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Feather Conservation: a two Day Workshop
Date: 16-17 April 2008
Place: Oxford, UK
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK
Due to considerable demand the ICON Ethnography Group is organising another two-day workshop to study the conservation of feathers. This workshop will be held at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK and led by Allyson Rae. Allyson has extensive experience in the conservation of artefacts incorporating feathers. Now a freelance conservator, she was, until recently, Head of Organic Artefacts Conservation at the British Museum.
Encompassing both theoretical and practical sessions, the workshop will cover the structure and nature of feathers, their causes of deterioration and principles and practice for non-interventive and basic interventive options (soil removal, reshaping, repair techniques). Participants have the opportunity to bring feathered objects to the workshop for discussion. Participants need to bring a few personal tools for practical sessions, to be advised on registration.
The cost of the 2 day workshop is UKP200, includes materials, handouts, tea and coffee but not lunches. Payment must be made prior to the course. 12 places are available. A limited number of student places are available at the reduced cost of UKP150. Please send proof of status with your registration form.
Registration forms can be downloaded from www.icon.org.uk
Completed registration forms should be sent to Charlotte Cowin membership(at)icon.org.uk
The high demand means that places can only be allocated to those with completed registration forms.
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