Call for papers--Upholstery

Call for papers
Upholstery
ICOM-CC Interim Meeting
Colegium Maximum
Jagielonski University
Krakow, Poland
May 13-18, 2007

An interim conference organized by the ICOM-Poland Committee; the
ICOM Conservation Committee--Leather Working Group; Textile Working
Group, and the Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer Working Group; in
concert with the National Museum in Krakow

This conference seeks to provide a forum for conservators of
different specialties to join in discussing issues and problems
related to upholstery encompassing a broad understanding of this
subject. While one conservator might be asked to repair and conserve
an upholstered object, the project may actually cross many borders
and disciplines from archaeology to tapestry, from leather to
lacquer, from wood to ethnographic art. This meeting will focus on
presenting an overview of the current state of conservation and
restoration research, practice and progress in the field of
upholstery and related materials. Successes, challenges, peculiar
problems, good protocols, and cautionary tales are sought.

Abstracts consisting of 500 words presenting a summary of the
proposed paper/ poster in English or Polish should be submitted to
the coordinators of the Working Groups by December 20, 2006.

Leather:

    Andreas Schulze
    Landesamt fur Denkmalpflege Sachsen
    Schlossplatz 1
    01067 Dresden
    Germany
    andreas.schulze [at] lfd__smi__sachsen__de

Textiles:

    Mary Ballard
    Museum Conservation Institute
    Smithsonian Institution
    4210 Silver Hill Road
    Suitland MD 20746
    USA,
    Fax: 301-238 3709,
    ballardm [at] scmre__si__edu

Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer:

    Dr. Hany Hanna
    Department of Conservation,
    Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)
    Cairo, Egypt
    Mobile: +20 12 4176742
    hhnnc [at] yahoo__com

It is the intention of the organisers to publish all accepted papers
in English and Polish.  Oral presentations at the conference will
also be allowed in both official languages of the meeting, and
simultaneous translation will be provided.

Malgorzata Sawicki
Senior Conservator / Head of Frames Conservation
Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Road
The Domain
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 9225 1766
Fax: +61 2 9221 6226


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