Workshop on conservation of outdoor bronze monuments

Conservation and Management of outdoor bronze monuments
A Workshop in Genoa
December 2-4, 2004

The workshop will be supported by the Italian Ministero per i Beni e
le Attivito Culturali (MiBAC). It is promoted by Istituto Centrale
per il Restauro (ICR), Soprintendenza Regionale per i Beni e le
Attivito Culturali (BAC) of Liguria, Soprintendenza per il
Patrimonio Storico Artistico e Demoetnoantropologico (PSAD) of
Liguria, the Genoa Branch of the Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR)
of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) and by the Museum
Direction of Genoa Municipality. This workshop is proposed to
researchers, restorers, curators, owners and technical staffs. Its
main aim is to constitute a relevant meeting opportunity for a wide
exchange of experience and practise for the conservation of outdoor
bronze monuments at the European level.

Aims and scope:

    *   To enlighten the state of the art about management,
        analysis, restoration and maintenance of outdoor bronze
        monuments (statues, doors, bells, etc.)

    *   To focus on the knowledge gathered and on the tasks to be
        developed in the future

    *   To help in promoting best practise guidelines for bronze
        conservation at European level and to take care of their
        diffusion

 More exhaustive information  will be found at
<URL:http://www.bmc2004.org>

Giancarlo Buzzanca
Istituto Centrale per il Restauro
p.za S. Francesco di Paola, 9
00184 Roma, Italy


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