Workshop "Textile Wet Cleaning"

Montag, 23.01.2017 bis 28.01.2017

The Textile Conservation Workshop of the Museum für Islamische Kunst – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is happy to announce the Workshop:

Textile Wet Cleaning

BASIC WORKSHOP 23rd-25th January 2017 • Berlin, Germany

ADVANCED WORKSHOP 27th-28th January 2017 • Berlin, Germany

The Museum für Islamische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, invites for two intensive workshops aimed at textiles conservators and restorers interested in new wet cleaning methods for textiles.

For more information please check the flyer or contact the organizer Anna Beselin, Senior Textile Conservator (a.beselin@smb.spk-berlin.de)

BASIC WORKSHOP

Textile Wet Cleaning: Three-Day Workshop

23rd–25th January 2017 • Berlin, Germany

Goals/ Scope:

During the first day of this introductory three-day workshop, participants will be presented with a review of basic aqueous cleaning techniques or strategies for textile substrates. The notion of generally ‘isotonic’ bathing fabric structures that are wet cleanable will be introduced. By the end of the first day, both pH and conductivity measurements on textile surfaces, as well as the construction of simple buffered and chelate-containing bathing systems that reconcile with ‘object- based’ measurements will be accomplished. Both Agarose and Xanthan Gum will be discussed as simple aqueous gelling materials for ‘spot’ treatments or stain removal will be discussed. Surfactant chemistry and oxidation-reduction chemistry will be reviewed on the morning of Day 2, with the goal in mind of adding functionality to a basic array of aqueous cleaning methods. On Day 3, emulsion and micro-emulsions for blending solvent and water cleaning systems together for both ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ cleaning needs, including the cleaning of water sensitive materials will be discussed.

Practical Information

Duration: Three days from Monday 23th January to Wednesday 25th January 2017

Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, snacks and beverages will be provided

Location: Museum für Islamische Kunst – Archäologisches Zentrum, Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 6, D - 10117 Berlin

Language: The language of instruction will be English

Number of participants: Maximum 15

Registration fee: 450 €

Target group: Registration is open to textile conservators and restorers

Requirements: Basic notions of chemistry are recommended

Deadline for application: 23rd October 2016

Applications will be accepted by order of entry until the class is full

ADVANCED WORKSHOP

Textile Wet Cleaning: Two-Day Workshop

27th–28th January 2017 • Berlin, Germany

Goals/ Scope:

During this two-day workshop, participants will be presented with a range of cleaning gel types that might be used for specific textile cleaning problems. These ‘forms’ will include a review of appropriate aqueous gelling materials, emulsion forming gels of both the ‘o/w’ and ‘w/o’ type, and solvent gelling methods. The initial goal of the workshop is to help better match the cleaning ‘form’ with the types of materials to be removed. The initial day lectures will be largely a review for those participants who have taken the introductory cleaning workshop or an equivalent. The second day lecture will tend to focus on what might be termed ‘dry cleaning’ methods based on ‘w/o’ emulsion type systems. These lectures and practical sessions will focus on the use of silicone based solvents as both ‘hold out’ as well as emulsion forming materials to facilitate cleaning on water sensitive fibers/structures/or design materials.

Practical Information

Duration: Two days from Friday 27th January to Saturday 28th January 2017

Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, snacks and beverages will be provided

Location: Museum für Islamische Kunst – Archäologisches Zentrum, Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 6, D - 10117 Berlin

Language: The language of instruction will be English

Number of participants: Maximum 15

Registration fee: 320 €

Target group: Registration is open to textile conservators and restorers

Requirements: We recommend this workshop for participants with working knowledge and practical experience of the principals of the basic workshop

Deadline for application: 23rd October 2016

Applications will be accepted by order of entry until the class is full

How to apply?

Please send an e-mail to Anna Beselin: a.beselin@smb.spk-berlin.de

with the following information:

• Name

• Contacts (e-mail, postal address)

• Area of specialization and experience

• Job and institution

• If a student, please give program, institution and year of graduation

How to pay?

Please do not pay until the registration is confirmed.

Deadline for payment: 7th November 2016

Bank account details will be provided with the confirmation.