Component One: Symposium

On May 17 and 18, 2009, at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, and the J. Paul Getty Museum hosted a symposium entitled "Facing the Challenges of Panel Paintings Conservation: Trends, Treatments and Training." This symposium highlighted recent developments in panel paintings research and conservation, ranging from specific treatment projects to related exhibition issues. Along with formal presentations, the symposium included a panel discussion in which speakers reflected on their own formative experiences as panel conservators, and discussed training possibilities for the next generation of conservators. In addition to panel conservators, the symposium speakers and participants included curators, scientists, and conservation specialists in related fields.

Symposium Program (5pp., PDF, 72KB)

Symposium Abstracts (24pp., PDF, 132KB)

Videos from Symposium Day One: Friday, May 17, 2009

Videos from Symposium Day Two: Saturday, May 18, 2009

The contributions to this symposium will be published as online proceedings in mid-2010.

Note: The first symposium offered by the Getty on this topic was held in 1995. "The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings" addressed a wide range of topics, including wood science and technology, the history of panel-making, the history of panel restoration, and current approaches to panel conservation. The proceedings volume of the 1995 symposium is available as both a print and an electronic publication. You can download this publication at: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/pdf_publications/panelpaintings.html

Last updated: June 2009