Video gallery – Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
CCI videos deal with topics of interest to those who care for cultural objects as well as those with a general interest in the activities taking place at CCI. The videos not only offer practical advice about issues and questions related to the care, handling and storage of cultural objects, but also offer a behind-the-scenes look at select conservation treatments, in a captive, digital format. Check back often for additions to this ever-expanding video series.
Most recent videos
A Trip Down Memory Lane: CHIN in 1989
Relive some of CHIN’s key projects from the late 1980s.
Video length: 00:09:44
The Mobile Labs of the Canadian Conservation Institute
Have you heard of the mobile labs? At the Canadian Conservation Institute, the 1980s took us on a road trip across Canada.
Video length: 00:03:44
PadCAD: Protective Cushion Design Calculator
This video describes our PadCAD application, a tool that helps you design protective cushioning for the shipment of fragile objects.
Video length: 00:03:23
Time-lapse Video of Deterioration: Oil Painting, Incorrect Relative Humidity
This video demonstrates how very low relative humidity causes cracks to form and expand in an oil painting on canvas.
Video length: 00:01:51
Time-lapse Video of Deterioration: Parchment and Iron Key, Incorrect Relative Humidity
This video demonstrates how high relative humidity causes deformation and mould growth on parchment and causes corrosion on iron.
Video length: 00:01:46
Time-lapse Video of Deterioration: Two Iron Keys, Incorrect Relative Humidity & Pollutants
This video demonstrates how high relative humidity and pollutants cause corrosion to form on two iron keys.
Video length: 00:01:50
Who we are
Preventive conservation
- Facility Assessments
- Monitoring Your Environment
- Risk Management Webcast Part 1: Why Risk-based Decision Making?
- Risk Management Webcast Part 2: Why the Value Pie?
- Risk Management Webcast Part 3: Cost, Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness
- Risk Management Webcast Part 4: Frameworks, Maps, Tools and Patterns
- The Use of Commercial Paints in Museums
- Time-lapse Video of Deterioration: Oil Painting, Incorrect Relative Humidity
- Time-lapse Video of Deterioration: Parchment and Iron Key, Incorrect Relative Humidity
- Time-lapse Video of Deterioration: Two Iron Keys, Incorrect Relative Humidity & Pollutants
- Video – PadCAD: Protective Cushion Design Calculator
CCI Notes
These videos are related to CCI Notes.
- A Conservator's Guide to Preparing Solutions
- Framing a Panel Painting
- How to Make and Use Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Silver Polish
- Stitches Used in Textile Conservation
- Testing Blue Wool for Sulfur
- Time-lapse Photography of Several Silver Compounds Forming in Alkaline Solutions
- Time-lapse Photography of Silver Chloride Forming in Acid Solutions
Learning resources
These videos are related to CCI learning resources.
- Identifying Acetate Base Audio Reels
- Identifying Audio Reels with Binder Hydrolysis
- Labelling CDs
- Lighting Techniques for Photographing Heritage Objects
- Time-lapse Photography of Galvanic Corrosion on an Iron Nail
Conservation projects
- History of the Marseille Petticoat
- The Salzinnes Antiphonal – Part 1: Examination and Technical Analysis
- The Salzinnes Antiphonal – Part 2: Conservation Treatment of the Textblock
- The Salzinnes Antiphonal – Part 3: Conservation Treatment of the Binding
- Treatment of the Marseille Petticoat