Professional Conservators in Practice
West Dean College has joined with other institutions to develop a series of short courses designed for professional conservators to refresh their skills and update their knowledge of developments in materials and techniques.
Collaboration with relevant organisations and specialists has resulted in an outstanding range of expertise on each course. Teaching approaches vary according to the demands of the subject matter. Some courses are workshop-based with a high practical content while others are conference-style events.
Forthcoming Courses
2010
21-26 February: An introduction to the conservation of transport and industrial collections
Course Code: PC1001
Course Leader: Chris Knapp
8-11 March: Conservation of ceramics
Course Code: PC1002
Course Leaders: Ken Watt and Lorna Calcutt
19-23 April: Art and object handling
Course Code: PC1003
Course Leader: John Kidd
10-13 May: Conservation of leather
Course Code: PC1004
Course Leaders: Aline Angus and Roy Thomson
7-10 June: Metalworking for Conservators
Course Code: PC0909a
Course Leader: Brian Hall
28 June-1 July: Conservation of plastics
Course Code: PC1005
Course Leader: Thea van Oosten
28 June-1 July: Preventive conservation
Course Code: PC1006
Course Leaders: Linda Bullock and Helen Lloyd
11-14 October: Care and conservation of historic floors
Course Code: PC1007
Course Leader: Jane Fawcett
25-28 October: Reading Early Woodwork: Reconstructing, raw material production, tools, techniques and woodmanship
Course Code: PC1008
Course Leader: Dr Damian Goodburn
29 November-2 December: The practice, potential, pleasure and pitfalls of conservation outreach projects
Course Code: PC1009
Course Leader: Dana Goodburn-Brown
