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<p><strong>Online Course: Care of Leather and Skin Materials begins
April 6, 2015</strong></p>
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<p><strong>MS 224: Care of Leather and Skin Materials </strong></p>
<p>April 6 to May 15, 2015</p>
<p>Instructor: Helen Alten</p>
<p>Location: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__museumclasses.org&d=AwMDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=4HSy6XHryFMZXUDxNbL3bJCRd4iCI-q_7d_3MzcwmM8&s=-EPt7F1TquS1J-UcUBKZlQAOy83Ke_UdFik7e3YFgfU&e=">http://museumclasses.org</a><br>
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<p>Description:</p>
<p>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.</p>
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<p>For more information and to sign up: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.collectioncare.org_care-2Dleather-2Dand-2Dskin-2Dmaterials-2Dline-2Dcourse&d=AwMDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=4HSy6XHryFMZXUDxNbL3bJCRd4iCI-q_7d_3MzcwmM8&s=qAFHOtkaHMv5te_MjyGH3tYqgr4S6ikOXEmgT93TVuE&e=">http://www.collectioncare.org/care-leather-and-skin-materials-line-course</a><br>
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<p>Feel free to contact me with questions</p>
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Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumclasses.org&d=AwMDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=4HSy6XHryFMZXUDxNbL3bJCRd4iCI-q_7d_3MzcwmM8&s=BAOvMEDt1ljzmJ44VCyIko8EZf9ELWS2u7rUrGSBPns&e=">www.museumclasses.org</a></pre>
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