May 17 and 18, 2009

Harold Williams Auditorium
The Getty Center, Los Angeles



Conference Day One: Sunday, May 17, 2009




Tim Whalen, Welcome (10:51)

Session One
Recent Work in the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings

The Treatment of Durer's Adam and Eve Panels at the Prado Museum (41:45)

The Repair and Support of Thinned Panel Paintings: A Case Study in Modifying Established Techniques (28:45)

The Conservation of Panel Painting Wooden Supports at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Florence: Experiences and Methodologies (39:47)

Panel Discussion (35:13)


Session Two
Recent Work in the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings, cont'd.

The Development of Flexible Auxiliary Support Systems for Panel Paintings and the Monitoring of Movement by Strain Gauges (28:10)

Experimental Evaluation of Adhesives/Filler Combinations for Joining Panel Paintings (23:16)

Gap-Filling and Flexible Adhesives for Wood Conservation (36:06)

The Development of a Spring Mechanism for use in Conjunction with Auxiliary Supports for Previously Thinned Panels (28:10)

A Hybrid Approach to the Structural Treatment of Panel Paintings: Case Studies from American Collections (21:54)

Panels in Furniture: Observations and Conservation Issues (26:20)

Restoration: A Sound Practice (37:42)

Panel Discussion (30:51)







Welcome
Tim Whalen, Director, The Getty Conservation Institute



SESSION ONE
Recent Work in the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings




Introduction: Ian McClure, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

The Treatment of Durer's Adam and Eve Panels at the Prado Museum (41:45)
George Bisacca, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York






The Repair and Support of Thinned Panel Paintings: A Case Study in Modifying Established Techniques (28:45)
Britta New, National Gallery, London


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The Conservation of Panel Painting Wooden Supports at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Florence: Experiences and Methodologies (39:47)
Marco Ciatti, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence


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Panel Discussion (35:13)
George Bisacca, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Britta New, National Gallery, London
Marco Ciatti, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence


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SESSION TWO
Recent Work in the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings, cont'd.




Introduction: Jørgen Wadum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

The Development of Flexible Auxiliary Support Systems for Panel Paintings and the Monitoring of Movement by Strain Gauges (28:10) Ingrid Hopfner, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna


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Experimental Evaluation of Adhesives/Filler Combinations for Joining Panel Paintings (23:16)
Christina Young, Courtauld Institute of Art, London


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Gap-Filling and Flexible Adhesives for Wood Conservation (36:06)
Donald Williams, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Suitland, Maryland


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The Development of a Spring Mechanism for use in Conjunction with Auxiliary Supports for Previously Thinned Panels (28:10)
George Bisacca, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


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A Hybrid Approach to the Structural Treatment of Panel Paintings: Case Studies from American Collections (21:54)
Monica Greisbach, Private practice, New York


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Panels in Furniture: Observations and Conservation Issues (26:20)
Paul van Duin, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam


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Restoration: A Sound Practice (37:42)
Jonathan Woolston, Jonathan Woolston Violins, Cambridge and London


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Panel Discussion (30:51)
Jørgen Wadum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Ingrid Hopfner, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Christina Young, Courtauld Institute of Art, London
Donald Williams, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, Suitland, Maryland
George Bisacca, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Monica Greisbach, Private practice, New York
Paul van Duin, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Jonathan Woolston, Jonathan Woolston Violins, Cambridge and London


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Last updated: July 2009