Conservation Workshop

The Conservation Workshop measures approx. 150 m2 and is suitable for restoration and preservation of paintings, textiles, painted items and, to some extent, wooden items.

Access: Double doors, Freight lift (height 2 m, width 1.2 m, depth 2.4 m, diagonal 2.9 m)

The Conservation Workshop facilities include:

Work Areas:

• Area with hot and low-pressure table
• Area with work tables
• Lab
• Office

Equipment:

• Two low-pressure/hot tables with suction, measuring 150 x 289 cm and 330 x 289 cm
• The tables can be fitted together; the joined suction table will measure 480 x 289 cm.
• Two work tables (126 x 254 cm)
• Fume cupboard
• Sandbags and felt-covered steel rods
• Exsuction
• Operation microscope
• Easels
• Pigments
• Solvents and binders
• Heated spatulas, Hot-air tools, hot plate, hot-air dryer and ironing equipment
• Work- lamps: 2 Engelbrecht retouching lamps, 2 halogen lamps on a tripod, 2 spotlights on a tripod, lysorgel for daylight tubes and UV tubes, fiber optics station, light box
• Handheld UV lamp
• Humidification facilities
• Compressed air-system for staple gun, spraying pistol and air-brush
• Air-brush
• Vacuum cleaner (incl. wet suction)Magnetic mixer
• Handheld tools (Screw drivers, saws, files, scalpels etc.)
• Hygrometer, PH-meter and thermometer
• Melinex, siliconized paper and a few other rolled goods
• Shredding stone with glass runners
• Mechanical scales with 1/10 gram accuracy
• Table fan
• Equipment for canvas stretching
• Assorted graduated cylinders
• Cooker and refrigerator
• Drawing cabinet with alarm
• Stereo music system
• Furthermore, it is possible to use laser equipment (Phoenix 1200 Nd: YAG, 1064/532 nm, 500/250 mJ), situated at the School of Conservation.