Course description
TThis course is designed to offer participants guidance and practice in established methods for the handling, packing, storage and display of paintings and sculpture. The first day concerns work at West Dean College, followed by talks on audio-visual installations. After touching on the principles of art handling, health and safety and manual lifting, the second day is devoted to transport and packing. The third day deals with picturehandling, hanger fitting and storage, and finally, display in a gallery mock-up, and the fourth day will concentrate on sculpture.
Wherever possible, demonstration and participatory practice is included. Advanced techniques will not be taught, but many of them will be described so parameters may be understood. The range of objects to be considered will include those works commonly found in galleries such as paintings and sculpture. Preventive conservation underlies all these techniques, and evening lectures deal with the two aspects of this crucial principle. By the end of the course, participants may expect to understand:
The best manual and mechanical methods for the packing, storage, movement and display of paintings and sculpture, the layout and hanging of a gallery, manual lifting technique, the recognition of common risks, preventive conservation.
The residential nature of this event will enable the informal exchange of viewpoints and experience. Questions and debate are invited, but the course is fully packed with essential teaching, demonstration and practice.
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