TECHNICAL PROGRAMME 16 – 19 May, 2023

Tuesday, 16 May

8.30 – 10.00 REGISTRATION / COFFEE
10.00 – 11.00 OPENING SESSION
11.00 – 12.40 SESSION I

11.00 Bula Ināra; HISTORY OF THE RESTORATION OF MONUMENTAL PAINTINGS IN LATVIA 1972 – 2010 /Latvia/
11.20 Pihkva Küllike, Gregor Kiin; CONSERVATOR – TO BE(COME) OR NOT TO BE(COME)? /Estonia/
11.40 Hélène Svahn Garreau; PRESENTATION OF CURRENT WORK WITHIN E.C.C.O. (EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF CONSERVATOR – RESTORER’S ORGANISATIONS) /Sweden/
12.00 Austin Nevin; MAKING CONSERVATION MORE SUSTAINABLE: FROM EDUCATION TO PRACTICE /United Kingdom/

12.40 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
14.00 – 15.00 SESSION II

14.00 Kurganova Natālija, Burvis Kaspars; EXAMINATION AND RESTORATION OF THE “ALLEGORY OF CHARITY’ FROM THE MARTEEN DE VOS (1532 – 1603) SCHOOL /Latvia/
14.20 Petkutytė Inga, Švelnikas Robertas, Vedrickas Rapolas; “ THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS” BY AN UNKNOWN FLEMISH PAINTER FROM THE 17TH CENTURY. TECHNICAL EXAMINATION, CONSERVATION AND INSIGHTS FOR THE ATTRIBUTION OF THE PAINTING AND WOODEN PANEL /Lithuania/
14.40 Kasiulytė Rūta, Kasperavičienė Žymantė, Liūgienė Virginija; THE LAST ROUND OF RESTORATION AND REVIVAL OF THE “CREATION OF EVE’ PAINTING /Lithuania/
15.00 Augustina Ineta; PROBLEMS WITH THE USE OF AND RESTORATION OF THE RĪGA SMALL GUILD’S ELDERS’ PORTRAITS /Latvia/

15.20 – 16.00 COFFEE BREAK
16.00 – 17.00 SESSION III

16.00 Lūsis Ronalds, Pāže Dace, Grīnberga Irbe, Pilenieks Aigars, Tuņa Indra, Grietēna Sofija; RESTORATION OF THE ENTRANCE PASSAGE PAINTED BY CORD MEYER IN THE RĪGA CATHEDRAL /Latvia/
16.20 Hiiop Hilkka, Läänelaid Alar; WHERE DOES THE OAK OF BERNT NOTKE COME FROM? /Estonia/
16.40 Aas Kristina; BERNT NOTKE’S MASTERPIECE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: INVESTIGATING AND CONSERVING THE RETABLE IN TALLINN’S CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT /Estonia/

19.00 WELCOME EVENT – Latvian National Museum of Art, 1 Jaņa Rozentāla laukums, Riga

Wednesday, 17 May

9.00 – 10.20 SESSION IV

9.00 Lillepruun Maria; ESTONIAN BEST CONSERVATION PROJECT AWARD WINNER (2020): INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL ICON /Estonia/
9.20 Žičkuvienė Greta, Pukienė Rūtilė; CONSERVATION OF THE “ PIETA” PAINTING FROM THE COLLECTION OF PETRAS BABICKAS (1903 – 1991). RESEARCH, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS /Lithuania/
9.40 Lukoševičius Linas; RESTORATION OF ICONS AT ST. BARBARA’S CHAPEL /Lithuania/
10.00 Peets Heige, Paas Ruth; UNIQUE ECCLESIASTICAL TEXTILE: “CHRIST ENTHRONED’ ICON WITH A RICH BROCADE ICON COVER /Estonia/

10.20 – 11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11.00 – 12.20 SESSION V

11.00 Ajausks Gints, Saulesleja Indra; PRESERVATION PROBLEMS OF AN MODEL 1817 RUSSIAN INFANTRY SHORT SWORD WITH SCABBARD AND RIBBON /Latvia/
11.20 Kuple Saiva; RESTORATION OF AN INFANT’S PRAM /Latvia/
11.40 Pilenieks Aigars; THE RESULT OF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION OF HISTORICAL CHAIRS: “FROM A HOUSEHOLD ITEM TO A MUSEUM EXHIBIT” /Latvia/
12.00 Kozorovicka Anna; OUR FRAMES: THE LATVIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART’S PICTURE FRAMES – AN IMPORTANT PART OF CULTURAL HISTORICAL HERITAGE/ Latvia/

12.20 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
14.00 – 15.20 SESSION VI

14.00 Laurent Cortella; THE USE OF A GAMMA RAY AS A TOOL FOR THE REMEDIAL CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTEFACTS /France/
14.40 Bagdzevičienė Jurga; IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF YELLOW ARCHEOLOGICAL GLASS BEADS FOUND IN LITHUANIA /Lithuania/
15.00 Utāne Sandra; RESTORATION OF STAINED GLASS, PROBLEMS AND THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS /Latvia/

15.20 – 16.00 COFFEE BREAK
16.00 – 18.00 SESSION VII
16.00 POSTERS SESSION

16.00 STUDENTS MEETING VISIT TO RIGA BUILDING COLLEGE, Department of Restoration.
Gaiziņa street 3, Riga

Thursday, 18 May

9.00 – 10.20 SESSION VIII

9.00 Lehtaru Jaan; THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF DIGITISATION ON THE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ESTONIA (TARTU) /Estonia/
9.20 Pihkva Küllike; 1:0 TO REVERSIBILITY /Estonia/
9.40 Soosaar Ülle, Allik Maris; THE CONSERVATION OF LARGE-SCALE PRINTED WORKS ON PAPER IN THE EXAMPLE OF POSTERS IN THE LITHOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE DEPICTING GEORG LURICH /Estonia/
10.00 Paušus Līga; RESTORATION OF A PASSPORT REGISTRATION BOOK FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY /Latvia/

10.20 – 11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11.00 – 12.40 SESSION IX

11.00 Šimaitė Rytė, Piščikaitė Eglė, Pudžaitis Vaidas; Helmutas Šabasevičius; BEHIND THE THEATRE CURTAIN /Lithuania/
11.20 Loginova Olga; RESTORATION OF THE MODEL FOR THE DECORATIONS FOR ARVĪDS SPERTĀL’S PLAY “JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS” /Latvia/
11.40 Skopenkova Anastasija; PROBLEMS IN THE INVESTIGATION AND PRESERVATION OF ZENTA LOGINA’S WORKS IN THE ZUZĀNS COLLECTION: THE PAINTING “IZIEŠANA KOSMOSĀ” [WALK IN SPACE] /Latvia/
12.00 Dvalishvili Tamar; ON THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MINIATURE PAINTINGS /Georgia/
12.20 Gotsiridze Leila; UNKNOWN MANUSKRIPT FOUND IN THE SHAHNAMED /Georgia/

12.40 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
14.00 – 15.20 SESSION IX

14.00 Bieliauskaitė-Mikolaitienė Rasa, Kunkulienė Bronislava, Adomaitytė Lina, Šinkevičienė Aistė, Šakovska Leokadija; RESTORATION OF THE CROCKERY OF THE DINING-ROOM OF ASTRAVAS ESTATE IN BIRŽAI /Lithuania/
14.20 Vecvagars Guntis; ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS IN REAL LIFE /Latvia/
14.40 Metāls Mārtiņš, Lešinskis Arturs; ENSURING A FAVOURABLE MICROCLIMATE AT CULTURAL HISTORICAL CULT BUILDINGS /Latvia/
15.00 Jēkabsons Māris; INVESTIGATION AND RESTORATION OF F.E. STOLL`S (1874 – 1966) MOULAGE OF AMANITA MUSHROOMS (EARLY 20TH CENTURY – 1939) /Latvia/

15.20 – 16.00 CLOSING SESSION
19.00 CLOSING DINNER – Latvian Railway History Museum, Uzvaras bulvaris 2A, Riga

Friday, 19 May

VISITS