INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
CLEANING 2010: New insights into the cleaning of paintings
May 26th-28th , 2010
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)
The conference “New insights into the cleaning of paintings” (CLEANING 2010) is intended to be an international forum where the most relevant scientists and conservators in the field present their latest research as well as their most relevant work.
This conference is a joint effort of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) and the Smithsonian Institution (SI) and it will be held at the UPV in May 26th to 28th, 2010.
After the Brussels conference in 1990 and the one in Dusseldorf on surface cleaning in 2003, this conference focuses on:
•The chemistry of drying and film formation (tempera, oils, acryilics, alkyds …)
•The effects of residual solvents on the mechanical properties of paint films
•The effects of solvent leaching in the mechanical properties of paint films
•The chemical alterations of paint films,
•The effects of cleaning and the impact of the environment,
•Aesthetics (patinas, methodologies…)
•Conservation treatments with special emphasis in cleaning issues, boundaries
and challenges..
•Cleaning softwares …
•Others …
It is expected that about 20 guest lectures will complete the plenary session and a poster session will also be displayed.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.cleaning2010.upv.es
The program of lectures will be updated in the forthcoming days.
An on-line registration as well as an on-line submission form for poster proposals will be available soon in this same website.
The deadline to submit poster proposals is January 15th, 2010
CLEANING 2010: New insights into the cleaning of paintings
May 26th-28th , 2010
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)
The conference “New insights into the cleaning of paintings” (CLEANING 2010) is intended to be an international forum where the most relevant scientists and conservators in the field present their latest research as well as their most relevant work.
This conference is a joint effort of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) and the Smithsonian Institution (SI) and it will be held at the UPV in May 26th to 28th, 2010.
After the Brussels conference in 1990 and the one in Dusseldorf on surface cleaning in 2003, this conference focuses on:
•The chemistry of drying and film formation (tempera, oils, acryilics, alkyds …)
•The effects of residual solvents on the mechanical properties of paint films
•The effects of solvent leaching in the mechanical properties of paint films
•The chemical alterations of paint films,
•The effects of cleaning and the impact of the environment,
•Aesthetics (patinas, methodologies…)
•Conservation treatments with special emphasis in cleaning issues, boundaries
and challenges..
•Cleaning softwares …
•Others …
It is expected that about 20 guest lectures will complete the plenary session and a poster session will also be displayed.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.cleaning2010.upv.es
The program of lectures will be updated in the forthcoming days.
An on-line registration as well as an on-line submission form for poster proposals will be available soon in this same website.
The deadline to submit poster proposals is January 15th, 2010