Photo Diary 'From Preservation to Care' Workshop
In October 2022 members of the TAKING CARE team and collaborators of the project spend two days in Ljubljana for an informal workshop focused on conservation methodologies and practices. "From Preservation to Care" investigated two sets of questions. To begin, we explored various technologies and their applications in better understanding
objects and their degradation phenomena. Second, collaborative conservation as
a methodology was investigated, with an emphasis on the value of community
expertise and perspectives, as critical to the conservation processes.
As museums are defined by their function of preserving heritage, both
tangible and intangible, for study, education, and enjoyment, the field of
museum conservation plays an essential role in it. The physical condition of an
object is one of the factors considered in a conservation decision, with the
goal of protecting its material integrity and to reduce the risk of
deterioration. In this regard, cutting-edge technology can be used to study and
safeguard objects. However, conservation should be defined not only by specific
knowledge of materials and preservation techniques, but also by understanding
of the object making processes as well as various perceptions of objects and
the values that communities attach to them and their use.
Check out the photo diary of our Workshop below (programme here)
City center Ljubljana
Slovene Ethnographic Museum square
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
Welcoming remarks by Natalija Polenec, director
Renée Riedler, Weltmuseum Wien: Decontextualisation: a form of dissociation or a new risk?
Decontextualisation: a form of dissociation or a new risk?
Pitt Rivers, Oxford: Plastic Fantastic project
Linden-Museum Stuttgart: LindenLab project
Miran Pflaum, National Museum of Slovenia After-life in a Museum: A-Keswy-ta Mummy and Egyptian Collection in the National Museum of Slovenia
Diana Gabler, Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt (MARKK) Towards a collaborative conservation practice?
Diana Gabler, Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt (MARKK) Towards a collaborative conservation practice?
Ljubljana city center
Workshop at the Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Wood Science and Technology, Ljubljana
Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Wood Science and Technology (presentation of the laboratory and various projects)
Workshop at the Biotechnical Faculty
Workshop at the Biotechnical Faculty
Workshop at the Biotechnical Faculty
Tina Palaić, coordinator and project lead for the Slovene Ethnographic Museum
Sofie Dierickx, The Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium In support of the international travel of ethnographic collections: Identification of wood on Congolese objects using micro- an sub micron Tomography
Michel Lee moderator for the panel on partner’s case studies: challenges and solutions
Ulrich Menter project lead for the Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Pitt Rivers, Oxford 'What's in Our Drawers': the storage challenges
Gerald Kozicz and Max Frühwirt, Graz University of Technology On digitisation of the SEM collection: A mirror frame and a Chinese pavilion
Guided tour Elovene Ethnographic Museum
Guided tour Elovene Ethnographic Museum
Guided tour Elovene Ethnographic Museum
Guided tour Elovene Ethnographic Museum
Talk: Research Institute, Conservation Centre, Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia
View from the castle
Ljubljana castle