Location
Moderna galerija, Cankarjeva 15, Ljubljana/ Slovenia
Date and time
Mon, 04/22/2024 - 09:00 - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 18:00
The symposium focuses on the topics of storing, conserving, and restoring artworks and other objects made of plastic materials that are kept in museum collections. Museum objects made of natural or synthetic polymers can be found in every museum. Renowned international experts with many years of work experience will present their findings and share their case studies. The presentations will also include the latest research by Slovenian researchers, carried out at the Heritage Science Laboratory, the Restoration Center at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, and in collaboration with the University of Ljubljana.
Attendance is free, but please register: https://www.mg-lj.si/en/events/3891/symposium-plastik-fantastik/
PROGRAMME
Conservation treatments for plastics: challenges, investigations, and case studies
Anna Lagana, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles
Plastic coatings
Carien van Aubel, Independent Modern and Contemporary Art Conservator (UK/Netherlands)
Olivia van Rooijen, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE)
Assessment of antifungal resilience of synthetic consolidants
Katja Kavkler, Restoration Center at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Amela Kujović, Polona Zalar, Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana
From detail to full scale – plastic as the new artists’ material in the 20th century
Lydia Beerkens, SRAL Institute, Maastricht
Plastics and preventive conservation
Matija Strlič, Heritage Science Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University Ljubljana
Survey of polymeric materials in the Moderna galerija collections
Špela Pok, Heritage Science Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University Ljubljana
Simona Škorja, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana
Prototypes and small series. Understanding and conservation of synthetic materials in modern design
Tim Bechthold, Die Neue Sammlung, Munich
The use of the damage function for PVC for conservator-restorers
Tjaša Rijavec, Heritage Science Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University Ljubljana
The PLASTIK FANTASTIK symposium is organized by the Moderna galerija in Ljubljana in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Ljubljana, E-RIHS.SI, the National Museum of Slovenia and ARIS (P6-0282 Object as representation: taste, distinction, power), and the Erasmus+ program, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia.
Welcome!