MANSFIELD, PA- “Care and Conservation of Glass” will be the topic of a lecture by Stephen Koob, chief conservator of the Corning Museum of Glass, on Tuesday, November 3, 6 p.m. in Allen Hall, Room 104. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Koob received an MA in Classical Archaeology from Indiana University, and a BSc in Archaeological Conservation and Materials Science from the Institute of Archaeology, University of London.
He spent five and a half years as conservator of the Agora Excavations with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece. From 1986-1998 Koob worked as conservator, specializing in ceramics and glass, at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. He came to Corning In 1998..
Koob also continues teaching archaeological conservation at the site of Samothrace, in northern Greece, and has numerous conservation interns at Corning. He has recently published a book, Conservation and Care of Glass Objects.
The lecture is sponsored by MU Art Acquisition and Exhibition Committee and the Student Government Association (SGA). It is supported by student activity fees.