Location
Maastricht, The NetherlandsDate and time
-Maastricht, The Netherlands 24-27 March 2019
New Approaches in Conservation of Contemporary Art (NACCA), Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage (MACCH), and Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht
For several decades already, the conservation of contemporary art constitutes a dynamic field of research and reflection. At first, this research was primarily instigated by conservation professionals working in or with museums and other heritage organisations, but increasingly academic researchers and universities have been involved as well. This is visible for instance in the growing number of PhD dissertations devoted to challenges in the conservation of contemporary art and of research collaborations between academic and professional institutions. Although such research is often conducted by researchers with a conservation background, it still remains to be seen whether and how their findings and insights are translated into the daily work practices of conservators in the field – or, vice versa, whether and how the problems and dilemmas encountered in conservation practice find their way into broader research questions and projects.
Convened towards the end of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, this international conference aims to strengthen the exchange between theory and practice in the conservation of contemporary art by exploring promising practices (and failures) and by critically questioning its conditions and drawbacks. It is a collaboration between the EU funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network New Approaches in the Conservation of Contemporary Art (NACCA), the Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage (MACCH) and the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht. Next to the presentation of the 15 NACCA PhD projects, it will host several keynote lectures, panels and round tables. Keynote lectures will be given by Theodor Schatzki (University of Kentucky), Ann-Sophie Lehmann (Groningen University), Gabriella Giannachi (University of Exeter), Christy MacLear (Art Agency Partners) and Jill Sterrett (SMART Museum of Art, University of Chicago).
For more information on the conference program and registration see https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/annual-macch-conference-2019/conference-programme.
Links:
http://nacca.eu/conference-2019/