E-NEWSLETTER 2/2009 Publisher: Encore European Network for Conservation - Restoration Education
E-NEWSLETTER 2/2009 Publisher: ENCoRE European Network for Conservation - Restoration Education
Editorial Staff René Larsen René Hoppenbrouwers Rupert Featherstone Karen Borchersen
ENCoRE Secretariat: Karen Borchersen School of Conservation Esplanaden 34 DK-1263 Copenhagen K Denmark
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Members of the Board: René Larsen (Chairman), Ulrich Schießl (Vice Chairman), Wolfgang Baatz (Secretary), Rupert Featherstone (Treasurer), René Hoppenbrouwers (Vice Secretary), Vasilike Argyropoulos (Fundraiser) Marzenna Ciechańska (Special Affairs), Roch Payet (Special Affairs),
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ENCoRE – General Assembly dd. 23-24/10/’08 – INP (both locations), Paris, France...... 5 Annex 1 - List of Participants...... 7 Annex 2: Chairman’s report...... 9 annex 3: Accounts 2006-2008...... 13 SECOND ORANIENBAUM COLLOQUIUM...... 15 ORANIENBAUM COLLOQUIUM 2008...... 17 The yearly bibliography of diploma works and theses...... 21
E-Newsletter 2/2009 ENCoRE ENCoRE – General Assembly dd. 23- 24/10/’08 – INP (both locations), Paris, France.
Thursday 23/10/’08 Escola des Artes, Porto: unanimous + - 9.40 : “Welcome” by Dir. Mireille Delbecque Escola Sup. de Techn. de Tomar: unanimous + and “Introduction about INP” by Astrid The new members receive their voting cards Brandt. from KB. - 10.15 : Opening of the GA by interim- Partners: 2 chairman Wolfgang Baatz Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen : unani- mous + Thanks to the organizers. Museum of the Hellenic Nobel Collection : unani- 2008 = 10th anniversary of ENCoRE; since 1998 mous + , under condition that there is a link with C-R Education underwent a lot of changes and C/R as stipulated in the ENCoRE statutes. VA will ENCoRE played an important role in this evolu- check. tion. Apologies from RL; AB and JA. New members and partners are asked to send in Presentation of all participants in the meeting their information for the Journal and the website room. List of participants (See annex 1) to KB within 1 month !
Approval of the agenda: change: approval of C-R On recommendation of US and WB the Gen. EQF after the information given by ECCO. Ass. decides unanimously to award Anne Bacon (Member of the Board since the foundation of Election of Auditors: Jeremy Hutchings (Oslo) and ENCoRE) the status of “Honorary Member”. Christoph Herm (Dresden) are elected. - 12.25 : EQF Report of the Board (text by RL read by WB – See Information provided by Susan Corr (ECCO). annex 2) Extra information by RH on the item ‘C-R terminol- - 14.40 : Discussion on EQF ogy’ and the ICOM-CC meeting in New Delhi; by The proposed text (EQF level 6,7,8) written by US on the ‘Oranienbaum-colloquium’ (Ph-D stu- RL (See annex 3) is in line with the previous dents and –promotors) : a new meeting is planned ENCoRE-documents. But the text has to be cor- next year in Dessau-Wörlitz; by VA on the item rected (better English!) and refined, as it is only ‘CEN 346’ : including an open call to take part in a preliminary working basis, a first draft. Proper this through the national committees. definitions are certainly needed. A working group will be created together with ECCO in order to One comment from our Spanish colleagues: the write a common, clear text, as soon as possible. legislation didn’t change yet, education there is Vote: 18 + / 0 - / 1 Abst. still 240 ECTS at Bachelors level. Note: The following publication can be helpful: - 11.50 : Admission of New Members and KENNEDY, D. : “Writing and Using Learning Out- Partners : comes”, University College Cork, Ireland, Quality Members: 3 Promotion Unit, UCC, 2007. University of Amsterdam : unanimous + Note: Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg (SRAL) - 16.30 : ERASMUS multilateral networking remains Full Member until the last students of Two possible initiatives seem to get broad sup- the ‘old system’ finish their studies at the SRAL port: (September 2009). After that the Board of ENCoRE 1) network meetings concerning the EQF has to define the precise future position of the system foundation SRAL, according to the statutes. 2) network meetings for staff members
E-Newsletter 2/2009 specialised in a specific discipline e.g. The new Board “archaeological objects”. René Larsen Other initiatives could be taken concerning C-R Ulrich Schießl PhD; C-R-students; etc. Wolfgang Baatz All ideas and proposals should be sent to VA, and Vasilike Argyropoulou the new Board will try to work out some initia- Marzenna Ciechanska tives. Rupert Featherstone Roch Payet Special initiatives towards non-EU countries are René Hoppenbrouwers more a task for ICCROM. Some members also provide C/R-courses by means of e-learning. - 14.45 : Next General Assembly Vienna, end of September 2010. Friday 24/10/’08 Vote: unanimous + - 9.30 : Visit of the INP-studios and –library - 12.00 : info on CEN by David Cueco- - 15.00 : WB thanks Astrid Brandt and the Aguilella IPN for the organisation and thanks all - 12.15 : Info on the E-Newsletter 1-2008 and the participants. Closing of the General E-Journal (JCRE) 1-2008 by KB. WB thanks Assembly. (The new Board of ENCoRE has KB for her work and asks the members and a short meeting after the closing of the GA. partners for regular contributions. (See separate report.)) - 12.20 : Accounts (See annex 3) KB (instead of Anne Bacon who is absent) presents Report: Joost Caen, Vice-Secretary of ENCoRE. the balances 2006 – 2007 and 2008. The balance is positive. WB ask the auditors for ------their report. The auditors having assessed the accounts advise a positive vote. The accounts are voted: unanimous + . WB I want to thank very warmly all the colleagues of thanks KB for her efforts and good care. the Board of ENCoRE for more than ten years of fine friendship and fruitful collaboration. - 12.30 : Jeremy Hutchings presents the implementation of the ‘Learning Outcomes’ Joost. at Conservation Studies in Oslo. KB will send out the information to all members by e- mail. WB thanks Jeremy for his contribution. (Annex 4)
- 14.30 : Election of new Board Members
The members of the present Board are candi- dates for the new Board, except for Joost Caen (Antwerp), Astrid Brand (ex INP), Anne Bacon (ex Northumbria) and Joanna Arczynska (Torun), who step down.
Three new candidates are presented: 1) Marzenna CIECHANSKA, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland 2) Rupert FEATHERSTONE, Hamilton Kerr, Cambridge, Great Britain 3) Roch PAYET, INP, Paris, France Vote: unanimous +
ENCoRE Annex 1 - List of Participants
Austria Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wolfgang Baatz Universität für Angewandte Kunst Wien Gabriela Krist Belgium Hogeschool Antwerpen Joost M.A. Caen Ann Laenen Kristel De Vis Carolien Van der Star Ecole nationale supérieure des Arts visuels de La Cambre
Czech Republic Academy of Fine Arts Prague Iris Brunner (student) Institute of Restoration and Conservation Techniques Litomysl, o.p
Denmark School of Conservation Karen Borchersen Finland Vantaa Institute of Arts and Design Tannar Ruuben France INP - Institut National du Patrimoine Astrid Brandt-Grau Patricia Vergez Martin Bailly Roch Payet Fabrice Rubiella (student) Université de Paris Sorbonne 1
Germany Fachhochschule Erfurt
Fachhochschule f. Technik u. Wirtschaft Berlin
Fachhochschule Köln
Fachhochschule Potsdam Werner Koch Steffen Laue Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst
Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden Ulrich Schießl Cristoph Herm Anne Wermescher Esther Rapaport (student) Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart Carlonia Soppa Technische Universität München
E-Newsletter 2/2009 Greece Technological Educational Institution of Athens Vasilike Argyropoulos Hungary Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts
Malta Heritage Malta
Netherlands Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg René Hoppenbrouwers Kate Seymour University of Amsterdam Suzanne Maarschalkerweerd Norway University of Oslo, Institute of Archaeology, Jeremy Hutchings Poland Academy of Fine Arts (Warzaw) Marzanna Ciechanska Akademia Sztuk Pieknych (Krakow) Grzegorz Kostecki Mirella Bretonniere Nicholas Copernicus University Torun
Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Instituto Politecnico de Tomar João Coroado Escola das Artes - Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
Spain Escuela Superior de Conservacion y Restauracion de Bienes Cultura David Gomez Angel Gea Garcia Sweden Göteborg University, Institute of Conservation, Elizabeth Peacock Switzerland Haute école d’arts appliqués Arc
Hochschule der Kuenste Bern Sebastian Dobrusskin SUPSI Giacinta Jean United Kingdom Hamilton Kerr Institute Rupert Featherstone Northumbria University at Newcastle
Textile Conservation Centre
The London Institute
University of London, Courtauld Institute of Art
E.C.C.O. Monica Martelli Castaldi Susan Corr David Aguillela Cueco
ENCoRE Annex 2: Chairman’s report René Larsen
Since our successful General Assembly in Maas- to the Conservator-Restorer’s activity, the tricht a lot of activities have taken place and development of standards for the assessment of documents have been produced all which have non-formal and informal learning leading to the important influence on the education in our field licensing of people such as Conservator-Restor- and therefore also on the activities and policy ers. Moreover, it is the purpose of the project to of ENCoRE. Some of these have already been cover the current lack of standards that exist in reported to our members and partners in the conservation activities (undertaken by various newsletter. Therefore, my report will concentrate professions and occupations) in Europe. The aim on the more recent subjects. is to promote lifelong learning and regulation of the sector. The standards to develop relate to However, I like emphasize once more the suc- terminology and definition linked to roles involved cessful outcomes of the European Conservation in the conservation process, standards in educa- Practitioner’s License project, ECPL, which man- tion and training in conservation in line with the aged to define common standards for the highest European Qualifications Framework (EQF). Moreo- of the EQF levels - 7 and 8 for each of twelve ver, it is planned also to develop standards for the areas of specialization and to develop a Model Cur- recognition of knowledge, skills and competences riculum. Both the Standards and the Curriculum acquired through formal, non-formal and informal follow the EQF principle of defining the standards contexts. using learning outcomes, thus allowing the valida- Unfortunately, it has not yet been possible to tion of all forms of learning as it is required for obtain European or other funding sources to raise accreditation of higher education programs in the necessary economy to realize the project. Europe. Moreover, the learning outcomes meet the definitions, goals and descriptions of the Cooperation with E.C.C.O. ENCoRE Clarification Document as well as those Most of the above mentioned activities have been of the E.C.C.O. – ENCoRE Draft Professional Profile performed in close cooperation with E.C.C.O. This Document for regulated professions. also includes our participation the formulation of In connection with this, I like to express my warm the “European Recommendations on Conserva- thanks to Wolfgang Baatz for all his efforts and tion-Restoration”, for the Council of Europe made work he has invested in this project. It has been with support of ICCROM. The work started in 2007 done in a fine co-operation with Monica Martelli, and the resulting document was approved by the President of E.C.C.O. and from time to time with general Assembly of E.C.C.: 17th March this year. mine and rest of the Board members involvement. The document and the charter regarding the con- Not least a warm thank to Martina Caruana, Malta servation-restoration of cultural property annexed Heritage and project coordinator of the ECPL to it are published in our new ENCoRE Journal of project, for all her efforts and success in keeping Conservation-Restoration Education. the project on track and leading it to the success- ful completion. Invitation from ICOM-CC and Terminology Paper The CRELLS project The follow up to ECPL project is the CRELLS In 2007, the President of ICOM-CC, Jan Wout- project, the main aims and objectives of which are ers, informed me that their Board has invited an the definition of the nomenclature for participants E.C.C.0. representative to attend their meetings in the conservation process, the comprehensive as an advisory member. Jan Wouters expressed survey of conservation education opportunities to me that ICOM-CC liked ENCoRE to take the in Europe, the definition of minimum common same position with respect to education matters. standards and curriculum principles for occupa- However, no official follow up were made by ICOM- tions stemming from VET (EQF level 1-5) and CC. It was therefore a surprise for when ICOM-CC bachelors level (EQF level 6) which are related announced their “Terminology to characterize the
E-Newsletter 2/2009 conservation of tangible cultural heritage” The purpose of the Colloquium was to built a to be presented as a resolution for the ICOM-CC platform for PhD students in conservation - resto- membership to vote at ration science and teachers involved in PhD study the General Assembly in New Delhi Septem- programs to discuss the state of the art of the ber 2008. Therefore, on the 12 September On discipline and to set up cooperation and exchange behalf of the Board of ENCoRE,I send the letter between institutions providing PhD programs to the Board and Members of ICOM-CC. The in conservation - restoration science. Another letter expressed support to the view of E.C.C.O. essential aim of the Oranienbaum Colloquium as expressed in their letter of 31st July to the was to present ongoing and recently finished PhD Board and Members of ICOM-CC. In addition, in – projects the three main fields of art technology, our letter, the Board of ENCoRE emphasized that history of restoration and conservation - restora- “the term conservation-restoration was adopted tion science. Moreover, the goal was also set up a in the Document of Pavia which defined this as European Working Group for PhD Studies within an academic discipline in its own right. Among the framework of ENCoRE to: the active participants formulating the document - continue the cooperation in annual or in Pavia in 1997 were also representatives from biennial follow-up meetings, ICCROM. The terms conservation-restoration - establish an information pool about current and conservator-restorer have since then been and finished PhD projects, used in all documents of ENCoRE, not least in - further research contacts between PhD our Document of Clarification 2001 which today candidates in conservation/restoration is referred to in national laws and documents on science and set up publishing contacts, higher education in conservation-restoration in - develop an international pool of extern Europe. The ENCoRE and E.C.C.O. documents on experts, surveyors and consultants for PhD the education and profession of conservation-res- projects, toration have also been presented in the ICOM-CC - Strengthen contacts between young PhD working group on education and training where researchers and academic teachers. they have obtained broad support as inspira- During the meeting it was decided that the next tion for the development and recognition of our meeting should take place next year in Oranien- discipline worldwide.” In the letter we appealed baum Castle and to establish a site in the ENCoRE to the Board and Members of ICOM-CC to keep website devoted to PhD network activities. to the definitions of the ICOM-CC 1984 triennial meeting: “which have united conservator-restor- The Board like to express our gratitude to Kul- ers and conservation scientists across borders turstiftung Dessau Wörlitz, ambassador of the and language in our struggle to get our discipline Kingdom of the Netherlands in Germany and recognised and brought to an academic level. Not The Castle Oranienbaum and its staff for provid- least in many countries the terms have helped ing space and resources making the meeting to distinguish our discipline from curators and economic possible. We also like express our others who use the term conservator and in this acknowledgement and thanks to Anne van Gre- way they have eased the recognition of national venstein, Christoph Herm and Ulrich Schiessl conservation-restoration educations.” the efforts and work of which made the meeting possible at all. The Oranienbaum Colloqium An important and successful event within the The European Qaulification Framework framework of ENCoRE was the Oranienbaum and CR EQF Colloqium under the title “The state of the art of a young discipline Towards cooperation of PhD On 23 April 2008 the European Parliament and programs in conservation and restoration sci- the Council adapted and formally co-signed ence in Europe”. The Colloqium was Organised a recommendation establishing the European in cooperation with Universiteit van Amsterdam, Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden and (EQF). The recommendation creates a reference Kulturstiftung Dessau Wörlitz and took place 4th framework which will relate different countries’ -7th September 2008 at the unique and inspiring qualifications systems and frameworks together. Oranienbaum Castle. It is meant to act as a translation device to make qualifications more readable and understandable
10 ENCoRE to employers, individuals and institutions, so that Therefore, ENCoRE finds that its Member institu- workers and learners can use their qualifications tions should only accept C-R EQF/NQF statements in other countries. from an accredited/recognized C-R HEI Course. The EQF is a lifelong learning framework, applying Moreover, ENCoRE finds it important to focus on to qualifications obtained in all sectors of educa- how and by which means the quality and reliability tion, including general education, higher education of individual C-R NQF statements can be verified and vocational training. Its core is its eight refer- and suggests that as a minimum: ence levels of qualifications, from those obtained at the end of compulsory education, (level 1) to · Courses should be given or controlled, the highest (level 8: doctorate or equivalent). The assessed and validated by an accredited C-R three highest levels correspond to higher educa- HEI Course tion levels as defined within the European Higher · Learning outcomes obtained by a HE course Education Area, under the Bologna Process, e.g. should be validated by an accredited C-R HE Bachelor, Masters and PhD levels. However, it Course should be noticed that they may also stand for · Learning outcomes obtained through highly specialized professional qualifications. professional practice should be validated by an accredited C-R HE Course According to the European agreement for life long learning each European country is responsible It is obvious that the C-R education and profession to formulate their National Learning Outcomes needs a strategic, systematic and well planned (NQF) on the basis of the recommended EQF. At cooperative system concerning assessment and the national level each Higher Education Institu- validation of learning outcomes and how these tion (EHI) is responsible for the formulation of may be achieved. In the same time this may be the learning outcomes for level 6, 7 and 8 on the solution to the problems of meeting the ENCoRE basis of their NQF. Therefore, it is very important education requirements in some countries. Thus, and urgent that ENCoRE formulates a generic C-R this opens for the possibility that for example EQF recommendation for the formulation of the combining an education from an accredited C- individual C-R NQF (see table 1). This should build R master program with a relevant bachelor’s on the EQF and the content of the ECPL learning degree (for example in archaeology, art history or outcomes covering in a simple way all three levels chemistry) and credited internship in recognised 6, 7 and 8. This General Assembly has to discuss professional conservation-restoration workshops. and decide on the suggested CR EQF later on this The aim is that the holder of the master in con- meeting. servation-restoration has obtained 300 ECTS in agreement with the definitions of ENCoRE and However, on the European level there are sev- E.C.C.O. as well as the defined European curricu- eral important issues to be dealt with in order lum and the C-R EQF level 7. to ensure the right quality in and development of the C-R education. In the final European EQF Also in this field the good and fruitful cooperation document, learning outcomes are defined as a with E.C.C.O. is invaluable and absolute essen- statement of what a learner knows, understands tial. and is able to do on completion of a learning proc- ess. The EQF is meant to contribute to reducing The Board barriers between education and training provid- Apart from the Board meeting in the new Board ers e.g. between Higher Education and Vocational held in Maastricht in continuation to the General Training. Moreover, it shall facilitate validation Assembly, the Board has only had one Board of non-formal and informal learning and make meeting in January in Copenhagen which is it easier to assess whether learning outcomes reported on in the e-newsletter. However, the acquired in these settings are equivalent in con- individual members of the Board had represented tent and relevance to formal qualifications. Per ENCoRE at several meeting around Europe. definition Higher Education Institution and Higher Education professionals (academic teachers) are Wolfgang Baatz represented us at the task force those qualified to assess and validate learning meetings of the ECPL Project and at the ECCO outcomes at levels (5), 6, 7 and 8. / ICCROM meeting in Rome for the formulation of a proposition of “European Recommendations
E-Newsletter 2/2009 11 for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural law states that C-R professionals should have a Heritage” for the Council of Europe. 4 year master from art academy C-R education courses. A new C-R course (3+2+3) at the Art Wolfgang Baatz and I had a meeting on 16th May faculty of the technical university in Valencia may in Paris with Monica Martelli and David Aguilella be on its way and co-operations between other Cueco regarding our cooperation including CRELLS art academy courses and local universities may and EQF profiles etc. ensure that the 5 years programs can be offered I represented as usual ENCoRE as a guest at the all over Spain. E.C.C.O. General Assembly on the 17th March in Brussels. Moreover, I was invited guest speaker The newsletter, the new journal and for ENCoRE at the European conference Fine communication to the members and partners Arts Training Programs and the European Higher The information to the members and partners Education Area in Valencia 11-13 December 2007. has been rather sporadic during the period. To Here I presented the paper “Fine Arts Training overcome this, we changed the Newsletter into Programs and the European Higher Education an e-newsletter, which can be more circulated Area” which is under publication. Unfortunately, frequently. It will also save us for the printing and I have been forced to cancel my participation at postal mail costs. In the same time its design and 17th International Meeting on Heritage Conserva- format and design have changed. tion November 20-22 November 2008 in Castellón, The new ENCoRE journal is called “Journal of Con- where I should have chaired the working group servation-Restoration Education”, “JCRE” and will for Education and presented a paper. also be distributed electronic in the same design and format as the e-Newsletter. The purpose or Others activities mission for the Journal is to cover all aspects of Despite the many activities there is a great need education and education development including that these involve more Board members in the theory, didactics, new methods and experience in future. The Many tasks have for too long relied teaching practice with the purpose to support and upon too few people including Karen Borchersen encourage development and academic profession- in the ENCoRE secretariat. This situation needs alism in conservation – restoration education. We to change if we want ENCoRE to continue even shall elaborate on this later on during the meet- some of the most essential activities. I hope that ing. However, it has shown up to be very difficult the General Assembly will elect a Board of people to get contributions for the journal. Also here the who can coordinate and share more evenly their new Board will get and important task which will contributions to the activities. demand a great deal of energy and work.
The member and partner situation With these words I like to end my report and wish I am happy that General Assembly hopefully can you all a fruitful and successful meeting. welcome two new Full Members of our network – namely the Portuguese C-R Courses at the Catholic University in Porto and the Technical University of Tomar. Both courses are offering education in C-R according to the ENCoRE require- ments and within the Bologna system.
With respect to Bologna process more of our members have been facing a lot of changes with respect to study structure and status etc. Sweden started their new 2 year master in autumn 2007. Norway has the possibility to increase the number of C-R courses at bachelor level prior to their master courses. The Swiss Schools have got acceptance of a two year master on top of the 3 year bachelor degree. This was achieved after supply of important arguments and docu- ments from the ENCoRE Board. In Spain, the new
12 ENCoRE annex 3: Accounts 2006-2008
Accounts of ENCoRE 2006-8
2006 2007 2008 total Subscriptions 06 1.501,33 4.806,32 1.201,19 7.508,85 Subscriptions 07 0,00 5.408,76 3.603,17 9.011,92 Subscriptions 08 0,00 0,00 6.609,61 6.609,61
Charges 18,82 250,81 131,72 401,34
Prints 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
GA Maastricht 335,65 3.314,75 0,00 3.650,41 students Maastricht 0,00 612,88 0,00 612,88 GA Paris 0,00 0,00 2.016,13 2.016,13 students Paris 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 phd-seminar Oranienbaum 0,00 0,00 1.572,47 1.572,47
Board Meeting Cph 2008 0,00 0,00 775,69 775,69
ECCO GA 2007 0,00 666,34 0,00 666,34 ECCO GA 2008 0,00 0,00 797,89 797,89 Other meetings with ECCO 0,00 0,00 1.549,77 1.549,77
Website 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
income total 1.501,33 10.215,08 11.413,97 23.130,38 expences 354,47 4.844,78 6.843,66 12.042,91 total 1.146,86 5.370,30 4.570,31 11.087,47
GA's total 335,65 3.927,63 2.016,13 Board meetings total 0,00 0,00 775,69 other meetings total 0,00 666,34 3.920,13
E-Newsletter 2/2009 13 Minutes from the board meeting – 25. October 2008. The meeting was a constituting meeting – and the constitution is:
The Board of ENCoRE elected at the GA 24. October 2008 Chairman: René Larsen, School of Conservation, Denmark Vice chairman: Ulrich Schiessl, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden, Germany Secretary: Wolfgang Baatz, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Austria Vice secretary: René Hoppenbrouwers, SRAL, Maastricht, Holland Treasurer: Rupert Featherstone, Hamilton Kerr Institute, Cambridge, UK Fundraiser: Vasilike Argyropoulou, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece Special affairs: Roch Payet, Institut National du Patrimoine, France Marzenna CiechaĔska, Academy of Fine Arts, Warzaw, Poland
Karen Borchersen 25/10-2008
14 ENCoRE Invitation and call for papers SECOND ORANIENBAUM COLLOQUIUM The state of the art of a young discipline - towards cooperation of PhD programs in conservation and restoration science in Europe
to be held on 10th -13th September 2009 Provisional Program at Oranienbaum Palace, Gartenreich Dessau-Wör- Thursday, 10th September litz, Germany 17:00 Opening and first contributions Organized by Evening Buffet at Oranienbaum Palace Universiteit van Amsterdam th Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden Friday, 11 September School of Conservation Copenhagen ???? Report on Research Projects in the morning European Network for Conservation and Restora- Presentation of individual PhD projects in the tion Education ENCoRE afternoon Kulturstiftung DessauWörlitz Social event in the evening Introduction Saturday, 6th September The success of the first Oranienbaum Collo- Presentation of individual PhD projects during quium (see report in this Newsletter) enhanced the day us to continue with a second Colloquium again in Final discussion Oranienbaum this year. It is foreseen to continue 18:00 Closing of the Symposium in the future the Colloquium in a two years term. th We are very grateful to Dr. Weiss, Kulturstiftung Sunday, 7 September DessauWörlitz, to host us another time at this Free program with the possibility of visiting monu- wonderful place. ments in the Gartenreich Dessau Wörlitz The Colloquium wants to be a platform for PhD students in conservation / restoration science Call for papers and teachers involved in PhD study programs to Proposals for presentations of PhD-projects at the discuss the state of the art of the discipline and to Colloquium must be recommended by a super- set up cooperation and exchange between institu- visor. Proposals should come soon with a short tions providing PhD programs in conservation / abstract in English. Contributors should be very restoration science. New possibilities in conser- advanced before the doctoral promotion or they vation / restoration research by doctoral studies may have passed their doctoral examinations not and integration in research projects as well as longer than one year ago. structural and financial support for PhD students Presentations coming from the field of con- and cooperation with neighbour disciplines shall servation history, conservation technology, be presented and discussed. conservation science and art technology are Another essential aim of the Oranienbaum Col- welcome. A Jury decides. loquium is presenting individual PhD – projects PhD-Projects presented at the Colloquium in 2008 of graduated conservator/restorers in the three are not admitted for contributions. Time for con- main fields of art technology, history of restora- tributions is not longer than 20 minutes in order tion and conservation / restoration science. The to provide good discussion. contributors should be very advanced in their Conference language is English. last year before the doctoral promotion or they Please contact and send first your proposals with a may have passed their doctoral examinations not short abstract ( 1 page A4) to Ulrich Schießl under longer than one year ago. [email protected]
E-Newsletter 2/2009 15 Normal mail address: [email protected] Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schiessl and Prof. Dr. Christoph Travel connections for flights are Leipzig Airport Herm and the airports of Berlin. There are good train Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden connections from Berlin and from Leipzig. Postfach 160 153 Please respect that early accommodation book- D – 01287 Dresden ing helps providing places nearer to the Palace, Fon Schiessl +49 351 4402 168 in the village of Oranienbaum there are only one Fon Herm +49 351 4402 107 hotel and some bed and breakfast places, but the Deadline for the submission of presentation pro- nearer environment within the famous Gatereich posals is July 15th. Region is rich of all types of touristic accommo- dations. Participants If necessary, shuttle bus transport will be pro- The Colloquium is only open for graduates in con- vided. servation/restoration involved in PhD projects and for their supervisors and consultants. The number of participants is limited to 60 per- sons. Participation will be registered on arrival of the registration, first come first served seating, so please be sure to plan now to attend. Please register under [email protected] Normal mail address: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schiessl Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden Postfach 160 153 D – 01287 Dresden Fon Schiessl +49 351 4402 168 Mobile +49 174 30 444 63 Costs Participants will be charged with 60.—EURO for food and drink during the Colloquium. The bank account for payment will be communicated after registration. Accommodation information Please contact early enough to get a place nearby the Palace:
Tourist-Information Dessau-Roßlau Zerbster Straße 2c D – 06844 Dessau-Roßlau www.dessau-rosslau-tourismus.de email: [email protected] Reservation for hotels and private rooms (bed & breakfast) Fon and Fax + 49 340 2 20 30 33
Wörlitz-Information Förstergasse 26 D – 06786 Wörlitz Fon +49 34905 202 16 or +49 34905 217 04 Fax +49 34905 310 10 Room reservation Fon +49 34905 194 33
16 ENCoRE ORANIENBAUM COLLOQUIUM 2008 Ulrich Schießl and Christoph Herm
support is needed for students graduating in The state of the art of a young discipline conservation/restoration to register for higher towards cooperation of PhD programs degrees in that discipline”. This observation made in conservation and restoration science in 2001 (ENCoRE: Clarification of Conservation/ Restoration at University Level or Recognised in Europe Equivalent) is still valid today, but again in the
th last few years we may remark a noticeable step Doctoral Colloquium held from 4 - forward with establishing PhD programs in con- th 7 September 2008 in Oranienbaum servation/restoration science. In this context, the Palace, Oranienbaum Colloquium followed three topics: As mentioned, the Colloquium wanted to act as a The idea and the aims of the first platform for PhD students in conservation/ Colloquium restoration science and teachers involved in PhD study programs in order to have a look at the state The Colloquium was organized as a cooperation of the art of that young discipline and to set up project between the University of Amsterdam cooperation and exchange between institutions (Prof. Anne van Grevenstein), the Academy of Fine providing PhD programs in conservation/resto- Arts Dresden (Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schießl and Prof. Dr. ration science. It should contribute to clarify the Christoph Herm) and the European Network for definition of conservation/restoration science as Conservation and Restoration Education ENCoRE a discipline in the sense of the Document of Pavia (René Larsen) together with Kulturstiftung Des- (1997), give information about the europeanwide sauWörlitz (Director Dr. Thomas Weiss). development and establishment of PhD-programs for conservator/restorers, present and discuss new The aim of the colloquium was to contribute to possibilities in conservation/restoration research build a platform for PhD students in conservation/ by doctoral studies and integration in research restoration science and teachers involved in PhD projects, discuss possibilities for structural and study programs. financial support for PhD students and finally give information about experiences in possibilities of The access to PhD – study programs for con- cooperation with neighbour disciplines. servator-restorers is rather new in most of the The essential aim of the Oranienbaum Colloquium European countries, although the earliest aca- was to present PhD – projects of graduated con- demic education in conservation and restoration servators/restorers in the three main fields of art started in 1933 in England. In the later twentieth technology, history of restoration and conserva- century academic study programs have been tion/restoration science. The contributors were established all over Europe. This is evident by the very advanced before the doctoral promotion or fact that the European Network for Conservation their promotion or should not be finished more and Restoration Education ENCoRE, established than one year ago. Contributions were selected in 1997, counts today 36 academic education by an academic panel based on the abstracts institutions as full members. previously sent in.
“Although there now exist many courses in con- About Oranienbaum Palace servation/restoration at masters’ level, many We had the opportunity to hold the colloquium in students graduating in conservation/restoration the wonderful Oranienbaum Palace and thus in studies have no established route to follow to exceptionally beautiful and peaceful surroundings achieve a doctorate. Even when their research which played an important part in the success subject is in the field of conservation/restoration of the colloquium. Some notes on the palace the doctorate is often placed in the subject area history. of the faculty to which the student is registered which may be art history, applied science, etc., Oranienbaum is a geometrical ensemble integrat-
E-Newsletter 2/2009 17 ing town, palace and park and at the same time a Some more years will pass until the restoration of rare example of a mainly Dutch-inspired baroque the palace is finished. Nevertheless, visitors can garden in Germany. already see most of the rooms in the Corps de logis and in some Gases even participate in the The architect Cornelis Ryckwaert, who like his restoration process. patron Princess Henriette Catharina of Orange- The palace is currently under the patronage of Nassau (16371708) was of Dutch origin, began the Queen of the Netherlands. the construction of the palace in 1683. Involved in the project was also the re-design of the town The colloquium following a baroque layout and the creation of Forty people took part in the colloquium, of whom the Dutch-inspired palace gardens. To start with, 14 were university lecturers and representatives there was only a palais with accompanying cava- from Holland or staff at KulturStiftung Wörlitz, liers’ pavilions, but from 1693 the whole ensemble and another 26 were doctoral students, 13 of was converted and extended as a dowager’s resi- whom were lecturing. The attendees belonged dence. The rich interior decoration consisting of to six universities in the Netherlands, Germany, precious leather tapestries, faiences and paintings Denmark and Sweden. gave the house its splendour, which can still be witnessed in rooms like the »Fliesenkeller« (lit. For reasons of organisation, as planned in the tiled cellar – serving as a summer dining halt) and schedule (see attached schedule), the doctoral the Tea Room. The latter has been comprehen- students began by reporting on their subjects sively restored and re-opened in all its splendour of research. The schedule was divided into three on 7 July 2007. research areas: art technology, the history of restoration and conservation science. Within After the death of the Princess the house was these specialist areas, there was an extraordi- only occasionally used – as a hunting lodge – by narily wide range of topics (see the attached list her son Leopold I. Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and of summaries), which can be seen as absolutely his son Dietrich. Only the following generation in characteristic. The idea of presenting PhD projects the shape of Prince Franz of Anhalt-Dessau took at an advanced stage or completed in the same care of palace and gardens again. Starting in the year has proven worthwhile: as expected, the 1780s, he re-decorated a number of rooms in projects were correspondingly skilful, with good the palace in the Chinoise style and also included results, without the rather more predictive nature the baroque gardens in his project to embellish of early-stage doctorates. the country. At the southern fringe of the garden he built, from 1812 onwards, one of the longest The list of doctoral candidates’ lectures at the orangeries in Europe, which has since continu- 2008 colloquium: ously been used to store the rich collection of Jørgen Wadum, BA, MSc., Universiteit van citrus plants at Oranienbaum. Amsterdam: Discoursing Artworks or Professional Conciliation - The Multiple Faces of Conservation The former baroque Island garden was trans- Documentation. formed into a single 18th century Anglo-Chinoise garden which survives in large parts. lt is an Annelies van Loon, Universiteit van Amsterdam: important element in the style variety of the Chemical changes of seventeenth-century oil Garden Kingdom. A Pagoda, a Tea House and paintings: whitening of bone black, white hazes several arched bridges accentuate this part of and surface crusts and increased transparency / the garden. darkening.
Here one can study Sir William Chambers’ theories Johannes Pietsch, Technische Universität München: on gardening for his designs in England served Cologne Bourgeois Fashion in the Seventeenth Cen- as a mode) for Oranienbaum. This area of the tury The Costume Collection of Baron von Hüpsch garden with its small sections mediates between in the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. the axial structure of the baroque garden and the countryside that surrounds it, while at the Stefanie Gerzer, Technische Universität München: same time demonstrating the opposing views of Trade with Artists‘ Materials - The Venino Mer- garden design. chants of Würzburg.
18 ENCoRE Annemette Bruselius Scharff, Det Kongelige Kon- At the end of the colloquium came the three key servatorskolen København: An Assessment of the presentations on art technology, the history of degree of deterioration of archaeological textiles restoration and the science of conservation, with – An evaluation of methods tested on wool samp- René Larsen, Anne van Grevenstein and Ulrich les from Lønne Hede. Preliminary results. Schießl. The lively discussion on these contribu- tions was followed by a meeting and discussion Ulla Bøgvad Kejser Det Kongelige Konservatorsko- among all the attendees on the possibilities len København: Costs and Benefits of Preservation of closer cooperation with institutes of higher Strategies for Safety Copies education accredited to award doctorates to restorers. Mirosław Wachowiak, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Koper- nika w Toruniu: Oil paintings of Józef Pankiewicz To sum up, it was decided that the topics of the (1866-1940 )- material and technique as expression different higher education institutes’ relevant of style. doctoral projects were to be regularly published on the ENCoRE website. For reasons of copyright, Alexandra Schieweck, Hochschule für Bildende summaries are not to be included. Prof. Schießl Künste Dresden in Cooperation with Fachhoch- took on this task, which is to be accomplished in schule Hildesheim – Holzminden : Material 2009. emissions and chemical reactions within museum Another plan is to have a list on the website con- showcases — impact on exhibits. taining research projects in the field of restoration being worked on by doctoral candidates. At the Nanke Schellmann, Hochschule für Bildende same time, a much-needed overview is to be Künste Dresden in Cooperation with Imperial developed to indicate where and on what topics College London: Deteriorated East Asian export restorers can undertake a PhD, at which further lacquer: The phenomenon of flaking coatings and education institutes. Again, the ENCoRE website a systematic approach to its consolidation. provides the perfect opportunity. Plans were also agreed upon to develop international connections Andreas Schulze, Hochschule für Bildende Künste regarding thesis supervisors and examiners for Dresden: Gilt leather between 1500 and 1800 theses within the small discipline of conservation – Manufacture and preservation. science.
Lisa Wagner, Hochschule für Bildende Künste The colloquium participants were interested in Dresden: Fine art materials in Vigani’s Cabinet, cooperation within an international working group 1704, of Queens’ College, Cambridge. – cooperation of the kind subsequently proposed. This working group is also to be organised within Bettina Achsel, Hochschule für Bildende Künste ENCoRE, subject to the decision made at the ensu- Dresden: Translation and Comment on Giovanni ing general meeting of ENCoRE in Paris. Secco Suardo’s „Il manuale ragionato per la parte meccanica dell’arte del ristauratore dei dipinti“ All in all, the event can be seen as a success in (1866) and „Il restauratore dei dipinti“ (1894). three respects. Firstly, people’s spontaneous readiness to take Jan Raue, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dres- part shows what great interest there is in an event den: The Polychromy of Brick Architecture. A of this kind. Comparative Study on Churches in the Mark Bran- Secondly, the positive, extremely constructive denburg. course of events at the colloquium, with such a lot of time apportioned to discussion and the During the breaks, which were specially scheduled exchange of ideas, also demonstrated how essen- to be longer, there was lively discussion between tial it is to have a structure of this kind supporting all the doctoral students and university lecturers, the establishment of restoration doctorates with which the younger doctoral students reported as an international platform of this type. particularly stimulating for them. Good connec- Thirdly, all attendees expressed a desire for conti- tions were established for further professional nuity and for this event to be further developed in exchange. future. The chosen limit of at most 60 attendees, and also the participant selection, including only
E-Newsletter 2/2009 19 doctoral candidates, is to be retained. The high Although the venue seems remote at first sight, it demand confirms the decision made by the orga- is actually easily accessible with very good trans- nisers (Amsterdam University and the Academy port links and offers cheap accommodation, which of Fine Arts, Dresden, along with ENCoRE) to is important for students and young academics. schedule a follow-up event as early as next year, at around the same time, and then to move into I cannot conclude this report without thanking a two-year rhythm after the third event, at the the director of KulturStiftung Dessau-Wörlitz, Dr latest. The next colloquium will take place from Thomas Weiss, and his many colleagues, who 10–13 September 2009. not only enabled the event in Oranienbaum to occur but also supported it in the most hospitable The clear message from all the attendees was that manner possible. I would also like to thank the the venue was of great importance in the suc- KulturStiftung association for making the entire cess of the colloquium. Holding the colloquium at infrastructure available to the colloquium free of Oranienbaum Palace meant the conference could charge. be in a concentrated form. As it was possible to provide on-site catering during coffee-breaks and We are looking forward to the colloquium in Sep- lunchtime (with the kind support of the Embassy tember 2009 and extend a warm invitation. of the Netherlands in Berlin), attendees were able to get to know one another and carry on discus- sions during these periods; the same is true of the lovely evening with an opulent buffet beneath the “volcano” in Wörlitz-Dessau park. The delightful atmosphere in the palace and park played a major role in the success of the event.
20 ENCoRE The yearly bibliography of diploma works and theses Ulrich Schießl and Karen Borchersen
The yearly bibliography of diploma works and The bibliography will continue through the website theses in conservation and restoration of the of ENCoRE www.encore-edu.org. It is foreseen not ENCoRE member institutions will be published on only to provide continuation, but also to include the website of ENCoRE in the future the earlier published material. This transfer and the new installation on our web- in the next issue of Zeitschrift für Kunsttechnolo- site need some time for preparation. Concerning gie und Konservierung you may miss the yearly the form of publishing, the existing system in the bibliography of diploma works and theses in journal will be kept. Our members are therefore conservation and restoration of the member insti- invited to continue the bibliography by preparing tutions of the European Network of Conservation the material of the diploma year 2008. The office Education ENCoRE. Thus a tradition ended which of ENCoRE will contact all member institutions started in 1997 with the publication of German about this very soon. titles. Then it was extended to include the titles of theses of all member institutions of ENCoRE. The users of the bibliography are asked to look We are very grateful to the editor Dr. Ferdinand for relevant information on the website of ENCoRE Werner for this very long cooperation. However, mentioned above. Furthermore, we refer to the the growing number of member institutions as well publication of bibliographies on the individual as a general development of academic degrees in homepages of the relevant academic institu- conservation-restoration meant that nearly 25% tions. of the journal was taken up by this bibliography.
Therefore, it has been agreed with ENCoRE to end the publication of the bibliography in the journal in order to make room for publications in the field of art technology, conservation science and science in conservation. Our members are invited to use this new space in ZKK to publish.
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