Certificate Course «Study and conservation of stone material”

The Cultural Heritage Studies Conservation and Restoration Program invites to the second version of this course, to be held February 23 through April 8, 2017.

The program provides theoretical and technical tools, as well as practice training for proper analysis and diagnosis of stone material within the conservation of cultural goods context.

The program is directed to professionals with undergraduate or master’s degrees in conservation and restoration of movable or immovable assets, or technicians with more than 3 years of certified experience in preservation of stonework, interested in acquiring knowledge on the subject.

 

 

Professors:

Helen Jacobsen and Maria Paula Alvarez

Duration:

110 hours. Held over a seven-week period – Thursday and Friday, 4:00 to 8:00 pm – and Saturdays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Dates:

February 23 to April 8, 2017

Modules:

• General recognition of stone material
• Introduction to properties and behavior of stone material
• Introduction to stone material deterioration
• Approach to stone material analysis and diagnosis
• Introduction to stone material conservation and restoration

Cost:

One million seven hundred fifty thousand Colombian Pesos ($1,750,000)

Price includes working materials and certificate of attendance