Third notebook entry : My internship Hi guys, Today i would like to introduce you my internship . This is why I don't have much time to send you message. I finish all my exam on June the 28th so I promise that during the month of july I will have much more time and I will be much more present !! I have done my interneship at the Louvre Muséum In Paris, France. Only few people know about it but there is a hudge laboratory in the basement. During my internship, I look at pastel which are known to be the most fragile works. I had this chance because three years ago, somes pieces by Redon and Degas have been loaned in order to do some temporary exhibition in France ans in Spain. Following these lending, the C2RMF ( the research and restoration center of Museum in France) has been asked to undertake a study to know the transportation and exposure reaction of these material. The first thing to know, before carrying the study is the composition of a stick pastel. At first, the pigment which gave the color. It can be organic, meneral or complex. Then the filler ( the mostly use are chalk and clay ) which gave the texture. And finally the binder used in very small amounts ( around 1% ) I have used many methods of analysis (?) using as guideline the size. I began with the observation with the naked eye and ended with the X-ray diffraction which allows me to have the molecular structure which composes the pastel. :)