SESSION 1 - Technologies (28 October 2025)

CET: 19:00–19:20 · EDT: 2–2:20 p.m · GMT: 6–6:20 p.m · EET: 20:00–20:20
KEYNOTE BY PAUL VAN LAAR
- Research associate – Scientific research at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (UK)

CET: 19:20–19:35 · EDT: 2:20–2:35 p.m · GMT: 6:20–6:35 p.m · EET: 20:20–20:35
Hessan Barazandehpay (FHP)

From a vague idea to a concrete concept: 3D-based reconstruction of a lost ornament on a Hindeloopen Cradle (1760–1820).

CET: 19:35–19:50 · EDT: 2:35–2:50 p.m · GMT: 6:35–6:50 p.m · EET: 20:45–20:50
Noa Duijsens (UvA)

Digital Reconstruction of Fragmented 17th-Century Silk Bed Hangings from the BZN17 Shipwreck: An Interdisciplinary Visualisation Approach.

CET: 19:50–20:00 · EDT: 2:50–3:00 p.m · GMT: 6:50–7:00 p.m · EET: 20:50–21:00
Q & A

CET: 20:00–20:10 · EDT: 3:00–3:10 p.m · GMT: 7:00–7:10 p.m · EET: 21:00–21:10
BREAK

CET: 20:10–20:25 · EDT: 3:10–3:25 p.m · GMT: 7:10–7:25 p.m · EET: 21:10–21:25
Maurus Franck (HAWK)
Digital Measuring and Surveying Techniques – Integration into Day-to-Day Restorative Work.

CET: 20:25–20:40 · EDT: 3:25–3:40 p.m · GMT: 7:25–7:40 p.m · EET: 21:25–21:40
Nicolas Hannay (HAWK)

Removal of Oxide Layers on Brass Surfaces using Plasma-Activated Water.

CET: 20:40–20:55 · EDT: 3:40–3:55 p.m · GMT: 7:40–7:55 p.m · EET: 21:40–21:55
Johanna Püschner (HAWK)

Possibilities and Limitations of Selected Soldering and Welding Techniques in the Field of Conservation.

CET: 20:55–21:15 · EDT: 3:55–4:15 p.m · GMT: 7:55–8:15 p.m · EET: 21:55–22:15
Q & A and Closing Remarks

SESSION 2 - Decorative Techniques (11 November 2025)

CET: 19:00–19:20 · EDT: 1:00–1:20 p.m · GMT: 6:00–6:20 p.m · EET: 20:00–20:20
KEYNOTE BY AVALON DISMUKES
 - Materials Analytical Chemist

CET: 19:20–19:35 · EDT: 1:20–1:35 p.m · GMT: 6:20–6:35 p.m · EET: 20:20–20:35
Milena Deutsch and Viktoria Veitenhansl (HAWK)
Beautifully colourful! Reconstruction of coloured inlays on nineteenth-century furniture – testing consolidation options for coloured inlays on furniture.

CET: 19:35–19:50 · EDT: 1:35–1:50 p.m · GMT: 6:35–6:50 p.m · EET: 20:45–20:50
Vadim Van Meenen (UA, Getty Conservation Institute - Graduate Internship)

“Parelmoer pour toujours”: research and conservation of a rare seventeenth-century European lacquer technique on a table for Louis XIV.

CET: 19:50–20:00 · EDT: 1:50–2:00 p.m · GMT: 6:50–7:00 p.m · EET: 20:50–21:00
Q & A

CET: 20:00–20:10 · EDT: 2:00–2:10 p.m · GMT: 7:00–7:10 p.m · EET: 21:00–21:10
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CET: 20:10–20:25 · EDT: 2:10–2:25 p.m · GMT: 7:10–7:25 p.m · EET: 21:10–21:25
Nina Dijkstra (UvA)

“Black and shining and pleasing to the eye” – black chemical stains on Dutch seventeenth-century ebony furniture.

CET: 20:25–20:40 · EDT: 2:25–2:40 p.m · GMT: 7:25–7:40 p.m · EET: 21:25–21:40
Anton Waldt (HAWK)

Exploring materials and modifications: conservation of a nineteenth-century cabinet from Marienburg Castle.

CET: 20:40–20:55 · EDT: 2:40–2:55 p.m · GMT: 7:40–7:55 p.m · EET: 21:40–21:55
Carolina Pause (FHP)

A tea caddy à la mosaïque – Roentgen or not Roentgen?

CET: 20:55–21:15 · EDT: 2:55–3:15 p.m · GMT: 7:55–8:15 p.m · EET: 21:55–22:15
Q & A and Closing Remarks

SESSION 3 - Case Studies (25 November 2025)

CET: 19:00–19:20 · EDT: 1:00–1:20 p.m · GMT: 6:00–6:20 p.m · EET: 20:00–20:20
KEYNOTE BY MECKA BAUMEISTER
 - Conservator, Objects Conservation – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

CET: 19:20–19:35 · EDT: 1:20–1:35 p.m · GMT: 6:20–6:35 p.m · EET: 20:20–20:35
Carl Maggaro (Winterthur/Queens University)
Balancing Ethics, Evidence, and Interpretation: Varnish Treatment & Removal from a Late Eighteenth-Century Cabinet.

CET: 19:35–19:50 · EDT: 1:35–1:50 p.m · GMT: 6:35–6:50 p.m · EET: 20:45–20:50
Helena-Sophie Weßling (FHP)

Cleaning of soot on wood using laser technology: comparative analysis of parameters on different coatings and wood species.

CET: 19:50–20:00 · EDT: 1:50–2:00 p.m · GMT: 6:50–7:00 p.m · EET: 20:50–21:00
Q & A

CET: 20:00–20:10 · EDT: 2:00–2:10 p.m · GMT: 7:00–7:10 p.m · EET: 21:00–21:10
BREAK

CET: 20:10–20:25 · EDT: 2:10–2:25 p.m · GMT: 7:10–7:25 p.m · EET: 21:10–21:25
Aspasia Kopsida (UniWa)

Investigation of construction technology and later alterations of a nineteenth-century Comtoise longcase clock.

CET: 20:25–20:40 · EDT: 2:25–2:40 p.m · GMT: 7:25–7:40 p.m · EET: 21:25–21:40
Sarah Fernandes (INP)

Study and conservation-restoration of a wooden scale model of the steam engine from the warship Algésiras (1853–1855), held at the French National Maritime Museum in Paris.

CET: 20:40–20:55 · EDT: 2:40–2:55 p.m · GMT: 7:40–7:55 p.m · EET: 21:40–21:55
Miriam Courelas (IPT)

From the factory to the conservation and restoration laboratory: the journey of a zoological anatomical model.

CET: 20:55–21:15 · EDT: 2:55–3:15 p.m · GMT: 7:55–8:15 p.m · EET: 21:55–22:15
Q & A and Closing Remarks

SESSION 4 - Polychromy (9 December 2025)

CET: 19:00–19:20 · EDT: 1:00–1:20 p.m · GMT: 6:00–6:20 p.m · EET: 20:00–20:20
KEYNOTE BY PROJECT POCO - SRAL – The Conservation Institute

CET: 19:20–19:35 · EDT: 1:20–1:35 p.m · GMT: 6:20–6:35 p.m · EET: 20:20–20:35
Linus Meidinger (HAWK)

From self-adhesive to re-activatable: an experimental study on coatings for facings in the conservation of paintings and polychrome wooden objects.

CET: 19:35–19:50 · EDT: 1:35–1:50 p.m · GMT: 6:35–6:50 p.m · EET: 20:45–20:50
Daniel Pincho (IPT)

Art-historical and technical analysis in the context of the conservation of a Baroque polychrome wooden sculpture.

CET: 19:50–20:00 · EDT: 1:50–2:00 p.m · GMT: 6:50–7:00 p.m · EET: 20:50–21:00
Q & A

CET: 20:00–20:10 · EDT: 2:00–2:10 p.m · GMT: 7:00–7:10 p.m · EET: 21:00–21:10
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CET: 20:10–20:25 · EDT: 2:10–2:25 p.m · GMT: 7:10–7:25 p.m · EET: 21:10–21:25
Lisa Anna Limmer (HAWK)

Investigations on possible applications of the IADS (Insect Activity Detection System) in conservation practice.

CET: 20:25–20:40 · EDT: 2:25–2:40 p.m · GMT: 7:25–7:40 p.m · EET: 21:25–21:40
Amalia Boura (UniWa)
Preliminary study on the gilding techniques, materials, and aesthetics of Russian icons from the Benaki Museum collection.

CET: 20:40–21:00 · EDT: 2:40–3:00 p.m · GMT: 7:40–8:00 p.m · EET: 21:40–22:00
Q & A and Closing Remarks