Valeria Duplat Paper Conservation

05/01/2023

Wishing you all an easy and inspiring new year!
Greetings from Porto 🐰

20/05/2022

This is 'Art Makes Children Powerful' by Bob and Roberta Smith.

Bob and Roberta Smith is a leading voice in the campaign to put art education at the centre of the national curriculum – and he makes his point with his art.

Kids' art can be so much more than just an enjoyable past-time; it's a tool for self-identity, it gives them agency and a voice using their innate creativity.

Do you think art needs to be more central in our school curriculum?

Image: Bob and Roberta Smith, 'Art Makes Children Powerful', 2013. Courtesy the artist, Hales Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Photo © Jonty Wilde.

07/04/2022

Exemplary 👏 Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie / Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

From supplying medicines and food to organizing poetry readings and stress relief workshops, the museum has shifted its focus from art to humanitarian aid.

10/03/2022

DJCAD University of Dundee and Dundee & Angus Convention Bureau is calling for contributions for the conference Sustaining Art: People, Practice, Planet in Contemporary Art Conservation.

The organising team are delighted to announce the Call for Contributions to the upcoming international conference SUSTAINING ART: People, Practice, Planet in Contemporary Art Conservation, taking place at Discovery Point in Dundee, Scotland, and partially streamed online, 9th - 11th November 2022.

The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 29th March, 2022 at 23.59.

Find more information here: https://sway.office.com/l1a0xaydi6XpGv4F?ref=email&loc=play

15/12/2021

06/12/2021

It’s here! The Greener Solvents Handbook - ‘Greener Solvents in Conservation: An Introductory Guide ’ is now available!
The handbook covers considerations of greener solvents, the history of greener solvents and practical steps to greener solutions. This resource also provides information in order to assist conservators in identifying the most harmful solvents in their studio and how to determine greener alternatives. Download it for free today!

Greener Solvents in Conservation: An Introductory Guide, ed. Gwendoline R.Fife, Archetype publications, 2021

https://www.sustainabilityinconservation.com/greener-solvents

30/11/2021

Frost? Nope, for conservation of artworks! I am currently experimenting with this promising and greener cleaning technique with Ambra Giordano and

26/11/2021

Working in situ can be a challenge, but it's also a true privilege I've got as a conservator 😊. I am currently collaborating on a project led by In-Libris, a wonderful place in Porto, a gem for book and paper lovers... This city is full of wonders!

24/11/2021

Join us in November for a two-day online poster session and roundtable webinar showcasing heritage samples collections from around the world. This is an opportunity to discuss the challenges with managing and preserving these diverse and valuable archives and share ideas for future research and conservation.

Full programme available here http://bit.ly/2Z9zv3O

🗓29-30 November 2021

Registration is free 👉 https://iccrom-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mx7UMaySRpatvsrvSo88DQ



The Cyprus Institute National Gallery of Art Politecnico di Milano Tate Geological Museum at Casper College Bulacan State University Universidaddelosandes Riksantikvarieämbetet Zavod za varstvo kulturne dediščine Slovenije Universidad Externado de Colombia Nye Munch Museum Earth Institute Gabinet del Color S.L. Sharjah Archaeology Authority Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara Laboratório HERCULES Getty Conservation Institute National Gallery IPCE. Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España CEPT University Yale University