[Consdistlist] Reminder: Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar

The application deadline is quickly approaching - thanks for passing along! Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Monday, June 11 - Friday, June 22, 2018 Deadline: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 The Papyrology Collection of the University of M

[Consdistlist] Please contact me if you heard the 1978 IIC Forbes Prize Lecture, the first one delivered by a woman

Aplea to IIC members everywhere. Caroline K. Keck (1908-2007) was the first woman invited to deliver the IIC ForbesPrize lecture. She delivered her talk during the 1978 IIC Congress,held in Oxford, England. Although I attended that Congress, I missed the Forbes Prize Lecture because it w

[Consdistlist] Adhering bronze letters to stone

Good day, A client of ours has a commemorative monument with bronze letters fixed to a granite plaque. Each letter has a couple of short pins corresponding to small holes (about 1/8") in the granite. It seems that initially, the letters were held in place with lead, but more recently (at least sev

[Consdistlist] Oddy tester referrals

Hi ConsDistList, I would be grateful for referrals to your recommended Oddy testers who are both experienced and currently testing materials for use in heritage microclimates. Evaluation and reporting of test results is required and tests should be conducted by the British Museum 3-in-1 protocol:

Re: [Consdistlist] Bocour/Soluvar

I believe Magna Colors were made from pigments mixed in Acryloid F-10 (n-butyl methacrylate). The composition of Soluvar varied over the years from pure Acryloid B-67 to a mixture of Acryloid B-67 and Acryloid F-10. Acryloid B-67 is originally soluble in a mixture of about 85% aliphatic and 15%

[Consdistlist] PhD Studentship - University of Leeds / Tate

PhD Studentship: Pigment-Additive Interactions in Synthetic Emulsion Materials and Implications for the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art The University of Leeds, in partnership with Tate, is offering a PhD studentship suitable for applicants with a background in science or engineering

[Consdistlist] Associate Conservator, Museum at FIT, NYC

Job Description: Under the direction of the Museum's Senior Conservator, the Associate Conservator is responsible for implementing, facilitating and assisting with the physical care, display and conservation of the Museum's comprehensive costume, accessory and textile collection. The candidate wil

[Consdistlist] Conservators Needed: Centre Block, Ottawa

Published Friday, October 6, 2017 PCL ED, a Joint Venture, acting as the Construction Manager (cm) on behalf of PWGSC, is inviting Conservators of various disciplines to submit their Expression of Interest to pre-qualify to bid on the conservator portion of the Centre Block Rehabilitation Project.

[Consdistlist] Position at the Huntington Library

Senior Paper Conservator Position The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens San Marino, California, USA Classification: Exempt, Full-Time, 37.5 hours Requisition ID: 1285 The Huntington Library seeks applicants for the Senior Paper Conservator position. Reporting to the Hea

[Consdistlist] Engaging Audiences with Hybrid Collections: Archives, Books, Artifacts, Artworks, October 18, 2017, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York City

The New York Academy of Medicine is pleased to host the following lecture on Wednesday afternoon, October 18th, 2017 from 3-5pm: Engaging Audiences with Hybrid Collections: Archives, Books, Artifacts, Artworks One of the challenges facing the library, archive and museum professional community

[Consdistlist] Working Paper on the Display and Conservation of Video Files

In the paper 'Audiovisual Adherence', archivist and technologist Dave Rice examines the challenges and opportunities for defining and implementing policies in order to test adherence of audiovisual files against defined requirements. Such requirements may originate from software and hardware sy

[Consdistlist] American Glass Guild Call for papers

American Glass Guild Call for papers Call for Papers – 2018 *2018 AGG Conference Call for Papers / Proposals* *Conference Dates:* June 22-24, 2018 Cleveland, Ohio *Workshop Dates:* June 21 & 22, 2018 *Submission Deadline:* *December 1, 2017* The American Glass Guild Conference Committee is se

[Consdistlist] ICON Evening Talk 'Love, Passion and Violence in the Art of Joseph Highmore', Freemason's Hall, 27.11.2017

Joseph Highmore (1692-1780) is best known as a portrait painter of the Georgian middle class. He attended Sir Godfrey Kneller's Academy in Great Queen Street, while developing his portrait practice (from 1715) in The City of London. In 1724 he moved to Lincoln's Inn Fields where he remained unt

[Consdistlist] NATCC - Call for new Board Members

Dear Colleagues, NATCC (North American Textile Conservation Conference) is a not-for-profit (501(c)3 organization that was formed to improve the quality of textile conservation by sponsoring biennial conferences and publishing the papers from those conferences. After our eleventh biennial meeti