This can be run as a half day course, a full day course or a two-day course.
The full day course allows an opportunity for some hands-on work. Obviously it can be delivered with a lot more detail and practical hands-on
experience if run as a two-day course. The course covers the following topics (adaptable by request):
Preventive conservation:
- Environment
- Handling
- Storage
- Transport
Remedial conservation:
- Recognising different types of damage
- Cleaning specimens
- Repairing specimens
- Pyrite decay issues
The preparation of fossils
Health and safety in geological collections
Practical session – looking at specimens requiring conservation
The photographs on this page are of conservation students at Lincoln University attending this course in March 2014
For more details about what we can do for you, or for a quote, please
contact:
enquiries@natural-history-conservation.com
We
are members of the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and
Artistic Works