Module 4 - November 30 to December 20, 2026 (3 Weeks)
Preventive Conservation of: Paper documents, Art on paper, Photographic Materials and Reproductions
Program Director: Konstantinos Choulis
Module 4
Workshop, 75 hours
Preventive Conservation Workshop: Paper Documents, Books, Art on Paper, Photographs and Repruductions
Instructor: Francesco Maria Rizzo, Maria Chiara Abate
1) Making Storage Folders and Boxes
Books
Documents
Art on paper and technical drawings
Photographs: positives and negatives
Reproductions
2) Making display frames
Art
Photographs
3) Design a display case
4) Field Project: risk assessment of a facility: library, Archive, Museum
Module 4
Theory class - 36 hours
Preventive Conservation of Paper Made Objects
Instructor: Francesco Maria Rizzo, Maria Chiara Abate
1) Deterioration Factors
Inherent chemical aging
Environmental
Biological attack
Anthropic
2) Storage systems
Shelving
Flat files
File cabinets
Boxes and folders
3) Environmental Controls: humidity, environmental pollution
4) Controls against biological attach
5) Display systems and micro environments
Frames
Display cases
6) Digitization and documentation: process and storage systems
7) Handling and transportation
9) Risk assessment of facilities: libraries, archives, museums