The department of Conservation and Restoration
of the Nederlands Fotomuseum conserves and restores photographic
material and provides advice about archival storage materials. It is
responsible for the collection of the Nederlands Fotomuseum as well as
for photography collections belonging to other museums and archives,
companies and private persons. The department of Conservation and
Restoration, to which the atelier belongs, also undertakes independent
research and takes part in international university and museum networks
and projects. The department is particularly specialised in dealing
with daguerreotypes, negatives and photographic albums.
Jan Adriaans en Job Janssen (c)
advice
The department provides advice on preserving and managing
colections of photographs, on cold storage, for example, or on
improving storage conditions. You can come to us for a random look at
the physical state of your collection of photographs (Quickscan). The
department is also setting up a collection and educational plan
regarding the handling of fragile photographic materials and organising
courses on identifying historical photographic processes. The
department can be of assistance to owners, insurance companies and
advice bureaus in cases of fire and water damage
welcome
As a private individual you can have your family photographs and
albums preserved, or ask advice. It doesn’t matter if it is a single
photograph or a complete family archive, whether the photos are framed
or in a shoebox: you are always welcome, but please make an appointment
before turning up.
packing materials
The Nederlands Fotomuseum sells PAT-certified packing materials for
all sorts of photographic material. You will shortly be able to order a
selection of these articles via our webshop. The 2008 catalogue and
price list can be downloaded below as a PDF file. The catalogue is only
available in Dutch.
Catalogue_packing materials 2010
books and reference works
The department of Conservation and Restoration has a specialised
library at its disposal that can be consulted by appointment. In
cooperation with the University of Leiden the department also sells a
number of books and reference works for the course Determining
Historical Photographic and Photomechanical Procedures. A number of
foreign publications dealing with acetate decay, disaster planning and
the preservation of colour photography, for example, are included in
the retail catalogue.
contact
Conservation and Restoration Department
tel. +31 (0)10 2030408
fax. +31 (0)10 2030406
e-mail address:
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