ORGANISERS
Working Group Metals of the Commission of Conservators-Restorers of the Czech Association of Museums and Galleries in cooperation with the Methodological Centre for Conservation of the Technical Museum in Brno.
DATE AND VENUE
The seminar will take place on 22 May 2025, from 10.00 to 16.00, at the Technical Museum in Brno, Lecture Hall, 4th floor, Purkyňova 105, Brno-Královo Pole.
AIM OF THE SEMINAR
The intention of the seminar is to present and discuss approaches to the conservation-restoration of metal artefacts with regard to current possibilities and trends in their material and technological research. The interdisciplinary examination of historical materials enables their precise identification, determination of origin and dating, recognition of originality and other features, including the causes and extent of damage. For this reason, it is crucial to choose conservation and restoration procedures that do not compromise or alter the dates or preserved residues, such as traces of surface treatment, remnants of original finishes, decoration, etc., which are subject to necessary investigation by various analytical or imaging methods. On the other hand, it is equally important that the methods of survey and sampling be as minimally invasive as possible to the object. Scientific research and the conservation-restoration of metal artefacts go hand in hand, and the mutual cooperation of the various professionals contributes to improving the treatment procedures and to obtaining as much information as possible about the history of the object. The aim of the seminar is to discuss the above topics using case studies of the survey and treatment of metal artefacts from practice, to highlight the risks of older conservation approaches, the possibilities of modern analytical methods and the correct principles of handling objects during survey and sampling.
SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS
The seminar is intended for conservators-restorers of museums and galleries, as well as private restorers, students of restoration schools, curators of museum collections, archaeologists, researchers and other specialists in related fields.
Those interested in the seminar can register by filling in the electronic registration form on the website no later than 12 May 2025 (registration in the e-form will be launched shortly). The number of participants in the seminar is limited to 90 persons for capacity reasons.
The participation fee of CZK 300 covers the costs of organising the seminar. An invoice will be issued based on the billing information provided in the registration form. Speakers do not pay the participation fee.
PROGRAMME
The programme of lectures will be published on the website of MCK TMB in early May 2025.
REGISTRATION OF LECTURES
Applications for lectures can be submitted no later than 30 April 2025 by filling in the form “Lecture Application Form” and sending it to: dusan.perlik@ngprague.cz; selucka@tmbrno.cz
SEMINAR GUARANTORS
• Ing. Dušan Perlík, Head of the Metals Working Group of the Commission of Conservators-Restorers of the Czech Association of Museums and Galleries, National Gallery in Prague
• Ing. Alena Selucká, Methodological Centre for Conservation of the Technical Museum in Brno