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FREE Connecting to Collections Care Webinar: Looking at Glazing

  • 1.  FREE Connecting to Collections Care Webinar: Looking at Glazing

    Posted 03-24-2020 12:47 PM

    There is still time to register for the next **FREE** C2C Care webinar:

     

    Looking at Glazing: Finding the Best Solution to Protect Your Works of Art and Historic Artifacts w/ Yadin Larochette, Museum and Conservation Liaison for Tru Vue, Inc

     

    When: March 25 at 2pm EDT

     

    Click the link to register and we will see you there! 

    https://www.connectingtocollections.org/looking-at-glazing/

     

    Webinar Description

    Glazing, flat glass or acrylic fit in a frame or display case to protect works of art and historic artifacts, is available in a wide variety of options from very basic to containing multiple protective qualities. This webinar will review these various alternatives and their properties in order to make informed decisions when choosing the most appropriate glazing for each particular application. Topics to be discussed include:

     

    A brief review of the history of glazing in museums

    A review of different types of applications

    The differences between glass and acrylic

    The differences between non-glare and anti-reflective glazing and how they are made and work

    How lighting plays a significant role in the performance of anti-reflective properties

    A brief review of cleaning, including solutions and various cloths

     

     

    Yadin Larochette

    Museum and Conservation Liaison- Americas

    Tru Vue, Inc.  |  9400 West 55th Street  |  McCook, IL 60525

    Cell: 312.758.3737 |  Fax: 708.854.2660

    ylarochette@tru-vue.com

     

    http://tru-vue.com/museums-collections/