Workshops for professionals and symposia

Workshops are regularly offered on historical treatment methods and current practices for example related to the lining of paintings, surface cleaning and varnish removal from painted surfaces, or re-joining of panel paintings. Some of these workshops are at times organised in collaboration with Restauratoren Nederland in order to offer further training to professionals in the field.

SRAL further organises a variety of symposia and conferences in Maastricht. In general these are open to conservators, art-curators and other heritage professionals. Because of the international character, the symposia etc. are often held in English. In some cases, these workshops relate to the curriculum of the Conservation and Restoration training course of the University of Amsterdam.

Upcoming

Workshops postponed until further notice

For further information see news, registration form available at info@sral.nl

Past

21st - 23rd October 2019: Solvents and Paint Films: Practical Solutions by Gwendoline R. Fife

14th - 16th January 2020: Practical Methods for Art Examination by Dr Antonino Cosentino
Contemporary Art Conservation in practice: New approaches in decision-making, treatment techniques and the collection care for modern art, Dr. Lydia Beerkens 16th - 18th April 2019
Demonstration Day Spectral Imaging : XPECAM platform by XPECTRALTEK, Antonio Cardoso, 21th September 2018
Sara Mateu Framing Techniques and Microclimate Enclosures for Panel Paintings 19-23 February 2018
Workshop: Modern Resins for Varnishing and Retouching, Jill Whitten, Robert Proctor & René de la Rie 19th - 21st March 2018
Dr Lydia Beerkens SRAL Modern Art Conservation in Practice: Different Ways of Decision-Making for the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art 4-6 April 2018
Gwendoline R. Fife SRAL Solvents and Paint Films - the practical ramifications 23-25 April 2018
Dr Antonio Cosentino CHSOS Practical Methods for Art Examination 24-26 January 2018
Seminar: Modern Art Conservation in practice: different ways of decision-making for the conservation of modern and contemporary art by Lydia Beerkens, 3rd - 5th May at SRAL studios
Conference on Vandalism & Art, June 8-9 2017, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Workshop Framing techniques and microclimate enclosures for Panel Paintings by Sara Mateu, 20-22 February 2017 at SRAL Studios
XRF Boot Camp for Conservators, Workshop, November 8–11, 2016
Conference on Wood Science and Technology II: Microclimates for Panel Paintings 20-21 October 2016
Workshop Mastering Fills & Retouches by Jim Bernstein 18-22 April 2016
Symposium on improved conservation strategies for gilt leather, March 2016
Restauratoren NL "Materials & methods for surface cleaning and removal of film-forming materials" door Paolo Cremonesi at SRAL, 15 t/m 19 februari 2016
Thread by Thread Tear Mending Workshop, Masterclass with Petra Demuth (CICS, Cologne), March 2015
Expert meeting Gilt Leather, with experts from the UK, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, November 2013
Tear mending of canvas paintings, Master Class with Petra Demuth (HfBK, Dresden), November 2013
Synthetic Resins for Varnishing and Retouching, master class with guest lecturers Jill Whitten, Robert Proctor (Houston, Texas) en Prof.Dr. René de La Rie (National Gallery, Washington), June 2012
Adhesives, Consolidants and Coatings, master class with guest lecturer Velson Horrie (Collection Care and Conservation Consultant Manchester), March 2012
Adhesives, Consolidants and Coatings, master class with guest lecturer Velson Horrie (Collection Care and Conservation Consultant Manchester), March 2012
Filling and Retouching: Paintings and Painted Surfaces, symposium, May 2011
Structural Treatment of Canvas Paintings: Lining Techniques: Historical and Modern, master class with guest lecturer Christina Young (Courtauld Institute, London) en Paul Ackroyd (National Gallery, London), en Jos van Och en Kate Seymour (SRAL), March 2011
Polychrome Sculpture: Tool Marks and Construction Techniques, interim meeting of the Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration ICOM-CC working group, October 2010
Lining Techniques and Alternatives, symposium, March 2010
Training needs for the conservation of modern and contemporary art, joint Interim meeting of the Training and Education and Modern Materials and Contemporary Art (MMCA) working groups of ICOM-CC, June 2010
Werken met Kalk binnen de interieur restauratie, master class with guest lecturer Bernard Delmotte (Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen), March 2010
Panel Painting Symposium, November 2009
Adhesives, Consolidants and Coatings, master class with guest lecturer Velson Horrie (Collection Care and Conservation Consultant Manchester), March 2012