In the context of Protecting our Heritage series of events launched by the 2016 EUNIC Washington DC, under the presidency of the Italian Cultural Institute, the Georgetown University Italian Research Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute, and the Embassy of Spain, invites you to a conference on the critical work of conservation and restoration to protect and preserve our rich cultural heritage from ancient to medieval/renaissance to modern time.
FEATURING:
Professor Massimo Osanna
Superintendent of the Archaeological Site of Pompeii
“Pompeii Great Project: New Life for the Dead City”
Pilar Fatás Monforte
Deputy Director of the National Museum and Research Center of Altamira (Cantabria, Spain)
“The Cave of Altamira: Protection, Management and Enhancement of an Extremely Fragile Heritage”.
Professor Cecilia Frosinini
Faculty Member of the Conservation Department, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, Italy
“The 1966 Flood & the Restoration of the Works of Art: Technical & Scientific Experiences of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Before and After the Disaster”
Jay Krueger
Head of Painting Conservation, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
“Understanding Paint Mediums in the Early Work of Andy Warhol”
MODERATOR
Professor Alfred Acres
Chair, Department of Art & Art History Georgetown College, Georgetown University
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LOCATION
Intercultural Center Auditorium
Georgetown University
37th & O St NW
Washington, DC 20057
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