Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration

L'influence des biocides sur la conservation des Naturalia

Pfister, Aude-Laurence

Mémoire de diplôme HES : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2008.

The presence of biocides in the process of protecting natural history collections from pest attacks can lead to health problems and can also have effects on the materials of specimen. This essay attempts to study the influence of pesticides on the conservation of naturalia, which are made of composite organic materials. This mainly includes vertebrates, insects, herbarium collections and specimen...

Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration

Evaluation spatiale des réserves du Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Fribourg

Michel, Aline

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2010.

In the context of our thesis, concluding three Bachelor’s years at the High School of Conservation-Restoration Arc in La Chaux-de-Fonds, we completed a spatial evaluation for the storage of the collections of the Fribourg’s Museum of Art and History. Our placement/training lasted ten weeks, from May to July 2010. A spatial assessment aims to determine the space requirements and storage...

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Etude et identification des matériaux de rembourrage des spécimens naturalisés anciens : le cas des collections du Musée d'histoire naturelle de Neuchâtel

Bénesteau, Gaëlle

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2015.

The taxidermy is the art to shape an animal skin on a dummy, recreating the appearance of the animal during his life. The materials used to give back the volume are very varied. These stuffings can be vegetable, animal, mineral or synthetic, and have their malleability in common. The problem is that the nature of these materials is poorly documented, and unknown because of their internal and...

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La collection en fluide du Musée botanique de l'Université de Zürich : conservation-restauration de six spécimens, identification/sélection de solutions de préservation et tests d'étanchéité des matériaux de scellement

Dangeon, Marion

Mémoire de master : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.

This master thesis concerns the conservation-restoration of six uncommon specimens of the botanical spirit collection of the botanical Museum of Zurich University. Our study focused firstly to define and present the nature and components of a spirit collection via a literary journal. This revealed a large panel of techniques and materials employed within this type of collection and specificities...

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Documentation et caractérisation de l'état de dégradation de peaux de mammifères : évaluation d'un corpus conservé au Musée d'histoire naturelle de Neuchâtel

Goetz, Anne-Catherine

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2016.

The taxidermy is the art of shaping an animal skin to give it the appearance of life, while ensuring its preservation. This goes from the preparation of the skin to its mounting. The choice and application of skin preservation methods are essential and decisive stages, because they will influence the stability of the specimen in the long term. A large share of skins stored in museums of natural...