Conservation of Textiles certificated online course
Discover the essential skills and knowledge required to conserve and protect historic textiles. This certified online course is designed for aspiring conservators, museum professionals, and anyone passionate about textile heritage. You’ll explore:
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Historical and modern textile materials
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Causes of deterioration and how to prevent them
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Documentation and condition reporting
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Storage techniques
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Professional ethics and decision-making in conservation
Flexible and fully online, this course allows you to learn at your own pace while earning a certificate of completion to enhance your professional credentials.
Language: English Also available in Português | Español
Certified Online Course in Conservation of Textiles
Objectives
Textile materials, due to their nature and characteristics, have particular characteristics and require specific actions for their conservation.
It is therefore essential to adopt specific conservation measures for textile materials , ranging from environmental control to packaging materials and methods.
There are therefore various solutions for professionals in the fields of museology and preventive conservation, but also for communitarian or private collections.
In the conservation of textiles course you will learn about
- the main characteristics of textile materials ,
- the particularities of its various types,
- degradation factors,
- how to monitoring and control,
- methods of conservation of textile materials ,
- correct handling and packaging,
- materials and methods for making packaging supports.
What you’ll find in this online course with certificate
The course fee includes 24-hour access for an unlimited time:
- Lessons
- Explanatory videos
- Supporting texts and downloadable documents
- Links to articles, videos and websites of interest to the topic
- Evaluation (1 final quiz)
- Certificate
Who should take the Conservation of Textiles certificated course
This online course with certificate is aimed at anyone who keeps pieces of textile materials in museums, institutions or private collections.
Art restorers and art conservators.
It also provides tips and guides for the conservation of textiles in a private context.
There are no access requirements.
Certificate
At the end of the course, a training certificate will be issued . Know more.
We are a training entity certified by DGERT – Training Entity Certificate No. 1800/2015 – so the certificate has international validity.
How it works
Course structure – Conservation of Textiles
1 – Conservation – Concepts and principles
- Conservation concepts and principles
- Preventive conservation
2 – Introduction to textile materials
- What is a textile material?
- Types and classification of textile materials
- Properties of textile materials
3 – Works of art with textiles
- Tapestries
- Religious clothing – vestments
- Clothing – Other objects
- Costumes and clothing
- Textiles as support for paintings
4 – Conservation of Textiles
- Risk factors
- Control and prevention measures
- Risk assessment
5 – Handling and packaging
- Handling
- Packaging materials
Packaging construction
- Vertical packaging
- Box packaging
- Tube packaging
