Conservation of the Sixth-Century Mosaic of the Transfiguration
Hear Roberto Nardi, founder of the Centro di Conservazione Archeologica and the Archaeological Institute of America Kress Lecturer 2010-2011, tell the fascinating story behind the conservation of the delicate jewel of early Byzantine art, which until recently was close to collapse.
Remarks by Prof. Mohamed Helmy ElBorai, Cultural Counselor and Director, Embassy of Egypt, Cultural & Educational Bureau and Dr. Zoe Kosmidou, Minister Counselor, Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Greece and USA Office Director Hellenic Foundation for Culture.
Centro di Conservazione Archeologica
The Centro di Conservazione Archeologica (CCA) was established in 1982 as a private service organisation in the field of conservation and maintenance of archaeological sites and monuments. It is based in Rome and in an ancient monastery 70 km north of town, where professional training programs and laboratory activities are carried out.
CCA, headed by Dr. Roberto Nardi, archaeologist and conservator and is made up of professional conservators who all trained at the Istituto Centrale del Restauro in Rome (ICR).
The Centre undertakes a range of projects from educational programs in preventive conservation through to complex restoration/conservation interventions on monuments, museum collections, archaeological structures and sites.
CCA has carried out 50 major projects in Italy and abroad, mainly in the Mediterranean region (Turkey, Israel, Tunis, Egypt, Greece, Yemen, Jordan, Syria). The Arch of Septimus Severus, the Capitoline museums and the Crypta Balbi in Rome, the Great Bath house of Masada in Israel, the roman town of Zeugma in Turkey, the mural paintings of the Amiriya Madrasa in Yemen, the mosaics of the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai in Egypt are some of the projects carried out.
Since the middle 80’ a special effort has been given to raising awareness on the themes of fragility and safeguard of cultural heritage by opening conservation work-sites to the public. The Centre published more than 90 technical articles in 8 languages, edited 4 books, 6 videos and organized 4 exhibitions. In 2004 CCA was given by IIC (International Institute for Conservation, London) the Kech Award for the best initiative for the information of the public. In 2007 received the Aga Kahn Award for Architecture for the conservation of the mural paintings of the Amiriya Madrasa in Yemen.
More info: www.ccaroma.org
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Roberto Nardi received his degrees in archaeology from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and in conservation of archaeological materials at the Istituto Centrale per il Restauro, Rome. In 1982 he founded the Centro di Conservazione Archeologica (CCA), a private company carrying out public commissions in the field of conservation of ancient monuments and archaeological sites. CCA is based in a convent located north of Rome where training course in conservation are implemented. He has directed over 60 projects in 14 countries, including the Arch of Septimius Severus and the Temple of Vespasian in the Roman Forum, the roman town of Zeugma, Turkey, the mosaic of Saint Catherine in Sinai, and the mural paintings of the Madrasa Amiriya in Yemen, which in 2007 received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Since the middle ’80 a special effort has been given to raising awareness by opening CCA’s conservation work-sites to the public, such as the Great Bath of Masada in Israel and the Capitoline Museum in Rome, which in 2004 was given the IIC Keck Award. He developed projects for the Getty Conservation Institute and for the Packard Humanities Institute. He has published 80 technical articles and served as an Associate Professor at ICCROM. He is a Fellow of the IIC and vice president of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM). Dr. Nardi is a Kress Lecturer at the American Institute of Archaeology for 2010/2011.