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CONDITION.2015 Conservation and Digitization Conference
Call for papers
We are pleased to announce the first conference on conservation and digitization of cultural heritage objects in Poland.
The conference will be conducted to promote EEA and Norway grants through the Project “Shipwreck Conservation Centre with Studio Warehouse in Tczew – construction of new cultural infrastructure of the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk” within the Programme “Conservation and revitalization of cultural heritage”. Supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants and co-financed by the Polish funds.
The international conference will gather conservators, research scientists and world-class specialists in conservation and digitization to enable the exchange of knowledge, experience and good practices in these areas. It will be also an opportunity to improve cooperation between National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk, Norwegian Maritime Museum in Oslo and the UiO: Museum of Cultural History which are involved in the project.
The four day conference will be held at National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk, Poland between 19th–22nd May 2015. The entire event will consist of two parts:
First part will take place on 19th-20th May 2015 and will focus mainly on conservation of waterlogged archaeological wooden objects, other organic materials, metals as well as on difficulties in the conservation of objects combined of various materials.
The second part will take place on 21st-22nd May 2015 and will be devoted to digitization of large objects which cannot be digitized in controlled studio environment, and which are often situated outside the museums’ facilities e.g. in heritage parks.
Theme scope for conservation and digitization
Make sure you register early! There will be a limited number of participants!
We look forward to seeing you in Gdańsk in 2015!