Gilding for Beginners

Course

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

London Metropolitan University exists to transforms lives. We take pride in helping students reach their goals and succeed in their future careers.The course aims to offer those who wish to gain an introduction to the skills of the gilder, or to refresh or extend their skills, an opportunity to do so.

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Location

Start date

London
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31 Jewry Street, EC3N 2EY

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now closed

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Subjects

  • IT
  • University
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

London Met invests in you: from our purpose-built newsroom to our state-of-the-art superlab, we aim to create a stimulating and unique learning environment for our students. Our courses have received top marks from the UK's Quality Assurance Agency and many are accredited by a wide range of professional bodies. Our lecturers are leaders in their field: in the latest Research Assessment Exercise, over two-thirds of the University’s research output was judged to be world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised.

We go the extra mile with our investment. We do this through our five-star promise, our pledge to connect our students with opportunities to boost their career skills. We put employability at the heart of our curriculum through helping you find placements, work experience and voluntary opportunities across a wide variety of organisations.

Course structure

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • identify and choose appropriate leaf metal for the gilding of surfaces
  • prepare a suitable ground for oil or water gilding on wooden substrates.
  • effectively use the tools of the gilders trade to produce a gilded artefact using gold, silver or Dutch metal leaf.

Gilding for Beginners

Price on request