Control and Delivery for Aqueous Cleaning (3 day hybrid course)
Matthew Cushman
5 July – 7 July 2022, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm BST
The British Library, London and online
This three-day course introduced participants to a variety of rigid and flexible hydrogel materials and their use in controlling the delivery of moisture and solutions for conservation cleaning applications on a variety of surfaces. Each day will began with a lecture session focusing on theoretical and practical considerations of the day’s topic, followed by a Q&A session. These lecture sessions were be presented in a hybrid format, allowing remote participation through IAP’s virtual platform. In the afternoon participants in the British Library had time for a series of hands-on exercises and opportunities for experimentation on a variety of test surfaces.
Matt Cushman is Conservator of Paintings and Affiliated Assistant Professor at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, where he teaches fundamentals of paintings conservation and the application of scientific principles in conservation practice. His research interests include novel materials for the cleaning of painted surfaces, structural treatment of easel paintings, and the techniques and materials of early American painting.
Matt was assisted in this workshop by Annabelle Camp, a third-year graduate student specializing in textiles conservation at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. She is currently a graduate intern in textiles conservation at the V&A.
