I am forwarding this Call for papers on behalf of the organisation Team at the TU Munich.
*Conference: * *"Die Fassung bewahren - Konservierung und Restaurierung polychromer Bildwerke"* *"Keep color — keep cool - Conservation and restoration of polychrome sculpture"* Fachtagung der Fachgruppe Polychrome Bildwerke *Location: Munich, Germany* Veranstaltungsort / Venue Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstr. 4a 85748 Garching *Dates: 22. und 23. März 2019 / March 22nd/23rd, 2019* Einsendeschluss / Deadline Der Einsendeschluss für die Abstracts ist der 30. Juli 2018. The deadline for submission of abstracts is July 30, 2018. After the great success of the conference on the restoration of panel paintings in May 2015, the focus of another conference organized by the Association of Conservators now will be on polychrome sculptures, and the practise of their conservation and restoration. With the kind support of the Technical University of Munich, the VDR (Verband der Restauratoren - Association of Conservators) and the polychrome sculptures specialty group cordially invite you to the conference on 22nd and 23rd March 2019. The conference will focus on the special challenges of polychrome sculpture and the questions of conservation regarding damaged surface structures or changes in the chromaticity. Antique marble figures, medieval wooden sculptures decorated with pressed brocade or colored plaster sculptures of the 19th century – they all have in common the combination of three-dimensional form and polychrome surface which determines the aim, the concept and the technical realisation of the conservation restoration Since the beginning of sculpture conservation, different approaches have been used. Currently, a restrain regarding interventions is propagated which does not necessarily correspond to the practical approach. But how are decisions made at the moment and which treatments are carried out? What are the expectations placed on the restored sculpture? What factors determine the conservation – and did they change in the recent decades? How do we deal with previous restoration treatments? The conference aims at reflecting the current state in dealing with the surfaces of polychrome sculptures. For this, in addition to theoretical considerations, the practical and technical aspects of the implementation are of particular interest. Various problems, concepts, and the resulting technical implementation will be presented – best practice examples as well as difficult cases, to stimulate discussion. *Deadline for submission of abstracts is July 30, 2018.* *Call For Papers* We are looking forward to welcome free-lanced conservators as well as colleagues from universities, different institutions and museums to report on their experiences. Various problems, concepts, and the resulting technical implementation will be presented – best practice examples as well as difficult cases, to stimulate discussion. You can present your case studies in oral presentations or as posters. Abstracts should have a length of max. 3,000 characters (includ- ing blank spaces) in English or German. Presentations (in English or German) are limited to 20 minutes per speaker. Please also send a significant photograph in TIFF or JPEG format. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the organisa- tion Team. *Einsendeschluss / Deadline* Der Einsendeschluss für die Abstracts ist der 30. Juli 2018. *The deadline for submission of abstracts is July 30, 2018.* *Kontakt / [email protected] <[email protected]>* Organisationsteam / Organisation team Cornelia Saffarian, Sibylle Wulff und Tino Simon (FG Polychrome Bildwerke) Catharina Blänsdorf (TUM) ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
