[NHCOLL-L:5572] Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts online course begins August 1

[Helen Alten]

MS 226: Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts
Instructor: Diana Komejan
Price: $475
Dates: Aug 1 - Aug 26, 2011
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Caring for furniture and wood artifacts demands an understanding of how 
and why wood deteriorates. This course offers a simplified explanation 
of the chemistry and structure of wood as well as the finished wooden 
object; be it either a totem pole, plow or a French polished table. Care 
of Furniture and Wood Artifacts teaches students to identify woods, 
finishes and furniture styles, write condition reports, and understand 
the agents of deterioration that are harmful to wood both in storage and 
on exhibit. Topics include preparing wood artifacts for storage and 
exhibit, the use of archival materials with wood artifacts, housekeeping 
techniques for furniture and large objects on open display, basic 
repairs and three dimensional supports for storage or exhibit.

Logisitcs:
Participants in Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts work through 
sections on their own. Materials and resources include online 
literature, slide lectures and dialog between students and the 
instructor through online forums.
Care of Furniture and Wood Artifacts runs four weeks. To reserve a spot 
in the course, please pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html 
If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org

The Instructor:
Diana Komejan graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College in 1980 with a 
diploma in Art Conservation Techniques. She has worked as a conservator 
with Parks Canada at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site 
in Nova Scotia and the Halifax conservation lab, where she worked on 
archaeological and historic artifacts from across east coast Canada. 
Diana also interned at the Kelsey Museum of Ancient and Medieval History 
in Ann Arbor, Mich. and spent 12 years as conservator with the Yukon 
Government in Whitehorse. In addition to lab treatments, Diana has broad 
archaeological experience, including the excavation of mammoths and 
dinosaur tracks. Diana now operates a private conservation business.

-- 
Brad Bredehoft for Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org