Part of: The Onassis Library opens its doors to the schools

The art of conserving books and archives

Dates

Prices

Free admission

Location

Onassis Library

Time & Date

Day
Time
Venue
Day
Monday-Friday
Time
09:00
Venue
Onassis Library (Amalias 56, Athens)

Information

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.

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

  • Department of Conservation and Reproduction

    General State Archives of Greece

  • Books and Archives Conservator, MA, Department head

    Angeliki Stasinou

  • Books and Archives Conservator, MA

    Ourania Kanakari

  • Paper and Book Conservator, MA

    Maria Giannikou

  • Paper Conservator, MA

    Penelope Banou

Conditions

Each school group that is selected will take part in one 3-hour workshop.