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Past Events

Collections Visit: Birmingham Museums Trust Photographic Studio & Special Projects

Thursday, February 8, 2018 - 10:00 to 13:30

Birmingham Museum, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH

This morning visit will include a store tour, a talk about the museum’s use of new technologies and systems, including the use of 2/3D photography and VR systems, the possibilities of new media and the best practice in use at Birmingham Museum. 

The visit and tour will be led by David Rowan, Museum Photographer at the Birmingham Museums Trust.

NB Museum doors open at 10:00 and the tour is expected to start at 10:15.

Seminar: Care of Photographs

Friday, January 26, 2018 - 10:00 to 17:00

The Learning Zone, Wakefield Museums, One, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB

This day-long seminar with esteemed photography conservator Susie Clark will cover the history and identification of photographic processes and techniques, common preservation problems and solutions. Held in collaboration with the Social History Curators Group.

Photographs are found in many collections in museums, libraries and archives. Their care requires an understanding of the nature of different photographic processes and their requirements. This one day course is aimed at those with responsibility for the care of photographic collections. It provides an introduction to the nature and identification of photographic processes and an understanding of their associated conservation issues and solutions. It will also cover the preservation measures which need to be taken to ensure the collections remain in good condition in the future.

Susie Clark ACR is an ICON accredited conservator and consultant, specialising in the conservation of photographs. After qualifying in paper conservation from Camberwell School of Art and Craft, she was the conservator for the BBC Hulton Picture Library. She has been a freelance conservator since 1990, working primarily for institutions, both in this country and abroad. In 1996, she was the recipient of the Museums and Galleries Commission Conservation Award for Research and Innovation.

Programme

  • 09.45 – 10.00    Registration
  • 10.00 – 10.15    Welcome and introductions
  • 10.15 – 11.45    History and identification of photographic processes
  • 11.45 – 12.00    Break
  • 12.00 – 13.00    Conservation problems and solutions
  • 13.00 – 14.00    Lunch break
  • 14.00 – 15.00    Conservation problems and solutions
  • 15.00 – 15.15    Tea
  • 15.15 – 16.30    Preservation measures

The event runs 10:00 to 16:30 approx. Museum doors open at 09:00. Registration from 09:45.

NB Lunch is not provided. At the start of the lunch break we can point you to places nearby.

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Exhibition Tour: Wim Wenders' Polaroids

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - 10:30 to 11:30

The Photographers' Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies St, Soho, London W1F 7LW. www.thephotographersgallery.org.uk

Join us for a free informal morning tour of 'Instant Stories. Wim Wenders' Polaroids' with Clare Grafik, Head of Exhibitions, The Photographers' Gallery to hear about the challenges of exhibiting polaroids in a temporary public display.

Collections Visit: Royal Collections Trust

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:30

Royal Collection Trust, Windsor.

Royal Collection Trust, a department of the Royal Household, is responsible for the care of the Royal Collection. The Photograph Collection consists of over 450,000 photographs, acquired by British monarchs, their consorts and other members of the royal family from 1842 to the present day. The photographs consist of portraits of royalty from Britain, Europe and beyond; portraits of celebrities and statesmen, architectural, topographical and landscape works from around the world, exterior and interior studies of royal residences, 20th century press photographs, and photographs taken by members of the Royal family. This study visit will be an opportunity to view selected highlights from the Photograph Collection and talk to curators about the ongoing work of Royal Collection Trust.      

£5, administration fee

*Please note this visit will include climbing approximately 100 stone steps in the oldest part of the castle, and is therefore not suitable for those with mobility issues.

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