ICN International master class  - Plastics

Plastics are found in ethnographical and textile collections imitating precious materials like ivory, tortoiseshell and amber, in modern art collections of three-dimensional non-traditional art, in collections of household goods and in collections of scientific equipment. Plastics are increasingly found in museum collections. How do we deal with plastic and plastic objects in collections? Can we identify plastics or different types of plastics, as this is a relatively new material? There are guidelines for the passive conservation of plastics, but the active conservation of plastics still has to be developed. The aim of the course is to acquaint conservators, conservation scientists and restorers with the current state of knowledge regarding identification, degradation and conservation of plastics as used in our cultural heritage.

Target group: Conservators, conservation scientists, restorers

Dates: 26, 27, 28 September 2005 (3 days)

Instructor: Thea van Oosten (senior researcher, ICN)

Participants: 10

Location: The Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN), Amsterdam

Study material: Reader

Price: € 595,-

On request this course can also be organised abroad.

Register for this course online via the ICN website www.icn.nl. Look under Education and training (nr. 5 in menu). Or for more information on this or other ICN international master classes (such as Conservation of Digital Prints and Preservation issues surrounding contemporary photographs)