist] Removing Masonite compressed hardboard backing from a painting

I am about to undertake a treatment on an early 19thC painting marouflaged on to Masonite, from which it needs to be removed. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has had experience of this, and has a removal technique they might recommend. Linda Waters, Paintings Conservator, Te Papa