Solvent gels (VOL)

Docent: Françoise Richard
Voertaal: Engels
Locatie: CCNL (Amersfoort)
Kosten: €380 (leden), €440 (niet-leden)

Dit evenement is al vol en bij inschrijving wordt u op de wachtlijst geplaatst. Mail hiervoor bij voorkeur naar boekpapierfoto@restauratoren.nl

De werkgroep Boek Papier en Fotografisch materiaal is verheugd een workshop ‘solvent gels’ van Françoise Richard te kunnen organiseren. De workshop is specifiek voor het gebruik van solvent gels voor boeken en papieren objecten. 

The workshop

This three-day training will focus on the use of gels combined with aqueous solutions and organic solvents for book and paper conservation. During knowledge-based and hands-on sessions, participants will learn about the chemistry and properties of different gels in order to optimize their use in practice. Notions of solubility, toxicity, and sustainability will be directly applied when making and using solvent-gels for the removal of synthetic adhesives. Participants will modify gels and adjust their application methods in order to improve treatment efficiency.

Workshop participants are encouraged to bring objects or samples to practice on, such as of paper objects with pressure sensitive adhesive stains. 

The teacher

After graduating with a MA in conservation from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Françoise Richard worked for private and institutional Book and Paper conservation studios in the US, Europe and the UK. In 2017, she moved to Amsterdam where she joined the Rijksmuseum conservation team. In 2020, she started her own company and was granted Metamorfoze funding to research the use of solvent-gels in paper conservation. In 2021, she joined the department of Conservation and Restoration at the University of Amsterdam with a part-time lectureship while continuing to provide conservation services to Dutch cultural institutions.