Activity : Tour: Conservation Lab of Hong Kong Museum of History

Date : 6 July 2019

Time : 8:45 am – 10:15 am

Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes

 

Description of activity

The subject area of the activity was paper conservation. The activity was a one and a half hours private group tour for HKU SPACE students. It was organized by Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The tour guide was Mr. Chung Tat Chi. There was a Q & A session at the end of the tour.

 

Reflection of activity

The objective of the activity was to let participants have better understanding of paper conservation treatment. I have attended the tour because I wanted to explore how paper conservation treatment be done at conservation lab. After the tour, I understood the characteristic and conservation principles of paper. Also, I learned there are two instruments named leaf casting and conservation machine which used for paper conservation purpose. The learning outcomes benefited my study about conservation of books. I will keep the paper conservation principles in mind when I need to handle damaged books in my workplace.