North Bennet Street School

Date: Saturday, July 26th

Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00pm

Instructor: Bill Hanscom

Conservation professionals, archivists, and private collectors are often faced with creating protective housings for unconventional items or materials that vary in shape and size, which defy off-the-shelf solutions. In this workshop, students will discuss strategies for designing custom housings and learn a variety of methods for modifying ready-made boxes using common conservation materials, such as archival corrugated board and folder stock. Students will construct a sampler box which contains numerous modifications, including partitions, spacers, trays, lifts, and flexible supports.

Tools & Supplies: *There is an additional $40 materials fee due to the instructor on the first day of class. The instructor accepts cash, checks, or Venmo. All other tools and supplies will be provided for this class.

Prerequisite: None