CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE HERITAGE (CSH)
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 Short Courses from CSH
We are not booking for any Short Courses at this time. Please check this part of the website for further updates or email us to receive information on upcoming courses.
Recent Short Courses from CSH
Historical Paper - degradation and non-destructive testing University College London This theoretical and practical workshop is intended as a flash course for those interested in the processes of paper degradation and conservation. Degradation of historical paper is a long-term process and caused by a variety of influences. It is difficult to determine the lifetime of paper. Yet, a conservator needs this information to assess quantitatively the quality of any conservation treatment. A number of non-destructive or micro-destructive methods of examination and modelling have lately been developed and will be discussed.
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Now in their 6th year, the CSH Short Courses come highly commended by heritage professionals from museums, historic houses, archives and galleries throughout Britain and from overseas.
The UCL Centre for Sustainable Heritage/English Heritage Safeguarding Historic Collections Short Course Programme is endorsed by The Institute of Conservation (ICON).
This 2008 report analyses the ‘Safeguarding Historic Collections’ Short Course Programme; run by UCL Centre for Sustainable Heritage (CSH), in partnership with English Heritage. The objective of this review was to gather information on the impact of the short courses, and feedback on future training needs within the heritage and conservation sectors.
The review methodology invited past course participants to take part in an online questionnaire; this was supplemented by individual interviews. All questionnaire results and interview transcripts can be found in the appendices.
These are the key findings of the survey:
The Review of ‘Safeguarding Historic Collections’ Short Course Programme has been accepted for a poster presentation at the ‘Cultural Heritage Research Meets Practice’ (CHRESP) Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia (10 - 12 November 2008).
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You've monitored the environment, now what? University College London This seminar offers practical solutions to the problems of managing, presenting and interpreting relative humidity and temperature data monitored for the care of collections in museum, gallery, library, archive and historic house environments. Email CSH if you would be interested in attening this seminar in the future
Preventive Conservation Workshop: tools and techniques for best practice Horniman Museum, London This workshop offers practical ways to understand preventive conservation. Building on your knowledge of preventive conservation, this workshop offers tools and techniques to get the most out of your resources and to realise the potential for knowledge transfer from preventive conservation to management.
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The following programme is offered in cooperation with English Heritage. Please check the website for dates and historic house venues where the courses will be held. |
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Managing Collections in a Changing Climate Kenwood House, London This new course will make you aware of climate change impact and preparedness within properties housing collections. Email CSH if you would be interested in attending this course in the future
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Hospitality and FilmingEltham Palace, London This course will reveal the potential risks to historic collections from functions and filming, and the practical procedures and measures you can take to control these risks.
Email CSH if you would be interested in attending this course in the future
"Everyone who deals with these topics on a regular basis should attend" Operations Supervisor, Historic Royal Palaces |
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Surviving a DisasterBrodsworth Hall, Yorkshire
This course will introduce you to the skills, processes and procedures you need to salvage a vast range of historic objects in the event of a disaster.
Email CSH if you would be interested in attending this course in the future
"This really has been life changing in a professional context for me" Curator of Collections (The Derby Collection), Knowsley Hall, Stanley Estates
"The course has opened my eyes to situations and aspects of a disaster which I hadn't fully considered, let alone prepared for" Collections Manager, Whipple Museum, University of Cambridge |
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Conservation Housekeeping Audley End House, Essex This highly-rated course will give you comprehensive knowledge of housekeeping principles and their practical applications using the historic rooms and collections at Audley End. Email CSH if you would be interested in attending this course in the future
"This is an excellent course and I would recommend it to other staff interested in conservation" Front of House Warder, Historic Royal Palaces |
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Historic Buildings, Collections and Sites: Sustainable Strategies for Conservation, Management and Use Centre for Sustainable Heritage and the Getty Conservation Institute interdisciplinary advanced study course, April to June 2003. Download the Course Summary |
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Cultural Heritage Protection in a Sustainable Society UCL Centre for Sustainable Heritage, London31st March - 11th April 2003 European Commission Advanced Study Course 2 This course was aimed at young European conservation researchers and practitioners from EU member and acceding countries. It disseminate the results of scientific, technological, environmental and socio-economic research into the sustainable protection of European cultural heritage, funded through the European Commission Framework Programmes and other sources. The course covered selected key issues relating to the preservation of cultural heritage in the context of a sustainable society, such as the causes, impacts and possible mitigation strategies for climate change, sustainable tourism and urban regeneration. Interdisciplinary discussions, practical exercises and case studies were used alongside lectures to define conservation problems and solutions based on evidence from research. Click here to access the EC Advanced Study Course CHEPRISS website |
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Science and Technology of the Environment for Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage UCL Centre for Sustainable HeritageLondon, 8th - 19th April 2002 European Commission Advanced Study Course 1 This course was aimed at young European conservation scientists and preventive conservators from EU member and candidate states. It disseminated the results of scientific and technological research into sustainable protection of European cultural heritage, funded through European Commission Framework Programmes and other sources. The course covered scientific, technological, environmental, architectural and engineering research for forecasting, monitoring and assessing damage to cultural heritage. Interdisciplinary discussions, practical exercises and case studies were used alongside lectures to define conservation problems and solutions based on evidence from scientific research. Topics ranged around the results of EC funded scientific research projects. Click here to access the EC Advanced Study Course website
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