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Stone & Wall Paintings Group: Challenges in the conservation of street art - the European CAPuS Project External conditions mean faster degradation and removing vandalism is difficult because paints have similar chemical compositions. Moreover, these works are often considered ephemeral by their own... Read more

As part of the call for proposals entitled ‘A heritage to be protected’, promoted by Fondazione Carispezia and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, the JRC is proposing a free in-depth meeting on 19 July at 2.30 p.m. on the topic of planned conservation and maintenance of cultural heritage. The webinar is aimed at all stakeholders interested in participating in the ... Read more

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORUM As part of the 2019-2022 Strategic Plan of the ‘La Venaria Reale’ Conservation and Restoration Centre, drawn up thanks to the support of Compagnia di San Paolo in line with the multi-year programmes of the founding bodies and in line with the more articulated action programme provided for by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the ‘Young Professionals Forum. Emerging skills for heritage conservation’ is the first ... Read more

TAROCCHI VIRTUAL STUDY DAY Tarot Virtual Study Day is the online study day dedicated to the Visconti-Sforza tarot and formally organized by the Morgan Library & Museum. The head of the Centre's Scientific Laboratories, Federica Pozzi, participates in the event as a speaker and moderator of a session. The day is the first opportunity to disseminate the results obtained in the context of ... Read more

CCR DIGITAL LAB Discover CCR Digital Lab, the new digital platform of the ‘La Venaria Reale’ Conservation and Restoration Centre! CCR Digital Lab is a digital space designed for cultural heritage professionals, students, schools and for the general public to know, deepen, develop the conservation of cultural heritage through advanced training activities, ... Read more

AGAINST "THE ANCIENT SPLENDOR" From 19 to 23 April 2022 Heritage & Public AGAINST "THE ANCIENT SPLENDOR" Knowing, documenting and passing on cultural heritage: forms of narration from sources to digital Curated by the Conservation and Restoration Centre "La Venaria Reale", Department of Historical Studies and SUSCOR - University of Turin 5 days 2 round tables 2 in-depth ... Read more

The Center and the Fondazione Accorsi-Ometto have signed a four-year agreement to support the professional specialization of young restorers through annual scholarships. The common goal is to promote job placement and the start of specialized curricula of young graduates in conservation and restoration. The Accorsi-Ometto Foundation will support for four years ... Read more

Italy-North Macedonia knowledge exchange in conservation and innovative management of cultural heritage The Centre is the leader of ‘Italy-North Macedonia knowledge exchange in conservation and innovative management of cultural heritage’, an important international project funded by CEI (Central European Initiative) under the Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) 2021 through the CEI Fund at the EBRD. The project involves the Foundation ... Read more

Conference "Curation and Conservation: Dress and Textiles in Museums" The Centre expands its expertise and focuses on conservation in the field of fashion and fashion. We are working on an international initiative planned for 2021 in partnership with the Association of Dress Historians in London. The Association of Dress Historians is a non-profit organization that supports and ... Read more

STRUCTURAL TREATMENTS ON DOUBLE-SIDED PAINTINGS With the support of the Getty Foundation through its Conserving Canvas initiative, the Centre is pleased to announce a practical workshop addressed to conservators specialized in paintings on canvas.  The workshop will be held in two different editions:  First edition: 7th-18th June 2021 Second edition: dates to be confirmed It will be ... Read more