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Glass and Ceramics Working Group online event: "Adhesives for ceramics and glass" 12 November 2024
October 15 2024
Working Groups
Glass and Ceramics
ICOM-CC Working Group Event
Glass and Ceramics Working Group
Online talk by
Stephen P. Koob Retired. Chief Conservator Emeritus, The Corning Museum of Glass
‘Adhesives for ceramics and glass (with special reference to Paraloid B-72)’
Exploring the Glass and Ceramics Working Group's programme theme for the Triennium 2023-2026 'Revisiting conservation materials: old, new and green' Stephen P. Koob will share with us his life long experience on adhesives for ceramics and glass. The lecture will focus on the most popular and familiar adhesives, Paraloid B-72 and epoxy resins. The properties of these adhesives and their way of use will be discussed.
DATE: 12 November 2024,
TIME: 17.00 (Central European Time / Paris) Calculate your time here: https://worldbuddy.com
This lecture will last for approximately 1 1/2 hour and it will be recorded.
To participate, please register by 10 November 2024 by filling out the registration form at the following link:
https://forms.gle/STB8LyuPgz3VrjjB9
Registered participants will receive a Zoom meeting link shortly before the event.
STEPHEN P. KOOB received an MA (1976) in Classical Archaeology from Indiana University, and a BSc (1980) in Archaeological Conservation and Materials Science from the Institute of Archaeology, University of London. From 1986-1998 he worked as conservator, specializing in ceramics and glass, at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. In 1998 he went to The Corning Museum of Glass, from where he has recently retired, as Chief Conservator Emeritus.
He has recently published a book, “Conservation and Care of Glass Objects”. He is a Fellow of IIC (International Institute for Conservation) and a Fellow of AIC (American Institute for Conservation). In 2022 he received the Robert L. Feller Lifetime Achievement Award from AIC.
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