Conference: Conservation of Chinese graphical collections

Conference
Conservation of Chinese Graphical Collections
Royal Asiatic Society, London
13 April 2010

Our cultural heritage is scattered and shared across continents,
subjected to a wide variety of values, histories, cultural attitudes
and uses.  We are learning that there is much to learn from these
different approaches, to increase the potential and choices of
conservation methods.  Both the traditional and the new contribute
to the ways of caring for the collections. Chinese art is becoming
increasingly important, both for cultural relations and
commercially.  The topic is of interest to curators, conservators
and collectors.

This full day conference provides an rare opportunity to compare
these approaches.  Expert contributors from both China and Europe
describe and demonstrate their techniques, with time for discussion
and exploration of the synergy generated.

Dr Cheng, a curator and researcher in paper making technques, will
set the scene with the collection management and study of an
important Chinese museum collection. Contrasting the traditional
Chinese conservation techniques with the Western will be the subject
of contributions from The British Museum (scroll paintings),
Victoria and Albert Museum (export wall paper and Thanka paintings),
the British Library (Dunhuang manuscripts) and Artability (book
bindings).

The attendance numbers have been limited to enable those attending
to see demonstration of Thanka conservation techniques.

Cost: UKP85, with a discretionary price of UKP70 for students

Please email Xuhua Zhan <artability.art<-at->googlemail<.>com> to book your
place and arrange payment.

See

    <URL:http://www.chinacultureconnect.com>

Programme

    9.30am              Introduction
                            Velson Horie

    9.45am              Conservation and Preservation  for graphical
                        collection in a Chinese Museum
                            Dr Cheng Cunjie
                            Guangzhou Museum

    10.20am             Conservation for Chinese Scroll Paintings
                            Ms Qiu Jinxian/Valentina Marabini
                            Himaraya Studio, The British Museum

    10.55am             Conservation for Chinese export wall paper
                            Merryl Huxtable
                            Victoria and Albert Museum

    11.30am
                        Chinese ancient books, binding and history
                            Ms Xuhua Zhan

    12.00pm             Discussion

    12.30pm             Lunch

    14.00pm             Conservation of Dunhuang Manuscripts
                            Wingyui Wong
                            The British Library

    14.35pm             Dunhuang Collection, History of preservation
                        and development
                            Sam van Schaik
                            IDP, British Library

    15.10pm             Conservation and Preservation for Tibetan
                        Thanka Paintings
                            Teresa Heady/Michael Wheeler
                            Victoria and Albert Museum

    15.40pm             Tea

    16.10pm-18.00pm     Demonstration: Thanka painting conservation
                        technique
                            Teresa Heady/Michael Wheeler Victoria and
                            Albert Museum


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