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Recognising and understanding materials within a collection are paramount for ensuring their prolonged care and accessibility. Identifying photographic materials and comprehensively understanding their preservation needs can be challenging. Given the widespread presence of photographs in various forms across collections, there is a pressing need to develop skills in their identification and preservation.
Timetable
This course is held at the British Library in London
Student registration: 9.30am
Teaching: 9.30am - 4.30pm
A working lunch in the Foyle Room is included.
Simon Fleury is a freelance conservator based in London. He specialises in the conservation, preservation, and exhibition of photographic objects and works on paper. Simon worked for over 25 years at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, where he was responsible for the care and preservation of the museum's world-class photographic holdings.
Stephanie Jamieson is a conservator specialising in the conservation of photographic materials and artworks on paper. Stephanie is on the committee of the Icon Photographic Materials Group and has worked as a conservator at the Glamorgan Archives in Cardiff and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
