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Programme of the workshop

Lighting in Museums - assessment and control
 

November 27- 28, 2003

Rondò di Bacco, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

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Workshop objectives
  • To increase awareness of the effect of light on cultural heritage.
  • To promote a new preventive conservation tool.
  • To present the development and results of a novel method for monitoring light.
  • To contribute to a better understanding of artificial versus natural light aging of materials.
  • To improve networking between different projects on related topics.
    • Support
    The LiDo-project (EVK4-CT2000-00016) is supported by the European Commission under the Fifth Framework Programme, contributing to the implementation of the Key Action “The city of tomorrow and cultural heritage” within the Programme “Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development”. Complimentary funding is provided by the project partners.

    Organisation of the workshop
    Local organising committee

    Mauro Bacci, Costanza Cucci, Anna Papa
    Istituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara” (IFAC-CNR)
    Via Panciatichi 64
    50127 Florence, Italy
    Tel: +39-055-4235217
    Fax: +39-055-410893
    e-mail: m.bacci@ifac.cnr.it
    c.cucci@ifac.cnr.it
    a.papa@ifac.cnr.it         		Project Co-ordinator

    Hannelore Römich, Sandra Gerlach
    Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung
    Bronnbach Branch
    Bronnbach 28
    D-97877 Wertheim Bronnbach,
    Tel: +49(0)931-4100-701
    Fax: +49(0)931-4100-799
    e-mail: Roemich@isc.fhg.de
    e-mail: Gerlach@isc.fhg.de

    Bertrand Lavedrine, Anne-Laurence Dupont,
    Centre de Recherches sur la Conservation des Documents Graphiques (CRCDG), Paris, France
    e-mail: aldupont@mnhn.fr

    Dieter Kockott, Dr. Dieter Kockott UV-Technik
    (DK), Hanau, Germany
    e-mail: kockott@t-online.de

    Ronald Buxton, Particle Technology (LTD),
    Hatton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
    e-mail: ronbuxton@particletechnology.com
    Graham Martin, Victoria & Albert Museum
    (V & A), London, United Kingdom
    e-mail: grahamm@vam.ac.uk

    Martin Dvorák, National Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (SUPP),
    Prague, Czech Republic
    e-mail: dvorak.m@supp.cz

    The organisers express their acknowledgement to the Superintendence of Fine Arts in Florence, Pistoia and Prato (Polo Museale Fiorentino) for its interest and support of the workshop.

    Thursday, 27 November 2003
    11.00 Registration Rondò di Bacco, Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Pitti, Florence, Italy
    14.00
    Chairperson: Hannelore Römich
    Welcome addresses Antonio Paolucci, Head of “Polo Museale Fiorentino”, Italy Anna Maria Petrioli Tofani – Director of the Uffizi Gallery, Italy Johanna Leissner, European Commission, Scientific Officer, Belgium
    14.30 Light damage of objects Gaël de Guichen, Italy
    15.00 Light damage of pigments David Saunders, The National Gallery, United Kingdom
    15.30 Spectral sensitivity of materials Peter Trubiroha, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung, Germany
    16.00 Coffee break
    16.30
    Chairperson: David Saunders
    Measurement of colour changes Mauro Bacci, IFAC-CNR, Italy
    17.00 Environmental monitoring in museums Graham Martin, Victoria & Albert Museum, United Kingdom
    17.30 Impact assessment for cultural heritage Hannelore Römich, Fraunhofer ISC, Germany
    18.00 Born and vanished by light Bertrand Lavédrine, CRCDG, France
    18.30 End of first day
    20.00 Dinner


    Friday, 28 November 2003
    9.00
    Chairperson: Graham Martin
    Introduction to the LiDo-project Hannelore Römich, Fraunhofer ISC, Germany
    9.15 Development of LightCheck Sensitive (LCS) Sandra Gerlach, Fraunhofer ISC, Germany
    9.45 Development of LightCheck Ultra (LCU) Anne-Laurence Dupont, CRCDG, France
    10.15 Field exposures of LightCheck Costanza Cucci, IFAC-CNR, Italy
    10.45 Conclusions on the LiDo-project Hannelore Römich, Fraunhofer ISC, Germany
    11.00 Discussion
    11.30 Coffee and poster session
    12.15
    Chairperson: Hannelore Römich
    Potential fields of application for LightCheck David Saunders, UK, Peter Trubiroha, Germany and Benoit de Tapol, Spain
    12.30 Closing remarks Mauro Bacci, Italy
    12.45 Visit of the Uffizi Gallery
    14.00 End of the workshop