This masterclass is organized by the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage and focuses on the practice and discussion of a risk based decision making model for climate control. The steps include valuation of collection and building, analysis of the possibilities the building offers, collection needs and control over the indoor climate. From valuation to the development and planning of options for climate risk mitigation.Participants practise each stage of this approach by working, discussing and studying in a real historic house with its collection. The course emphasizes on communication and teamwork.

Prof. Thea van Oosten en Anna Laganà, both researchers at the Netherland Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN), will give a Masterclass on Plastics Degradation and Preservation in Porto, Portugal.

Plastics are increasingly found in museum collections, for example in ethnographical and textile collections. They were used to imitate precious materials like ivory and amber. However since the 1960th , plastics are also to be found in modern art collections and design collections, collections of household goods and in collections of scientific equipment.