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Newsletter 4-02-2009

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WORKSHOP II PROGRAMME — FROM 2 TO 6 MARCH 2009, NANTES – FRANCE
The workshop will be held in ARC’ANTIQUE, 26 rue de la Haute Forêt, 44300 Nantes, France
In case of problem please contact Kiriaki Tsesmeloglou : mobile (0033) 6 37 45 99 97

TRAM LINE 2 - Direction : Orvault Grand Val
Take the tram to Commerce station until Michelet Sciences station.
Turn to your steps on the Boulevard Michelet until you find the Rue de la Haute Forêt on your left.

If you wish me to pick you up to the City Center, please inform me of your arrival time and date in Nantes Airport.

MONDAY MARCH 2nd

10hArrival of the participants
10h30Presentation of the Icon Network project by Kiriaki Tsesmeloglou
11hScientific photographs on the studied icons (U.V, I.R, X-Rays) by Jean-Gabriel Aubert
12h30End of the morning session
14hThe olifa cleaning and the private collections. Some examples of abusive cleaning by Kiriaki Tsesmeloglou
14h30The Russian icon collection of the Byzantine Museum in Athens by Maria Filippoussi
15hRound table concerning the cleaning methods followed by the participants
16hCoffee break
16h15Organisation of the practice part of the workshop
17hEnd of the evening session

TUESDAY MARCH 3rd

9h30The olifa problems on Russian icons in Valamo by Helena Nikkanen
10hThe olifa varnish chemical composition by Elena Azarnina. Historic of the cleaning methods practiced in the past. The code of ethics of cleaning varnishes in Russia.
11hCoffee break
11hModern cleaning methods in Russia. Some examples in the State Russian Museum in Saint-Petersbourg
12h30End of the morning session
14hStudy of the scientific photographs. Diagnostic and protocol of cleaning on the icons during the workshop
16h00End of the evening session

WEDNESDAY MARCH 4th

9h30Practice workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11hCoffee break
11h30Round table
12h30End of the morning session
14hWorkshop
17hEnd of the evening session

THURSDAY MARCH 5th

9h30Workshop
11hCoffee break
11h30Workshop
12h30End of the morning session
14hWorkshop
16h00Photographs under U.V and I.R light of the cleaned icons
17hConclusions and final report of the workshop
18h30 - 20hVisit to the Fine Art Museum

FRIDAY MARCH 6th




10hVisit to the Château des Ducs de Bretagne
12h30Lunch in the "Oubliettes" restaurant in the Château des Ducs
14h30Meeting of the Icon Network partners
18hIcon Network Reception in the Château des Ducs de Bretagne:
> Opening presentation by Kiriaki Tsesmeloglou
> Presentation of the exibition "Tresors of the refugees" by M. Dimitrios Konstantios, Director of the Byzantine Museum in Athens.
> Presentation of the Iconostasis conservation workshop in Valamo, Finland, by Riikka Köngas
> Presentation of the web portal www.icon-network.org by Karen Lavot, graphic designer
> Virtual exibitions "Tresors of the refugees" and "Icons and people"
> Cocktail reception

Buses and tramways’ map in the center of Nantes :


ICON NETWORK EUROPEAN PROJECT Atelier de Conservation-Restauration d’Œuvres Peintes (Nantes, France), The Byzantine and Christian Museum (Athens, Greece), The Valamo Art Conservation Institute (Uusi Valamo, Finland). www.icon-network.org