17th International Conference of Conservation-Restoration Studies (Zagreb 2021)
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- By Sagita Mirjam Sunara
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UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB
Academy of Fine Arts
Department of Art Conservation and Restoration
Zamenhofova 14, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
XVII International Conference of Conservation-Restoration Studies
Zagreb, 21st – 22nd October 2021 [online event]
CALL FOR ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
The Department of Art Conservation and Restoration of the Academy of Fine Arts, University in Zagreb, is pleased to invite you to the seventeenth International Conference of Conservation-Restoration Studies. The conference will be taking place on October 21st and October 22nd, 2021, and will be held online due to the ongoing health and safety measures.
This conference brings together students of three Croatian universities with conservation-restoration departments (Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik), as well as those studying conservation-restoration at foreign higher education institutions. The main objective of the conference is to present practical and research student work or student projects in the field of conservation-restoration carried out in their years of study. All students are welcome to actively participate in the conference and present their work via oral or poster presentation. The presentations are not subject to review on the part of the organizers, which implies that their eligibility and selection is at the discretion of the mentoring teachers.
The conference will be open to the public. The official language of the conference is English. Due to health and safety measures, the conference will be held via the Zoom Video Communication App. The pre-recorded presentations and posters will be streamed during the online meeting, while the Questions & Answers session will be held live. The access link for the Zoom meeting will be sent to all participants via e-mail and will be published on this website.
As the conference has become a biennial event, we would like to inform the students who have graduated after the last conference (Spring of 2019) that they are welcome to participate and present their master’s thesis at this year’s event.
Please direct questions to the official e-mail address of the conference: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The instructions for participating in the conference and all application documents are available in the section FOR AUTHORS (Oral Presentation Application and Poster Application). Examples of completed application forms for oral and poster presentations can also be found there.
Conference invitation161.45 KB
Call for participation259.07 KB
Declaration of Consent314.00 KB
Important dates
Application deadline for oral presentations: June 15th, 2021
Application deadline for poster-presentations: June 15th, 2021
Submission deadline for posters in digital format: September 20th, 2021
Submission deadline for oral presentation recordings: October 1st, 2021
Submission deadline for the full transcript of oral presentations (needed for adding subtitles): October 1st, 2021

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Student Organizing Committee (alphabetically by surname):
Helena Bosnić (Department for Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb)
Ira Fabrio (Art and Restoration Department, University of Dubrovnik)
Iva Galijan (Department for Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb)
Klaudia Hozjan (Department of Conservation-Restoration, Arts Academy of the University of Split)
Karlo Krekić (Department for Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb)
Antonia Kunjašić (Art and Restoration Department, University of Dubrovnik)
Jan Mark Novalija (Art and Restoration Department, University of Dubrovnik)
Kali Radojlović (Department for Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb)
Nađa Tomašević (Department of Conservation-Restoration, Arts Academy of the University of Split)
Mirta Tonc (Art and Restoration Department, University of Dubrovnik)
Bruna Vladović (Department of Conservation-Restoration, Arts Academy of the University of Split)
Faculty Advisory Committee (alphabetically by surname):
Assistant Professor Ana Božičević (Department for Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb)
Associate Professor Mladen Čulić, D.F.A. (Department of Conservation-Restoration, Arts Academy of the University of Split)
Teaching Assistant Marta Kotlar (Art and Restoration Department, University of Dubrovnik)
Assistant Professor Sagita Mirjam Sunara, Ph.D. (Department of Conservation-Restoration, Arts Academy of the University of Split)
Assistant Professor Domagoj Šatović, D.Sc. (Department for Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb)
PROGRAM
Download the full conference programme:
Conference Programme.pdf1.07 MB
Download the Book of Abstracts:
Book of Abstracts3 MB
DAY 1
Day 1, Session 1
9.30–9.40 Introduction / Conference welcome
9.40–10.00 Comparison of several adequate methods for reconstructing missing part on the same cultural heritage object made of metal
Ira Fabrio (University of Dubrovnik)
10.00–10.20 Conserving pottery from Kopila – The city of the dead above the field of life
Gloria Loborec & Laura Divković (University of Dubrovnik)
10.20–10.40 Conservation and restoration treatment of a leather saddle
Ema Thür (University of Dubrovnik)
10.40–10.45 Short break (presenters connecting audio & video)
10.45–11.00 Q&A
11.00–11.55 BREAK
Day 1, Session 2
11.55–12.00 Welcome back
12.00–12.20 Minimal Intervention: The hidden beauty of a 19th century iconostasis cross
Teodora Raicu (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu)
12.20–12.40 Wall cabinets in the Sibiu area
Andrei Buda (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu)
12.40–13.00 The restoration of the Jesus Christ the Vine glass icon
Olaru Vasilica Iuliana (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu)
13.00–13.05 Short break (presenters connecting audio & video)
13.05–13.20 Q&A
13.20–13.55 BREAK
Day 1, Session 3
13.55–14.00 Welcome back
14.00–14.20 Treatment of a polyurethane foam armchair – Aagaard Andersen’s Portrait of my Mother’s Chesterfield
Laura Jacobs (Queen’s University)
14.20–14.40 Practical techniques for creating nanocellulose film and the application of aqueous adhesives
Robin Canham (Queen’s University)
14.40–14.45 Short break (presenters connecting audio & video)
14.45–14.55 Q&A
14.55–15.00 End of Day 1
Follow this link to join the conference on October 20, 2021 (Day 1): https://zoom.us/j/95203762127
Day 1 Oral Presentations Evaluation Form: link
DAY 2
Day 2, Session 1
9.30–9.40 Introduction
9.40–10.00 The study and conservation treatment of Eastern gouache painting Dragon Boat dated 1930, by Tsai Hsueh-Hsi
Tong Pak Heng Henry (National Yunlin University of Science and Technology)
10.00–10.20 Conservation and restoration of two ukiyo-e woodblock prints
Mirta Tonc (University of Dubrovnik)
10.20–10.40 Fragile layers: Consolidation of turkey red textile pattern book designs
Bethany Procopio (Northumbria University)
10.40–10.45 Short break (presenters connecting audio & video)
10.45–11.00 Q&A
11.00–11.55 BREAK
Day 2, Session 2
11.55–12.00 Welcome back
12.00–12.20 Classification of Dubrovnik historic roof tiles Kanalica
Vasilija Todorović (University of Dubrovnik)
12.20–12.40 Diagnostic analysis using endoscopic and microscopic investigation techniques applied in conservation-restoration of a 19th century handbag from the Ethnographic Museum in Dubrovnik
Viktorija Pilon (University of Dubrovnik)
12.40–13.00 Lady in Blue: Investigation of blanching through varnish application on a 16th century portrait
Rachel Childers (State University of New York at Buffalo)
13.00–13.05 Short break (presenters connecting audio & video)
13.05–13.20 Q&A
13.20–13.55 BREAK
Day 2, Session 3
13.55–14.00 Welcome back
14.00–14.20 Student workshops in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubrovnik
Ana Ivković (University of Zagreb)
14.20–14.40 Seven altars from the church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary from in Sutivan on the island of Brač
Jana Siriščević, Luciana Gugić, Dominika Bilač & Rina Dubravec (University of Split)
14.40–14.56 5 min break (presenters connecting audio & video)
14.45–14.55 Q&A
14.55–15.00 End of Day 2
Follow this link to join the conference on October 21, 2021 (Day 2): https://zoom.us/j/92954397396
Day 2 Oral Presentations Evaluation Form: link
DAY 3
Day 3, Session 1
9.30–9.40 Introduction
9.40–10.00 Street art as a part of the museum: Cleaning the mural on the plateau of the Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art (MSU)
Helena Bosnić (University of Zagreb)
10.00–10.20 The restoration of the Marcolino Gandini’s artwork Senza Titolo, mixed media on wood, 1966
Chiarra Fabbri (Academia Aldo Galli)
10.20–10.40 Degradation of the outdoor wooden sculptures from Forma Viva Park in Kostanjevica: Documentation on a case study and conservation guidelines
Lara Skukan & Ana Sterle (University of Ljubljana)
10.40–10.45 Short break (presenters connecting audio & video)
10.45–11.00 Q&A
11.00–11.55 BREAK
Day 3, Session 2
11.55–12.00 Welcome back
12.00–12.20 Identification of photographic processes
Laura-Cassandra Vălean (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu)
12.20–12.40 Photo archive Nenad Gattin
Lucija Habuš (University of Zagreb)
12.40–12.45 Short break (presenters connecting audio & video)
12.45–12.55 Q&A
12.55–13.30 BREAK
Day 3, Session 3
13.30–13.35 Welcome back
13.35–13.55 Digital Art – the challenges and preservation strategies, interview with virtual reality artists: Strategy accompanying the acquisition of VR experience
Paulina Staszkiewicz (Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw)
13.55–14.15 The painting conservator, a participant during the artistic process
Guillemette Caupin (La Sorbonne University)
14.15–14.35 Historical and industrial paints under synchrotron light
Ida Fazlić (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility)
14.35–14.40 Short break (presenters connecting audio & video)
14.40–14.55 Q&A
14.55–15.00 Closing of the Conference
Follow this link to join the conference on October 22, 2021 (Day 3): https://zoom.us/j/95446609876
Day 3 Oral Presentations Evaluation Form: link










