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Conservation Framing Course

Course Duration - 5-Days or 10-Days (Depends on individual requirements)
Course Times: 9:00am - 5:00pm

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Glossary of Terms and Advanced Conservation Definitions (Study Guide)

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Specification of Mountboards

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Fine Art Trade Guild’s Standards

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Framing Standards

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Mountboard Standards

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Print Standards

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Tapes & Adhesives Standards / Self-adhesive, pressure sensitive, water soluble, Japanese Papers, Wheat Starch paste, EVA adhesive

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Classification of Glass,

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Identification of All Types of Artwork

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Identification of Old and Modern Photographs

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Classification of Artists’s Paints / Permanency of Artists Colours / Colour Palette / Mixing Colours for Wash-Lining

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Museum Wash Lining

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Memorabilia Framing

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Conservation & Museum Hinging

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Float Mounting

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Frame Extensions, Sealing the framing package / close framing / extending frame rebates

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Varnishing of Acrylic and Oil Paintings

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Museum Mounting / Conservation Mounting / Mounting without adhesives

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Oils / Acrylics on Canvas / Identification of…….

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Varnishes / Varnishing / Stretcher Bars / Cross-Bars / Wedging Systems / Fixing into frames

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Vellum & Parchment / Papyrus / Textiles / Objects

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Conservators / Restorers, their role, when to pass a job over to their expertise

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Re-framing Work; do we keep the original frame

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Condition Reports, examination of a piece of artwork, noting all defects, and summary of remedial work required

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Review of exam pieces, advice on all 4 pieces required for the exam



Students should bring along their own Ruling Pen, good quality Sable brush for washlining and panels and any other piece of equipment they require or wish to use! Also a piece of memorabilia and 2 prints that they wish to use.


Required Reading:

GCF Advanced Conservation Study Guide
Conservation Framing
Conservation Framing by Vivien Kistler
Framing Photography by Allan Lamb
How To Identify Prints by Bamber Gascoigne

For Book Sales: Contact Moira at the Fine Art Trade Guild office (020) 7318 6616 or moira@fineart.co.uk