[Nhcoll-l] Care of Leather and Skin Materials Online Course begins April 6, 2015

[Helen Alten]

*Online Course: Care of Leather and Skin Materials begins April 6, 2015*

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*MS 224: Care of Leather and Skin Materials *

April 6 to May 15, 2015

Instructor: Helen Alten

Location: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__museumclasses.org&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=4HSy6XHryFMZXUDxNbL3bJCRd4iCI-q_7d_3MzcwmM8&s=-EPt7F1TquS1J-UcUBKZlQAOy83Ke_UdFik7e3YFgfU&e= 

Description:

Prior to the invention of plastics, skin materials were the flexible 
covering used for most objects – from bellows to books, carriages to 
desktops. Furs and skins are in almost every museum's collection, be it 
Natural History, History or Art. Caring for leather and skin materials 
demands an understanding of how and why they deteriorate. Care of 
Leather and Skin Materials offers a simplified explanation of the 
origin, chemistry and structure of leathers and skins. Students learn to 
identify leathers and surface finishes, determine their extent of 
deterioration, write condition reports, and understand the agents of 
deterioration that are harmful to leather and skins both in storage and 
on exhibit. Topics include preparing hide and skin materials for storage 
and exhibit, the use of archival materials and which ones might harm 
skin proteins, housekeeping techniques for large objects or books on 
open display, and three-dimensional supports for leather and skin to 
keep them from distorting. Integrated pest management and historical 
treatments will be covered, with a unit on hazardous materials applied 
to older skins and leather that might prove a danger to staff.


For more information and to sign up: 
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.collectioncare.org_care-2Dleather-2Dand-2Dskin-2Dmaterials-2Dline-2Dcourse&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=4HSy6XHryFMZXUDxNbL3bJCRd4iCI-q_7d_3MzcwmM8&s=qAFHOtkaHMv5te_MjyGH3tYqgr4S6ikOXEmgT93TVuE&e= 


Feel free to contact me with questions


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Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org

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