Attention!
This activity has already taken place.
- 07-11-2025
- RCE, Smallepad 5, Amersfoort + online
This meeting is a platform to discuss topics and burning questions regarding the conservation and research of painted objects.
As the program is currently being put together, we welcome suggestions for full talks that typically last 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion.
Please send your suggestions by email to Klaas Jan van den Berg.
It will be a hybrid meeting, so it will be possible to attend online.
Registration
Admission is free after online registration.
Program
The full program is yet to be announced. Please keep an eye on this webpage.
| Time | Part |
|---|---|
| 09.00 | Walk-in |
| 09.30 | Welcome and introduction Klaas Jan van den Berg (Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed) |
| 09.40 | The decision-making tree: Ethical dilemmas and practical challenges during the reStieration of Potter’s Bull Jolijn Schilder and Abbie Vandivere (Mauritshuis) |
| 10.10 | Wilsck finally back in style Michel van de Laar (independent conservator) |
| 10.40 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11.10 | The "painted chamber" (1684-85) by Gerard de Lairesse and Johannes Glauber for Herengracht 132, Amsterdam: research, restoration, reconstruction Margriet van Eikema Hommes (Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed) |
| 11.50 | A new system to prevent damage on panel paintings Aldo Manzo (Restoration Atelier Aldo Manzo) |
| 12.20 | Pitches - News Bright Colours from the Past Maarten van Bommel (University of Amsterdam) Van Dongen and the Avant-Garde: Painter of Touch and Colour (NICAS project) Anita Hopmans (independent scholar) |
| 12.40 | Lunch |
| 13.40 | Historical dye labels, a colourful journey around the world Matthijs de Keijzer (independent scholar) |
| 14.10 |
Jheronimus Bosch, Conservation and Restoration. From former glory to changing appearances. |
| 14.40 | Laser Removal of Ballpoint Pen on Cotton Duck Canvas – Gamma Mu by Morris Louis in the Collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Anne Schmid and Annegret Volk (Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam) |
| 15.00 | Coffee/tea break |
| 15.30 | Technical Imaging and Analysis for Decision-Making in the Treatment of Five Paintings by Michiel Sweerts Gwendolyn Boevé-Jones (Redivivus Painting Restoration) |
| 16.00 | Van Gogh’s Portraits of the Roulin Children – A Short Note on Painting Technique and Materials Kathrin Pilz (van Gogh Museum), Muriel Geldof (Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed) |
| 16.30 | Drinks and nibbles |