Messors workshops

Cultural Heritage Conservation workshops
Puglia, Italy

Art Restoration Workshop
Fresco and Canvas
June 11 -28, 2015

    The workshop will include the practices of conservation and
    restoration of fresco, canvas and statuary (wood, papier-mache,
    etc.).  The session will begin with an introduction, practical
    hands-on experience, excursions and lectures.  After
    introductions which are common to all areas, participants may
    choose a specific area of focus.  There are no prerequisites
    required to participate to this workshop.  The frescoes that
    will be worked on and studied are part of the rupestral
    settlements (underground habitations) located in the Alta Murgia
    area.  Statues and canvases are provided by local churches and
    private collections.  The session provides a practical focus,
    allowing students ample opportunity for participation in
    restoration technique and creation ex-novo.  By learning and
    actively working, participants also contribute to the
    conservation of the rich art and historical heritage of the
    region.  The workshop is complimented by seminars in Art
    History, Geomorphological Studies and Religious Iconography and
    Rituals.  The courses also include several site visits,
    including visits to Sassi of Matera (Unesco World Heritage
    site), the Rupestral Churches Park, museums and art exhibitions.

    Deadline for registration: May 15, 2015

    For registration please contact Messors director Tonio Creanza
    <messors.tonio<-at->gmail<.>com>

    Maximum number of participants: 14

Sustainable Preservation Project
Fornello
July 24 - August 4, 2015

    Fornello is a site made up of a Byzantine fresco cave, 12
    additional cave dwellings and evidence of a settlement dating to
    the 3rd century B.C.  The future goal for the site of Fornello
    is to create a sustainable conservation model through the
    complete restoration of the historical landscape and the
    frescoes, highlighting the importance of the site by converging
    interests, energies and actions toward the preservation of the
    original settlement as well as promoting sustainable living
    practices.  Also, the project aims to support and promote the
    local agro-pastoral community, the history and the heritage of
    the local food culture practices, strongly bound to the
    geomorphological characteristics and climate of the region.
    Participants will work hands-on to stabilize cave entrances and
    skylights, learn the art of dry-stone-wall techniques to
    reconstruct the site's stone walls.  They will be introduced to
    the practices of fresco restoration and the history of Byzantine
    frescoes.  During the work session participants will be given
    instruction on archeological methods, techniques and
    documentation while operating in an historical site.  Time at
    Fornello will be scheduled in half days (4 hours), alternately
    with lectures, guided visits to historical towns and sites, and
    insights on the traditional culinary culture for the other half
    of the days.

    Deadline for registration: June 15, 2015

    For registration please contact Messors director Tonio Creanza
    <messors.tonio<-at->gmail<.>com

    Maximum> number of participants: 14


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