Next Series of Hornemann Institute's Online Courses Runs from 7 October - 1 December 2024

We are pleased to be able to offer our full course program again in the winter semester. 

in English:

• Updated: Microbial Infestation of Objects of Art and Cultural Heritage
• How to Safely Handle Contaminated Cultural Heritage
• Mould and Documents
• Church Rooms and their Climate. Heating, Ventilation, Equipment Protection
• Consolidation of Wood. Possibilities and Limits of Structural Consolidation
• How Should We Act? Theory and Ethics of Conservation and its Significance in Practice, Historical Roots in the Renaissance and Baroque Periods
• Photography as a Tool for Documentation and Examination
• Restoration Theories and Methods from 1945 to the Present Day
• The Examination of Transparent Coatings on Furniture and Wooden Objects
• Conservation of Globes

in Spanish (tutoring in English):

• Teorías y Métodos de Restauración desde 1945 hasta la actualidad

in German (tutoring in English):

• Saccharidische Bindemittel und Kleber (Saccharide Binding Media and Adhesives)
• Grundlagen der Holzkunde: Eigenschaften - Verwendung - Schäden - Untersuchungsmethoden erläutert am Beispiel von Eichenholz (Basic Wood Science: Properties - Use - Damage - Examination Methods Explained by the Example of Oak)
• Schädigung von Kulturgut durch Salze (Damage to Cultural Heritage from Salt)
• Erhaltung von Wachsmoulagen (Conservation of Wax Moulages)

Registration period: 1 July - 22 September 2024 (https://hornemann-institut.de/en/fbk_registration.php)

Certificate:
Participants will receive a qualified Hornemann Institute certificate upon successful completion of the program and passing of the final online examination.

Tutor:
During the term of the course, a graduated conservator is available to all participants via e-mail.

For application and more information see our website.

Contact: Dr. Angela Weyer, Hornemann Institute of the HAWK.