Tag Archive for Art Conservation

Lecture | Conservation of Chinese Cultural Heritage from the Shaanxi Province - Yuan Hong | University of Melbourne

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Murals: Museum of Prince Jieman, Tang Dynast

Associate Professor Yuan Hong will present on Mural conservation and scientific methods used in extraction of cultural information. Murals contained within tombs pose a diverse range of site specific issues in their investigation and conservation. Using microscopic techniques, spectrographic imaging and elemental analysis, information embedded in the murals can be used to inform conservators about the original materials as well as the condition and treatment requirements of these forms of cultural heritage. Ms Zhang Yongjian explores Laboratory-based micro-scale excavation and its application Current methods used in the lab-based, micro-scale excavation of cultural relics are capable of having the combined merits of excavation, archaeometry and conservation. These methods have proven to be especially effective in the excavation and treatment of cultural…

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Symposium | Cultural materials conservation: China and Australia programs

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The Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation together with the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Henan Provincial Administration of Cultural Heritage and the School of History at Zhengzhou University, China will present their internationally significant research on cultural materials excavation, research and conservation in China. The three organisations are internationally recognised institutes located in China’s material culture heartland and have investigated over 30,000 archaeological sites, including the tomb of the First Emperor of China and his terracotta army, the mausolea of Han and Tang emperors, as well as palace sites, Buddhist temples, kiln and bronze sites, and excavations from the neolithic period. This one day event will include professorial papers from the three institutions and CCMC’s cultural materials conservation projects in archaeological ceramics…

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Panel Discussions on Culture and Heritage

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A series of Panel Discussions are being held as a precursor to the ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference 2014 (http://www.icom-cc2014.org/). The events are jointly organised by The Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation at the University of Melbourne and The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM). The panel discussions are open to the public for participation. The events expand on the conference theme of ‘Building strong culture through conservation’ that celebrates the preservation of culture as a powerful and positive force in strengthening society, enhancing people’s sense of identity, and making a difference to people’s lives. The program includes: • Sustainability and environmental standards for cultural collections • Why now?: textile conservation as material culture • Keith Haring mural…

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Lecture | Concealments: Textile Conservation as Material Culture | University of Melbourne

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Concealments: Textile Conservation as Material Culture  | Dr Dinah Eastop, Textile Conservator Conservation responds to environmental, material and social change, including the emotive responses of people. Dr. Eastop’s paper looks at the response to garments concealed within the structure of buildings many years before recent discovery. She will draw on her work for the Deliberately Concealed Garments Project. She initiated this research project in 1998 to help preserve garments (and other artifacts) found hidden within the structure of buildings. How such finds are treated post- discovery varies greatly, depending of many factors (e.g. their material form) and the responses they invoke in finders. In recognising the emotional responses of finders to these unusual objects, and the ‘facts’ of the ‘life…

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Public Lecture | Challenging time: Melbourne’s contribution to the conservation of visual culture at home and beyond | Newman College

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Challenging time: Melbourne’s contribution to the conservation of visual culture at home and beyond Robyn Sloggett, Nicole Tse and Susanna Collis Associate Professor Robyn Sloggett has been at the heart of the developments of teaching, research and conservation practice at the University of Melbourne for more than two decades. She presents here, together with specialist colleagues Dr Nicole Tse and Susanna Collis, some of the achievements, challenges and future directions offered by this exacting and exciting discipline. Date: Tuesday 3 June 2014, 5–6pm Venue: The Oratory, Newman College, University of Melbourne 887 Swanston Street, Parkville Bookings Online http://www.trybooking.com/83965 Contact: Email outreach@snac.unimelb.edu.au  | Telephone 9342 1614

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Fundraising campaign | New Journal on Art Conservation

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A team of around ten art conservation students and graduates from Melbourne University are working together to create a magazine about art conservation. Their intention is to connect artists, their use of materials, techniques and thoughts about conservation with the conservation and museum industry. The magazine is called ‘The Condition Report’ and they welcome submissions from artists who may want their art and practice to be featured. They are also running a Pozible campaign to fund the magazine and you can support them by pre-purchasing the first issue. The Condition Report will be printed in full colour on quality paper, featuring insightful and entertaining articles. It will include interviews with artists, conservators and students, product reviews, project reports, trading corner,…

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Lecture | The Science and Art of Manuscripts

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Hosted by the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies Professor Amir Zekrgoo | A 17th century Illustrated Manuscript of Shahnameh: An Analytical Study Shahnameh, “The Book of Kings”, is the Iranian national epic that was composed in the late 10th century CE by the Iranian poet Abu al-Qasim Ferdowsi. This lecture presents analytical research on an outstanding historical illustrated manuscript of Shahnameh, dated 1021 AH (1612-1613 CE), preserved in the collection of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, International Islamic University, Malaysia. Professor Amir Zekrgoo is an artist, art historian and Indologist. He has to his credit several books and over a hundred journal articles in English, Persian and Urdu. He is presently…

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Art History Seminar Series at Melbourne University | Semester 1 Program

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Art History Seminars at the School of Culture and Communication, Melbourne University Semester 1, 2013 Wednesdays 1-2 pm Venue: ‘The Linkway‘, John Medley Building, 4th Floor All Welcome 6 March | Robert Gunn, George Chaloupka Fellow, Museums & Art Galleries of NT | The Jawoyn rock art project 13 March | Susan Russell | Former Assistant Director, British School at Rome | Herman van Swanevelt, Gaspard Dughet and Bad Weather 27 March | Kathleen Kiernan | University of Melbourne | Refashioning Dutch Art into the English Landscape: The Commercialisation of Landscape Prints in Eighteenth-Century London 17 April | Michael Varcoe-Cocks| Conservator, National Gallery of Victoria | Japonisme wilt: The history, analysis and treatment of John Peter Russell’s Almond tree in blossom  c1887 8 May | Hasan Niyazi & Felicity Harley-McGowan…

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Lecture | The science of conserving Gija art: How Indigenous and Western knowledge systems come together

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Left: Ngalangangpum School, Nancy Nodea. © Copyright in this artwork and text remains with the Artist and Warmun Art Centre respectively. Right: Distribution of iron in pigment sample as determined with PIXE. Courtesy of Petronella Nel.

 The science of conserving Gija art: How Indigenous and Western knowledge systems come together   The Melbourne Materials Institute (MMI) and the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation (CCMC) are pleased to invite you to “The science of conserving Gija art: How Indigenous and Western knowledge systems come together”. In March 2011, floods destroyed the Warmun Community and seriously damaged the significant Warmun Community Art Collection. From this catastrophic event has emerged an exciting engagement between scientists, artists, conservators and art managers that is expanding ways of thinking about art, science and cultural material. Come and join us for a unique insight into the art and science of Indigenous cultural materials conservation and the culture of the Gija people. Speakers A/Prof…

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Reminder | Preserving Outdoor Sculpture and Monuments

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Preserving Outdoor Sculpture and Monuments Places still available in this workshop Presented by the AICCM Objects Special Interest Group with the generous support of the Gordon Darling Foundation Melbourne, 8-9 November 2012 The objective of the workshop is to learn preservation strategies for outdoor sculpture and monuments. Participation is open to individuals responsible for the care of outdoor sculpture and monuments. The workshop is designed primarily for collections managers, public art administrators, and individuals responsible for commissioning, maintaining and administering public art collections. Artists, fabricators, conservators and other individuals who work with public sculpture and monuments are also welcome to attend on a space available basis. This two-day workshop presents the broader preservation issues of commissioning new works of art,…

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Exhibition and Discussion | Made to last: the conservation of art

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Image detail: Penny Byrne, H5N1 Mutant Strain 2011, porcelain figurine, vintage action man gas mask, epoxy resin, re-touching medium, powder pigments, 31 x 13 x 9.5cm. Courtesy the artist and Sullivan + Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney.

Made to last: the conservation of art Ever wondered how to conserve your works of art? What’s involved with keeping your precious paintings free from wear and tear? How do you restore works after damage by flood or fire? Conservators from the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation at the University of Melbourne will be visiting the Latrobe Regional Gallery to discuss all aspects of conservation in a series of special activities on Saturday 22 September 2012. Visitors are invited to bring along small works of art and objects for the conservators to view. During the day the conservators will demonstrate some basic cleaning techniques and will discuss issues of conservation as well as hosting a conservator’s clinic for patrons to bring…

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Panel Discussion | Text & Culture: Preserving Tangible & Intangible Persian Cultural Heritage

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Text & Culture: Preserving Tangible & Intangible Persian Cultural Heritage A Free Panel Discussion at the University of Melbourne The Persian manuscript tradition has continued for centuries through the great authors Firdausi, Omar Khayyam, ‘Attar, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi, Sa’di, Hafiz and Jami. These writings of universal themes transcend time and place and through this engage modern audiences as they did during their authors’ lifetimes. Preservation of the physical texts allows us to engage with the material and explore a people’s cultural identity. Upon further examination of the material components contained within the manuscripts we can uncover clues about the community in which the manuscripts once sat and better understand their cultural practice. Through greater understanding and conversations like this…

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Fundraising Dinner for Warmun Community Art Collection, Oct 21st

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Fundraising Dinner for Warmun Community Art Collection The Warmun Community Art Collection holds some fo the earliest eart produced in the Kimberley. The collection is of historic, spiritual, social, aesthetic, research, art historical and cultural significance. It is critical to our understanding of the Kimberley region, the contribution of the Catholic Church to culture, Australian art history, and Gija history. These works have influenced art that is held in museums and galleries around the world. Its survival is in jeapoardy and held is needed with its preservation. On the 13th March 2011 after weeks of heavy rainfall from a monsoonal trough, the rivers and tributaries in the east Kimberley were already filled when a further deluge ran across the land…

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Symposium: Scoping the future of cultural enrichment through cultural materials conservation

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Symposium Scoping the future of cultural enrichment through cultural materials conservation 16th June 2011, Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, The University of Melbourne Background Understanding the conservation of material culture is framed by the values obtained from diverse and broad disciplines. Together the values identify the line of best fit to inform our understanding of a material that is uniquely constructed and aged in an array of climatic conditions. This one-day conservation symposium organised by the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation (CCMC) includes five panels on current materials based research in Australia across the themes of conservation methodologies, data management, climate and materials, imaging and non-destructive analysis and materials analysis. Research draws on a number of research grants awarded by…

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Lecture: Conservation Challenges of Contemporary Art - Jane Norman

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Melbourne University, Faculty of Arts Public Lecture: Conservation Challenges of Contemporary Art Ms Jane Norman Museums develop standards for protecting works of art under their care and this process, while constantly evolving, is tested most vigorously with the acquisition, installation and collections care of contemporary art. The ephemeral nature of many works, the involvement of living artists, and the questions raised when preserving the integrity of conceptual artwork with replacement components: these are some of the issues facing conservators working to protect and conserve contemporary art. The talk will highlight several examples from American collections where collaboration, compromise and tradition-based conservation training helped find solutions to new challenges in the field of conservation. Biography: Jane Norman is an objects conservator, currently in private practice in Washington, D.C. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and a Master of Arts degree in Ethnographic and Archeological Conservation, both from…

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