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1. Call for Applications: Summer School on Innovative Cleaning in Heritage Science at the University of Pisa 2. Contract Opportunity at Smithsonian NMAI: IPM Recovery Contract Bid Solicitation Open 3. NYC Event: Preserving the Painted Court: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Conservation of Indian Paintings, May 20 4. RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material 5. TCC@50 Conference - Just one month to go 16th and 17th of June 6. RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material 7. RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Sky-Lyn Munoz Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2025 7:40 AM Subject: Call for Applications: Summer School on Innovative Cleaning in Heritage Science at the University of Pisa Message: Diagnosis in Heritage Science: Focus on Innovative Cleaning Methodologies for Painted Art June 30 - July 4, 2025 at the University of Pisa, Italy Join leading experts in heritage science for a week-long intensive summer school at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemist, University of Pisa. This year's focus is on the Green Cluster projects: MOXY <https://www.moxyproject.eu/>, GoGreen <https://www.heritageresearch-hub.eu/project/gogreen/>, and GreenArt <https://www.greenart-project.eu/>, which will provide a comprehensive overview of the scientific basis of cleaning methodologies for painted art, focusing on how to assess the effectiveness and impact of cleaning processes beyond visual inspection. The course features lectures and practical sessions led by international specialists from institutions such as: Tate, Rijksmuseum,University of Amsterdam, The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of Bologna, University of Antwerp, IFAC-CNR, and University of Florence . Topics include: • Scientific Foundations of Cleaning: Understanding the underlying chemical and physical principles governing cleaning processes and how these affect different materials. • Contact Cleaning Methods: Exploration of dry and wet contact techniques, including the use of innovative materials and solvent applications. • Non-Contact Cleaning Methods: Laser-based approaches and emerging non-contact technologies for delicate surfaces. • Assessment and Evaluation Techniques: Methods for assessing the impact of cleaning at the chemical and physical level, including analytical imaging, microscopy, and mass spectrometry. • Ethical and Practical Considerations: A structured approach to decision-making in conservation, balancing effectiveness, safety, and long-term material stability. • Case Studies and Applications: Real-world applications of cleaning methodologies in the conservation of paintings and other cultural heritage objects. • Hands-On Demonstrations and Site Visits Application deadline: May 17, 2025 More information and Registration here <https://www.unipi.it/index.php/maths-physics-and-nature/item/16604-diagnosis-heritage-science> The aim of the Summer School is to equip students from diverse educational backgrounds-both in technical-scientific and humanistic disciplines-with the specialized skills needed to initiate and develop projects focused on the accurate diagnosis and sustainable conservation of Cultural Heritage. Curriculum is designed to train graduated students (Master's degree), in particular PhD students, with interests in Heritage Science. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge and network with peers in a dynamic interdisciplinary setting in Pisa! More information: Summer School 2025 <https://scibec.dcci.unipi.it/summer-school-2025.html> Diagnosis in Heritage Science: 7. <https://www.unipi.it/index.php/maths-physics-and-nature/item/16604-diagnosis-heritage-science> Please see attachment for program schedule! ------------------------------ Sky-Lyn Munoz GoGreen Research Fellow Courtauld Institute of Art London United Kingdom ------------------------------ 2.From: Christine Oricchio Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2025 10:24 AM Subject: Contract Opportunity at Smithsonian NMAI: IPM Recovery Contract Bid Solicitation Open Message: The National Museum of the American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution seeks to contract one individual to provide collections management and integrated pest management (IPM) services to support the ongoing recovery of a webbing clothes moth infestation. The Request for Quote and Statement of Work, which contain the details regarding this contract opportunity are available upon request until May 30, 2025. Requests to obtain these documents will not be accepted after that date. All correspondence regarding this request should include the subject line "NMAI IPM Recovery Contract". Please submit your request for the RFQ, SOW, and any questions to: Christine Oricchio Museum Specialist National Museum of the American Indian [email protected] <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Christine Oricchio Museum Specialist Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Suitland-Silver Hill United States ------------------------------ 3.From: Emma Hartman Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2025 11:47 AM Subject: NYC Event: Preserving the Painted Court: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Conservation of Indian Paintings, May 20 Message: Preserving the Painted Court: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Conservation of Indian Paintings Date/Time: Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 3:00–5:00 PM, Followed by Reception Location: Institute of Fine Arts, NYU 1 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075 To RSVP: Roundtable: Preserving the Painted Court - Tuesday, May 20 at 3:00 - 5:00 PM <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnAg5EOdtmk58BTidgxcemdnmJoZ5vqliFCXHjWh3lGKRReQ/viewform> This round table brings together conservators, art historians, and curators to explore approaches to the conservation and technical study of Indian painting, focusing on large paintings on paper made in Udaipur from about 1700 to 1900. These paintings, each three to five feet long, present the bhava-feel, emotion, and mood-of particular places and times. Iterating the exuberant and ephemeral atmospheres of their city of lakes, Udaipur's artists visualized the city's natural setting in the Aravali mountains and the human interventions that transformed this semiarid terrain. Scholarship, exhibitions, and conservation projects developed in the past five years have shed light on the artistic, political, and ecological contexts in which this genre emerged, advancing Indian painting in new directions. Taking a cue from these recent projects, which critique past narratives of Oriental decadence and artistic inadequacy, this conversation will center ways in which the technical study of paintings contributes to art historical narratives of the period. Through a series of short presentations, speakers will reflect on recent cross-institutional collaborations and highlight case studies of paintings, drawings, and scrolls from collections in India and the United States. Focusing in particular on the power of technical imaging methods, these studies aim to deepen our shared understanding of the strategies Udaipur artists deployed to render moods, memories, and environmental elements of a place and time, and more broadly, to encourage further interdisciplinary study of technical and material aspects of Indian painting. The moderator for the roundtable will be Lisa Conte, Assistant Professor of Paper Conservation at the Institute of Fine Arts. Speakers: Emma Hartman, Mary Jo & Ted Shen Assistant Conservator of Paper at the Yale University Art Gallery Dipti Khera, Associate Professor in the Institute of Fine Arts and Department of Art History at New York University Anuja Mukherjee, Conservator at The City Palace Museum, Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation Marina Ruiz Molina, Conservator, Paper Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bhasha Shah, Conservator at The City Palace Museum, Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation ------------------------------ Emma Hartman Assistant Conservator of Works on Paper Yale University Art Gallery ------------------------------ 4.From: Jo Lynne Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2025 11:47 AM Subject: RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material Message: I have not used Trespa HPL panels, yet the SDS says the product is 70% wood fiber so off gasing would be an issue. https://hvgfacades.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/U5314-HPL-datasheet-12112010.pdf <https://hvgfacades.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/U5314-HPL-datasheet-12112010.pdf> ------------------------------ ~ jo lynne [email protected] NM ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 05-09-2025 15:07 From: Katharine Fugett Subject: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material Hi All, Does anyone have any familiarity with Trespa HPL panels? Our Exhibitions department is very keen on a wood veneer deck within a case. If anyone has knowledge of this product and insight into their use within cases and with collection material, I would love to chat. Please feel free to email me: [email protected] <[email protected]> Thank you! ------------------------------ Kate Fugett Preventive Conservator National September 11 Memorial & Museum Co-Chair, AIC Sustainability Committee ------------------------------ 5.From: Joanne Hackett Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2025 1:35 PM Subject: TCC@50 Conference - Just one month to go 16th and 17th of June Message: 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Textile Conservation Centre at Hampton Court Palace. Whilst its physical location and name have changed, its core aim has remained the same: to educate textile conservators in a dynamic and professional teaching, practice and research environment. Using this significant milestone as a launching point, the conference seeks to celebrate and challenge the diversity, maturity and creativity of our profession. We will explore the many facets of the profession, looking to the future whilst also responding to the legacy of the past and exploring our relationship with others. The 2-day hybrid conference will comprise presentations, posters and round table discussions involving established and early career speakers from around the world. Additionally, for in-person delegates there will be ample opportunities for networking and socialising. You (and your partner, friends and travel companions) are invited to join us on the evening of Monday 16th June for an unforgettable night, live music and traditional Scottish ceilidh dancing at Òran Mór, an iconic venue in Glasgow's West End. Ticket price includes a buffet meal and a welcome drink. Book Tickets Here: TCC@50 : Building on 50 Years of Training, Practice and Research <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/tcc-50-building-on-50-years-of-training-practice-and-research.html> If you would like to get in touch, please email: [email protected]. ------------------------------ Joanne Hackett Lecturer in Textile Conservation University of Glasgow Kelvin Centre for Conservation and Cultural Heritage Research Pinner United Kingdom ------------------------------ 6.From: Katharine Fugett Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2025 1:39 PM Subject: RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material Message: Thanks Jo Lynne, I am aware and that is why I am concerned and reaching out to hear from colleagues. Best, Kate ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 5/13/2025 11:34:00 AM From: Jo Lynne Subject: RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material I have not used Trespa HPL panels, yet the SDS says the product is 70% wood fiber so off gasing would be an issue. https://hvgfacades.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/U5314-HPL-datasheet-12112010.pdf <https://hvgfacades.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/U5314-HPL-datasheet-12112010.pdf> ------------------------------ ~ jo lynne [email protected] NM ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 05-09-2025 15:07 From: Katharine Fugett Subject: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material Hi All, Does anyone have any familiarity with Trespa HPL panels? Our Exhibitions department is very keen on a wood veneer deck within a case. If anyone has knowledge of this product and insight into their use within cases and with collection material, I would love to chat. Please feel free to email me: [email protected] <[email protected]> Thank you! ------------------------------ Kate Fugett Preventive Conservator National September 11 Memorial & Museum Co-Chair, AIC Sustainability Committee ------------------------------ 7.From: Jo Lynne Posted: Tuesday May 13, 2025 5:31 PM Subject: RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material Message: You’re welcome. Good luck. ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 5/13/2025 12:07:00 PM From: Katharine Fugett Subject: RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material Thanks Jo Lynne, I am aware and that is why I am concerned and reaching out to hear from colleagues. Best, Kate ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 5/13/2025 11:34:00 AM From: Jo Lynne Subject: RE: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material I have not used Trespa HPL panels, yet the SDS says the product is 70% wood fiber so off gasing would be an issue. https://hvgfacades.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/U5314-HPL-datasheet-12112010.pdf <https://hvgfacades.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/U5314-HPL-datasheet-12112010.pdf> ------------------------------ ~ jo lynne [email protected] NM ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 05-09-2025 15:07 From: Katharine Fugett Subject: Trespa HPL Panel as deck material Hi All, Does anyone have any familiarity with Trespa HPL panels? Our Exhibitions department is very keen on a wood veneer deck within a case. If anyone has knowledge of this product and insight into their use within cases and with collection material, I would love to chat. Please feel free to email me: [email protected] <[email protected]> Thank you! ------------------------------ Kate Fugett Preventive Conservator National September 11 Memorial & Museum Co-Chair, AIC Sustainability Committee ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to https://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
