Free EDO NSW community workshop

Free EDO NSW community workshop in Orange

Central West Environment Council in conjunction with Environmentally Concerned Citizens of Orange and Orange Field Naturalist & Conservation Society will host a free EDO NSW workshop explaining how the community can have their say about decisions impacting the environment, including decisions about mining, water, and planning & development.

The workshop will also demonstrate how the community can use our new online tool ‘Have Your Say' to effectively engage in decisions impacting the environment under the law in NSW.

When: Sunday 15 June 2014

Where: Environmental Learning Facility (ELF), Orange Showground, Leeds Parade, Orange, NSW

RSVP is essential: Visit http://www.edonsw.org.au/orange_2014http://www.edonsw.org.au/orange_2014 or contact education@edonsw.org.au or 02 9262 6989.

national museum australia - Museum Workshop

Museum Workshop now showing in Canberra

From 25 October 2012 to 28 January 2013. Free. Temporary Exhibition Gallery.

Enter the Museum Workshop: The Art, Science and Craft of the Conservator exhibition and immerse yourself in the behind-the-scenes world of the conservation team, the people responsible for the physical care of objects in the National Museum of Australia's collection.

Visit the conservation laboratories

The Museum Workshop exhibition brings to life the National Museum's large technology, objects and paintings, and paper and textiles laboratories.

What's new?

Preparing a pram for display

Join conservator Andrew Pearce as he works on this eye-catching pram in the Museum Workshop exhibition.

Wignalls brand bamboo pram with cane and seagrass decorations.

The pram was made in Hobart by Wignalls. It's being prepared for display in the upcoming exhibition Glorious Days: Australia 1913, opening in March 2013.
The pram's body is made from timber and shaped bamboo, with cane and seagrass decoration and a green canvas hood.
This composite construction proposes an interesting challenge for conservators as they work with multiple materials.
Conservator Andrew Pearce will complete his work on the pram towards the end of this week.
More on the pram and the objects and paintings conservation lab

 

Experience more conservators in action

Talk with conservators about their work and take advantage of this special access to the world of a museum conservator. See conservators preparing photo albums and period costumes for our upcoming exhibition, Glorious Days: Australia 1913, opening in March 2013.
Watch the technology team working on the 1948 Daimler car used by Queen Elizabeth II during her 1954 tour of Australia. Discover how we treat cracks and splits in Aboriginal bark paintings and see conservators servicing the Museum's chronometer collection.
Check the workshop schedules to see when our conservators are in action

Explore some of the objects on show

Various objects from the National Museum's collection will be on show in the Museum Workshop exhibition. The great diversity of objects in the collection means it is rare that any two conservation treatments are identical.

Find out more about conservation at the Museum

Fabric Conservation Workshop, conducted by CTC MA(NSW)

All attention being paid to a testing to decide on what fabric the thread came from

Photo: CTC MA(NSW) collection

Kay Söderlund conducted a very interesting and informative work shop on basic fabric conservation The workshop was funded by a Skills Initiative grant of $1350 from Museums and Galleries NSW.
 
Ten members of the Central Tablelands Chapter had a good day, learning much about objects that they brought for assessment. They ranged from early Victorian lace objects to modern doilies.
 

The  highlight was the lovely Victorian small umbrella  from Mudgee Museum. Little was known about this dainty sun umbrella and it had not been opened  for a long time as there was damage and splitting along the ribs.
 
Kay, as very concerned people watched, skilfully opened and supported  this delicate object. It was revealed that it had an accession tag inside the umbrella. After testing the fabric that was thought to be silk was found to  be  fine polished cotton, the fringing was silk.

Ref: Report by Elaine Kaldy

Fabric Conservation Workshop 2012

 CENTRAL TABLELANDS CHAPTER

MUSEUMS AUSTRALIA

Fabric Conservation Workshop

Date:   Saturday 6th October 2012

Venue:   Old School, Lucknow, near Orange

Time:  10am to 4pm

Presenter:  Kay Söderlund

Kay will conduct the workshop covering the various aspects on the handling storing and conservation methods that apply to fabrics and old clothing. This workshop will be an opportunity for members to have selected items from their museums’ collections examined and advised on, the best practice of conserving these items as a working example.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Cost of $20.00 per person, payable in cash on the day. The work shop is free to current members.

Note: There is a limit of twenty people.

Registration: Secretary,  John Broadley  jbr71056@bigpond.net.au or 02.6272 3365 or 0429 708 218

By: Saturday, 29th September 2012

Full details of Workshop Program, Kay Söderlund: Curriculum Vitae and Registration Form