The art of conserving books and archives
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Addressed to
Middle school students
Dates
November 2019 - May 2020
Cost
Free admission
Application and selection process: Applications should be send to education@onassis.org by 15 October, 2019. Responses will be given by 1 November, 2019.
Introduction
How do you maintain paper treasures forever? Books, letters, and maps that changed History and the world will reveal the secrets of eternal life in a workshop devoted to “rescue.”
Not all treasures are made of gold and precious stones. At the Onassis Library and other libraries around the world, books, maps, documents, and other archival material that are hundreds of years old are protected and maintained—and they hold within them the history and stories of the world.
In this workshop, you too will become a “rescuer” of books and archives. Through interactive presentations and games, you’ll learn what helps and hurts paper, so as to create protective structures that will let your favorite paper objects conquer time.
Photo © Yiannis Soulis
Credits
Each school group that is selected will take part in one 3-hour workshop.
