Conference on preventive conservation

"Before, during..., instead of restoration"
University Campus Auditorium
University of Parma
Parco Area delle Scienze 59/A 43124 Parma
16-17 November 2012

Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro (CESMAR7) and
University of Parma are glad to announce the 6th Biennial
International Congress "Colour and Conservation", 2012 Edition

The Congress will particularly concern the theme of "Preventive
Conservation".

As usual, different international professionals are invited to give
their contribution (scientific researches, open studios experiences,
theoretical and methodological aspects of the question, technical
solutions, studies etc.) about the matter, in accordance to the aim
of the minimum intervention and keeping the restorers/conservators'
perspective.

For further information and registration see

    <URL:http://www.cesmar7.org>

    <URL:http://cesmar7.org/congresso-cc-2012>

or contact

    cesmar7<-at->cesmar7<.>org
    Mobile: +39 348 32 12 820

First Day
Friday, 16 November, 2012

        09.00               Registration

        10.00               Welcome

        10.20               Introductory address: "Before, during
                            and... instead of restoration treatment"

                                E. Signorini, CESMAR7 President

    First Session
    Comparison of Two Paths
    Chairman: S. Rinaldi
    University of Tuscia

        10.50           "A conversation with Erasmus Weddigen"

                            E. Weddigen[1], M. Fratelli[2]

                                (1) Founder of the first
                                    Conservation School of
                                    Switzerland and SKR/SCR

                                (2) Staff Director for Museums, Town
                                    of Milan

        11.30           "For a conservation ethics: back to the
                        principles"

`                           G. Bonsanti
                            Professor of conservation at Turin and
                            Florence

        11.50           "Poster Session: Presentation"

                            C. Lodi, A. Colombo
                            Cesmar7

                        Brief introduction to the studies by the
                        authors

        12.50           Lunch break

    Second Session
    Choices and Methods: Preservation and Environmental Control
    Chairman: M. Fratelli
    Staff Director for Museums, Town of Milan

        14.30           "The environmental control in the UNI-NORMAL
                        and in the European regulations for the
                        conservation of cultural heritage"

                            D.Camuffo
                            Vice-President of UNI-Normal, Technical
                            Committee Member and Convenor at the
                            European Committee for Standardization
                            (CEN/TC346). National Research Council
                            of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric
                            Sciences and Climate, Padua, Italy

        14.50           "Some environmental control examples run
                        within the 'Climate for Culture' European
                        project"

                            Chiara Bertolin[1], Isabella
                            Bighignoli[2], Dario Camuffo[1,2], Marta
                            Tonellato[2], Anna Vergottini[2]

                                (1) Institute of Atmospheric
                                Sciences and Climate,
                                (ISAC)--National Research Council
                                (CNR)

                                (2) University of Padua

        15.10           "Assisted monitoring system for the
                        preventive conservation of cultural
                        heritage: from the project to the
                        application"

                            P. Mandrioli[1,2], D. Fernandez[2,1],
                            P. De Nuntiis[1], L. Branzanti[3]

                                (1) ISAC CNR, Bologna

                                (2) Universidad de Leon, Spagna

                                (3) Pegasoft srl, Bologna

        15.30           "Back to the beginning of climate control
                        looking at the technical literature and
                        Modern  Age buildings: from data towards
                        further observations"

                            A. Grimoldi, Politecnico of Milan

                        "Case study 1: Villa Reale in Milan"

                            A. Luciani, C. Manfredi
                            Politecnico of  Milan

                        "Case study 2: The palazzina di Boscofontana
                        (MN)"

                            D. Del Curto
                            Politecnico of  Milan

        16.20           "The swedish approach"

                            A. Luciani
                            Politecnico of Milan

        16.40           "The conservation of historical and artistic
                        heritage: the necessity of an integrated
                        project"

                            M. Ciatti
                            Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence

        17.00           Break

        17.20           "A city for archives: Digitalization and
                        preventive conservation: a double strategy
                        for saving our memory"

                            M. Montanari[1], A. Antonelli[2]

                                (1) Biologist, CESMAR7 scientific
                                coordinator

                                (2)  Scientific Coordinator of the
                                project "A city for archives"

        17.40           "The Tuchleine of St. Nicholas of Bari
                        (Casbas, Huesca): Preservation and
                        maintenance  plan"

                            G. Torres Llopis, R. Piquero Fernandez
                            Escuela Superior de Conservacion y
                            Restauracion de Bienes Culturales de
                            Aragon

        18.00           "Determining allowable environments for
                        cultural materials and objects"

                            M. F. Mecklenburg[1], L. Fuster Lopez[2]

                                (1) Smithsonian Museum Conservation
                                Instutute, Washinghton DC USA

                                (2) Departamento de Conservacion y
                                Restauracion de Bienes Culturales
                                Universidad Politecnica de Valencia,
                                Spain

        18.20           Conclusion

Second Day
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Third Session
Canvas and Paper Supports: The Choice of Methods
Chairman: A. Casoli, University of Parma

        9.00            "The de-acidification of canvas paintings"

                            S. Hackney
                            Senior consultant for Conservation
                            Science, Tate, London

        9.20            "The use of nanomaterials for the
                        deacidification of book and archival
                        products"

                            R. Giorgi, G. Poggi, N. Toccafondi,
                            P. Baglioni CSGI and Department of
                            Chemistry--University of Florence

        9.40            "PH and DP studies of canvas paintings"

                            M. Oriola[1], M. Strlic[2],
                            G. Campo1[1], A. Mozir[3],
                            A. Nualart[1], C. Ruiz[1]

                                (1) Conservation Section, Faculty of
                                    Fine Arts, University of
                                    Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

                                (2) Centre for Sustainable Heritage,
                                    The Bartlett School of Graduate
                                    Studies, University College
                                    London, London, UK

                                (3) Faculty of Chemistry and
                                    Chemical Technology, University
                                    of Ljubljana, Ljubljana,
                                    Slovenia

        10.00           "Lyophilizing as a method for saving flooded
                        volumes and books subjected to a microfungi
                        attack"

                            F. Troiano[1], N. Barbabietola[1],
                            P. Colaizzi[1], M. Montanari[2],
                            P. Livi[3], F. Pinzari

                                (1) ICRCPAL-Istituto Centrale per il
                                    Restauro e la Conservazione del
                                    Patrimonio Archivistico e
                                    Librario, Laboratorio di
                                    Biologia, Ministero per i Beni e
                                    le Attivita Culturali

                                (2) Dipartimento di Protezione
                                    Valorizzazione Agroalimentare
                                    Alma Mater Studiorum University
                                    of Bologna

                                (3) Restorer at Frati and Livi
                                    s.r.l.

        10.20           "Farnesia Arbor: Historical introduction,
                        notes on the artwork and the overtaken
                        treatments"

                            A. Casoli[1], C. Isca[1],
                            F. Romagnoli[3],  I. Saccani[2],
                            F. Saggese[1]

                                (1) University of Parma
                                (2) CESMAR7
                                (3) Restorer, Parma

        10.40           "Round table: Comparison between the
                        previous speakers "Prospects for the actions
                        of deacidification" Questions from the
                        audience"

        11.00           Break

        11.30           "Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo: conservation
                        of graphic artworks related to the paintings
                        Il Quarto Stato and Sul fenile, from the
                        Atelier-Museum in Volpedo"

                            C. Frosinini[1], L. Montalbano[1],
                            S. Micheli[2], C. Rigacci[2]

                                (1) Technical Director of Drawings
                                    and Prints Conservation
                                    Department, Opificio delle
                                    Pietre Dure, Florence,

                                (2) Restorer cooperating with
                                    Opificio delle Pietre Dure,
                                    Florence

Fourth Session
Materials Survey
Chairman: Oscar Chiantore
University of Turin

        11.50           "The influence of size and ground layers of
                        a canvas on its stiffening and orthotropy"

                            A. Roche
                            engineer and conservator, LARCROA

        12.10           "The choice of consolidating materials:
                        concerns and solutions"

                            R. Ploeger[1], E. Rene de la Rie[1],
                            C. McGlinchey[2]

                                (1) National Gallery of Art
                                    Washington

                                (2) DC Museum of Modern Art, New
                                    York, NY

        12.30           "Modular elastic systems with mobile bond
                        for the mounting and conservation of
                        decorated leather fragments"

                            F. Del Zotto
                            Restorer, Udine

        12.50           "Wood treatment with metal nonpolar matrix
                        chelants and functionalized silica gels.
                        Notes on the preparation and
                        chemical-physical characterization"

                            M. Berlanda[1], G. Predieri[1],
                            O. Allegretti[2]

                                (1) University of Parma

                                (2) C.N.R.-IVALSA, Istituto per la
                                    Valorizzazione del Legno e delle
                                    Specie Arboree, San Michele,
                                    Trento

        13.10           Lunch Break

Fifth Session
Handling Strategies
Chairman: A. Giordano
CESMAR7 Vice-president

        14.40           "The big canvas from the ceiling of the
                        Galleria Dorada of Gandia, Spain.
                        Dismantling and reallocation, restoration
                        and elastic refunctionalization of original
                        stretchers."

                            A. Iaccarino Idelson[1], C. Serino[2]

                                (1) Equilibrarte s.r.l., CARLO BO
                                    University, Urbino

                                (2) Equilibrarte s.r.l.

        15.00           "Protective facing for big canvas paintings.
                        Survey of the selected materials for the
                        treatment of artworks from Palazzo Ducale of
                        Gandia, Spain."

                        S. Martin-Rey, M. Castell-AgustaI,
                        V. Guerola-Blay, C. Robles-De La Cruz
                        University Institute for Heritage
                        Restoration, University of Valencia (Spain)

        15.20           "Non-invasive methods for a safe handling of
                        artworks"

                        D. Riggiardi
                        Restorer, Milan

        15.40           Conclusions

Scientific Commitee:

    Chiara Batocco, Roberto Bestetti, Antonella Casoli, Ambra
    Giordano, Maria Fratelli, Chiara Lodi, Matteo Montanari, Ilaria
    Saccani, Erminio Signorini, Mariachiara Stefanini, Davide
    Riggiardi, Antonella Tumminello

Management Commitee:

    Chiara Batocco, Michela Berzioli, Simonetta Camuffo, Clelia
    Isca, Chiara Lodi, Ilaria Saccani, Valentina Emanuela Selva
    Bonino, Claudio Rezzolla


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