| This symposium will highlight recent developments in panel paintings
research and conservation, ranging from specific treatment projects
to related exhibition issues. The symposium will also include discussion
of education and training needs. Symposium speakers and contributors
have been invited from around the world and will include specialists
in the structural treatment of panel paintings, as well as curators,
scientists, and conservation specialists in related fields. The
contributions to this symposium will be published as online proceedings.
Program information and registration materials will be available
online in January 2009.
Call for Abstracts: Abstracts for posters are
being invited to complement the symposium. Poster abstracts related
to any of the following symposium topics are welcome:
- recent work in the structural conservation of panel paintings;
- exhibition and environmental issues for panel paintings;
- future needs for the field of panel paintings conservation.
Abstracts and supporting information regarding accepted posters
may be published as part of the symposium proceedings. Suggestions
for posters are now being considered. Please submit an abstract
(500 words maximum) by email to Sue Ann Chui (schui@getty.edu) or
fax +1 310-440-7745.
Deadline for submission is January
1, 2009.
(It should be noted that the symposium will immediately precede
the Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation of
Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), to be held in Los Angeles, May
19-22, 2009.)
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