Program Master – ICOM CC 2026

	Sunday 13	Monday 14	Tuesday 15	Wednesday 16	Thursday 17	Friday 18
08:00 to 09:00		Conference check-in
09:00 to 09:30		Welcome and Triennial Lecture	Working Group Parallel Sessions Art Technological Source Research Education and Training in Conservation Theory, History, and Ethics In Conservation Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Textiles	Plenary Session and Keynote Address	Working Group Parallel Sessions Preventive Conservation Education and Training in Conservation Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Leather and Related Materials Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer	Working Group Parallel Sessions Preventive Conservation Paintings Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Murals, Stone, and Rock Art
09:30 to 10:00
10:00 to 10:30
10:30 to 11:00		Break	Break & Poster Sessions		Break & Poster Sessions	Break & Poster Sessions
11:00 to 11:30		ICOM-CC General Assembly I	Working Group Parallel Sessions Murals, Stone and Rock Art Education and Training in Conservation Theory, History, and Ethics In Conservation Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Documentation Metals	Break	Working Group Parallel Sessions Preventive Conservation Education and Training in Conservation Paintings Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Leather and Related Materials Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer	Working Group Parallel Sessions Preventive Conservation Paintings Modern Materials And Contemporary Art Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Murals, Stone, and Rock Art
11:30 to 12:00				Plenary Session Panel Discussion
12:00 to 12:30
12:30 to 13:00		Lunch			Lunch
13:00 to 13:30		Lunch		Lunch	Lunch
13:30 to 14:00		Working Group Parallel Sessions Graphic Documents Scientific Research Theory, History, and Ethics In Conservation Art Technological Source Research Textiles	Working Group Parallel Sessions Preventive Conservation Education and Training in Conservation Theory, History, and Ethics In Conservation Metals Documentation	Lunch	Working Group Parallel Sessions Preventive Conservation Glass and Ceramics Paintings Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Modern Materials And Contemporary Art Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Wood, Furniture, And Lacquer Photographic Materials	Working Group Session on Using Sustainable Development Goals within Conservation & Presentation of ICOM-CC Medals
14:00 to 14:30				Technical Visits (booking required during registration)
14:30 to 15:00
15:00 to 15:30		Break & Poster Sessions	Break & Poster Sessions		Break & Poster Sessions	Break
15:30 to 16:00		Working Group Parallel Sessions Graphic Documents Scientific Research Theory, History, and Ethics In Conservation Art Technological Source Research Textiles	Working Group Parallel Sessions Preventive Conservation Paintings Archaeological Materials and Sites Metals Documentation		Working Group Parallel Sessions Glass and Ceramics Paintings Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Natural History Collections Photographic Materials	Closing, presentation of new Directory Board and Coordinators, and 2029 venue
16:00 to 16:30
16:30 to 17:00
17:00 to 17:30	Conference check-in, Trade Fair setup and Poster setup
17:30 to 18:00
18:00 to 18:30		Welcome Reception 18:00–19:30				Farewell Party 18:00–23:00
18:30 to 19:00
19:00 to 19:30					Conference Dinner 19:00–22:00
19:30 to 20:00					Conference Dinner 19:00–22:00

	Møterom 4	Møterom 1	Sal A	Sal B	Sal C
13:30 to 14:00	Graphic Documents Chair: Andrea Pataki-Hundt Mutual understanding: The basis for cross-cultural exchange Karin Eckstein	Textiles Chair: Sarah Benson Sustainable strategies for a deteriorated historical textile used in conservation training Yasunori Matsuda	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Chair: TBA Approaches to teaching conservation ethics: How is everyone doing it? Nina Owczarek	Art Technological Source Research Chair: Wibke Neugebauer Old collections, new connections: Interdisciplinary contextualization of ancient Egyptian textiles Eva Düllo	Scientific Research Chair: Ashley Freeman Multi-technique analytical approach to the study of an unusually faded green in the Mewar court painting “Jagat Singh II and his Queens at Jagniwas” Maria Goretti Mieites Alonso
14:00 to 14:30	Graphic Documents “Mended throughout and bound in cloth”: Revisiting 1890–1916 repairs whilst conserving the Bodleian Genizah collection Marinita Stiglitz	Textiles Optimising textile display durations: A microfading testing approach to preserving historical garments at the Rijksmuseum Willemijn Bolderman	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation An artist’s professional evolution: Community-led conservation initiatives in Pakistan Sana Durrani	Art Technological Source Research The impact of white: The introduction of titanium dioxide pigments in artists’ paints as evidenced in German paint manufacturers’ archives Lea Vieler	Scientific Research A non-invasive study of Indian Ragamala paintings Alessandra Vichi
14:30 to 15:00	Graphic Documents Quantitative assessment of the impact of humidification treatment on degraded parchment Laurianne Robinet	Textiles The conservation and display of the Red Tent from the 1928 North Pole expedition Cinzia Oliva	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Events, affects, and ethics: Rethinking the “moment” in conservation Jina Chang	Art Technological Source Research A master of paint: The Parisian colourman Lucien Lefebvre-Foinet and its transnational legacy Catherine Nunn	Scientific Research Distinguishing between calcites formed by different mechanisms: A case study of archaeological lime plasters from Potou Site, China Na Zhao
15:00 to 15:30	Break & Poster Sessions
15:30 to 16:00	Graphic Documents Chair: Marlen Börngen Andy Warhol’s “Cow Wallpaper”: Conservation strategies for a multi-part silkscreen Sarah Maria Simon	Textiles Chair: Rosie Chamberlin Beyond borders and across disciplines: Painted cloths at the National Trust Rebecca Hellen	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Chair: TBA Ethical challenges in conservation training: Indigenous students and the decolonization of heritage conservation practices Paula Matiz-López	Art Technological Source Research Chair: Anne Christensen Early development of Winsor & Newton artists’ acrylic dispersion paints Patricia Smithen	Scientific Research Chair: Manako Tanaka Ancient Egyptian cotton? An analytical case study on fiber identification, quality assessment, degradation, and dating of an Egyptian textile ensemble Hana Lukesova
16:00 to 16:30	Graphic Documents Technically speaking: Analysis of Edvard Munch’s printmaking materials Abby Schleicher	Textiles Experimenting with vacuuming for the cleaning of wet archaeological textiles Rebeka Nagy	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Paths to sustainability: Using STiCH to explore the carbon footprints of four options for treatment, display, and storage of three historic silver vessels Sarah Nunberg	Art Technological Source Research Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Art, craft, and geometric abstraction Gesine Betz	Scientific Research Studying the materials and techniques of Greek Byzantine icons using the TriENA analytical system Martha Athanasiadou
16:30 to 17:00	Graphic Documents Planning Session	Textiles NetLaPaTex project: Multi-technique evaluation of laser cleaning of heritage textiles Margot Dubost	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation The untold story of ICOM-CC terminology: Building a consensus Gaël De Guichen	Art Technological Source Research Rediscovering Aqua-tec acrylic paint: History and use by Jack Whitten and New York abstract artists Eleonora Cervelli	Scientific Research Planning Session

	Møterom 4	Møterom 1	Sal A	Sal B	Sal C
09:00 to 09:30	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Chair: Misa Tamura Chief Dragswolf’s war shirt returns home: Braiding cultures, generations, and sovereign borders Amanda Watts	Textiles Chair: Maria Lourdes Po The conservation of Qing dynasty embroidered panels featuring gold-twined threads Liuxin Zhang	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Chair: TBA The confluence of tradition and science: A dialectical integration in Chinese painting conservation Qian Shi	Art Technological Source Research Chair: Claire Betelu Source research on matte-drying varnishes for easel paintings in German texts between 1800 and 1950 Wibke Neugebauer	Education and Training in Conservation Chair: Tanushree Gupta Confronting “It depends”: Navigating uncertainty in conservation education Madeline Hagerman
09:30 to 10:00	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Creating connections through conservation: Reflections on a collaborative project Megan Salas	Textiles Embracing two worlds: Exploring bi-cultural heritage through the research, conservation and display of a Japanese ‘taireifuku’ Kaori Motaung	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Historical inspiration for sustainable practices in heritage conservation Han Zhou	Art Technological Source Research The state of knowledge on historical stone adhesives: A cross-disciplinary review of written sources, finds and experimental reconstruction Silas Ploner	Education and Training in Conservation Sustainability in conservation: Green Skills in practice, research, and education Tanja Kimmel
10:00 to 10:30	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Reasons to gather: Incorporating traditional Japanese tea practice into an art museum collection Ellen Chase	Textiles Planning Session	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Navigating the past to understand the future: Conservation and heritage diplomacy in times of stress Caitlin O’Grady	Art Technological Source Research Planning Session	Education and Training in Conservation Co-creative approaches for developing modules for green education in conservation Clare Richardson
10:30 to 11:00	Break & Poster Sessions
11:00 to 11:30	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Chair: Lucie Monot Collaborative conservation of Amazigh carpets: Integrating indigenous knowledge in Moroccan heritage preservation Omar Id Tnaine	Documentation Chair: Aditi Nagar A conservation approach to digital image datasets: Safeguarding cultural integrity in the digital age Stefanie De Winter	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Memento restauratum! Historical restorations of church interiors in Norway Susanne Kaun	Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Chair: Joshua Hill Current and past approaches in the study and conservation of wall paintings: The case of the 15th-century Raron chapel in Sion, Switzerland Francesca Piqué	Education and Training in Conservation Chair: Madeline Hagerman Time travel and root gurus: Reflecting on twenty-five years of conservation knowledge exchange in Bhutan Ayesha Fuentes
11:30 to 12:00	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures The establishment of an international network of Indigenous conservators Anne May Olli	Documentation Developing a multimodal image analysis and visualisation tool for paintings Nina Eckertz	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation The subtle yet enduring influence of the Gilliérons on the development of archaeological conservation in Greece Maria Deli	Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Between two worlds: The conservation of four detached wall paintings from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum collection Stephanie Bogin	Education and Training in Conservation Building conservation capacity through intercultural connections: JICA and the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Centre Mie Ishii
12:00 to 12:30	Metals Planning Session	Documentation Virtually connecting Bernini’s Bronzes: Best practices, challenges, and preliminary results of processing a large database of 3D digital scans Lien Acke	Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Planning Session	Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Toward a long-term solution for recovering darkened lead white in wall paintings: Treatment development on mock-ups Giulia Russo	Education and Training in Conservation Collaborating on paper conservation: A joint initiative by the Tbilisi State Academy of Art and the Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences Andrea Pataki-Hundt
12:30 to 13:30	Lunch
	Møterom 4	Møterom 1	Sal A	Sal B	Sal C
13:30 to 14:00	Metals Chair: Nicola Emmerson Assessing conservation practices for archaeological iron artefacts using a non-invasive multimodal imaging approach Laura Brambilla	Documentation Chair: Anil Dwivedi Specialized imaging techniques for conserving and studying Chinese calligraphy and paintings Tong Han		Preventive Conservation Chair: David Cohen The See Yup Temple: Chinese Australian collections, disaster recovery, and human-centred caretaking and conservation Nicole Tse	Education and Training in Conservation Chair: Tanushree Gupta Conservation ethics is not rocket science: A step-by-step guide to conservation decisions Irene Brückle
14:00 to 14:30	Metals Siderite crystal growth: A novel approach in the treatment of archaeological iron Ruben With		Archaeological Materials and Sites Chair: Francis Lukezic A virgin find: Conservation and analysis of a unique discovery of medieval religious ivories Bettina Ebert	Preventive Conservation Shared custodianship as a tool for preventive conservation Ana Pastor Pérez	Education and Training in Conservation Adding a course on conservation ethics to the art conservation curriculum at the University of Delaware Nina Owczarek
14:30 to 15:00	Metals Uncovering the history of the restoration of Tijou’s ironwork at Hampton Court Palace: A work of art, craft and science Zoe Roberts	Documentation Authenticity in flux: Cross-cultural documentation and artist-led restoration practices in Indonesia Eliza O’Donnell	Archaeological Materials and Sites Enhancing conservation in Antarctic archaeology: Communicating research results beyond scientific circles Gerusa Radicchi	Preventive Conservation Fire at the National Museum, Akure: The need for emotional health management Ogechukwu Elizabeth Okpalanozie	Education and Training in Conservation Advancing stewardship, preservation practices, and cultural diplomacy with instructive graphic novels Lauren Hall
15:00 to 15:30	Break & Poster Sessions
15:30 to 16:00	Metals Chair: Nicola Emmerson Comparative evaluation of two application methods used in the bio-induced stabilization of archaeological copper Patrycja Petrasz	Documentation Chair: Christine Müller-Radloff ConservKG: An AI knowledge graph platform for documenting and accessing conservation treatment knowledge Chongwen Liu	Archaeological Materials and Sites Chair: Francis Lukezic Developing a conservation strategy for the Mycenaean earth structures at Kynos. A rare opportunity, a great challenge Maria Deli	Preventive Conservation Chair: Natalija ၬosić Response of the Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management Center, Japan, to cultural heritage damaged in the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake Ryusuke Kodani	Paintings Chair: Sue Ann Chui Climate tolerance of canvas paintings Cecil Krarup Andersen
16:00 to 16:30	Metals Controlling tarnish on silver threads on textiles David Thickett	Documentation Development and application of an AI-based automatic deterioration recognition system for the palm-leaf manuscripts collection in the Potala Palace Xiao Zhou	Archaeological Materials and Sites Contemporary archaeological artefacts: New challenges for conservator-restorers Jane Echinard	Preventive Conservation The role of collaboration and partnership in enhancing sustainability and resilience at the National Library of New Zealand Vesna Živković	Paintings Restoration and democracy: “Mulatas à Mesa” by Di Cavalcanti Andréa Lacerda Bachettini
16:30 to 17:00	Metals Development of L-cysteine-incorporated green gels and their initial application on a 19th-century silversmithing masterpiece Qing Wu	Documentation Planning Session	Archaeological Materials and Sites Planning Session	Preventive Conservation An examination of Puerto Rican museums’ emergency preparedness before and after Hurricane María Patricia Navedo García	Paintings Insights into the adhesive strength of methylcellulose and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose: Influence of the degree of polymerisation, concentration, application technique and substrate properties Karolina Soppa

	Møterom 4	Møterom 1	Sal A	Sal B	Sal C
09:00 to 09:30	Leather and Related Materials Chair: Marina Kasten Large-scale multi-technique characterization of a set of gilt leather wall hangings and the materials used in their previous conservation Pablo Londero	Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer Chair: Mohamed Moustafa The Dolphin Chairs from Ham House: Connecting with the past through materials, craftsmanship and audience insights Nicola Shreeve	Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Chairs: Jack Soultanian The Safety Project: A tiered risk assessment and non-destructive testing approach to structural safety in outdoor sculptures Terje Syversen	Preventive Conservation Chair: Ogechukwu Elizabeth Okpalanozie Developing a lighting policy for a contemporary art museum Anna E. Bülow	Education and Training in Conservation Chair: Madeline Hagerman World Culture Conservation and Communities: A new collaborative elective Jessica Hensel
09:30 to 10:00	Leather and Related Materials Art technological analysis of two Japanese tobacco pouches from the International Foundation of Indonesian Culture and Asian Heritage: Leather origin and manufacturing details Andrea Pataki-Hundt	Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer Technical investigation and comparison of 17th-century dummy board figures conserved in Sweden: The artwork as primary source Annika Roy	Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Radiant gold or imitation? Exploring the painter’s use of yellow-glazed gildings in medieval Europe Kaja Kollandsrud	Preventive Conservation Increasing access while minimising risk: Lanhydrock’s rare book collection Charlotte Newman	Education and Training in Conservation A continuous and stable supply of the traditional tools and materials essential for conservation Iwataro Oka
10:00 to 10:30	Leather and Related Materials A tale of two frames: Conserving late 19th-century South Australian women’s ‘fancy work’ Rosemary Heysen	Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer Testing climate damage predictions for furniture David Thickett	Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Face to face: Collaborative decision-making in the treatment of the Toone Theater puppets Emmanuelle Mercier	Preventive Conservation Asbestos in museums: A conservator’s perspective on managing hazardous risks Therese Espeland	Education and Training in Conservation Improving materials analysis skills through self-directed learning in Conservation Master’s students Davina Thompson
10:30 to 11:00	Break & Poster Sessions
11:00 to 11:30	Leather and Related Materials Chair: Marina Kasten From complicating factors to new perspectives: Conservation treatment of gilt leather wall hangings in the Alderman’s Chamber at ‘s-Hertogenbosch Town Hall Julia Hartmann	Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer Chair: Mohamed Moustafa Evaluating the mechanical and working properties of bulked Lascaux 498HV and its suitability for filling non-structural splits in wood Abigail Tudor	Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Chairs: Kaja Kollandsrud The creation of the divine face: The painting technique used in the altarpieces produced by Yvo Strigel’s workshop around 1500 Stefan Zumbühl	Preventive Conservation Chair: David Cohen The risks and rewards of lending technology artifacts: A National Air and Space Museum study Elizabeth Beesley	Education and Training in Conservation Planning Session
11:30 to 12:00	Leather and Related Materials Planning Session	Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer Context-driven cleaning approaches: Flexible polysaccharide emulsion gels for removal of gold imitation paint on wooden gilded surfaces Rita de Cássia Cavalcante	Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration More than clay: Conservation challenges and sustainability lessons from the study of monumental terracruda sculpture Mònica López-Prat	Preventive Conservation Pervading imbalances in loan negotiations between museums in tropical and temperate climates and possible remedial strategies Adriana I. Páez Cure	Paintings Chair: Laura Hartman Picturing Barbados: Conservation, collaboration, and cross-cultural exchange Kendall Francis
12:00 to 12:30	Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Chair: Ida Hovmand From records to responses: A mixed-methods analysis to explore the conservation of archaeological bark materials in the last fifty years Johanna Klügl	Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer Planning Session	Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Preventive conservation of Catholic procession sculptures in the Netherlands Camille Dankmeyer-Dullaart	Preventive Conservation From design to reality: Optimizing energy use and climate conditions in the CC NL shared storage facility Bart Ankersmit	Paintings What lies beneath: An exploration of the applications and limitations of XRF scanning in the critical interpretation of the condition, technique and attribution of paintings from the Courtauld Gallery Aviva Burnstock
12:30 to 13:30	Lunch
	Møterom 4	Møterom 1	Sal A	Sal B	Sal C
13:30 to 14:00	Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Chair: Ida Hovmand Relocating the five Skuldelev Viking Age shipwrecks to preserve and display them for future generations Jesper Stub Johnsen	Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer Chair: Mohamed Moustafa Studying the manufacture of a lacquer plate inscribed with the words “The Buddha’s Light Shines Forever” Tong Zhang	Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Chair: Deepakshi Sharma Early-19th-century plaster casts of the Alhambra: A technical study Flavia Ravaioli	Preventive Conservation Chair: Ogechukwu Elizabeth Okpalanozie Optimizing the Danish/Vejle model: Sustainable construction of low-energy museum storage facilities Lise RÆder Knudsen	Paintings Chair: Mine Diri “Fixé-sous-verre”: The complex composition and degradation process of a rare painting technique used by Anne Vallayer-Coster and its subsequent treatment Maude Daudin-Schotte
14:00 to 14:30	Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Study on the mechanism of dimensional stability in the trehalose method for waterlogged archaeological wood: Reinforcement of cell walls by crystallization Shuyin Xiao	Photographic Materials Chair: Janka Krizanova Then and now: The continued preservation of backlit photographs Kate Lewis	Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Planning Session	Preventive Conservation From climate control to carbon footprint: The long-term impact of low-energy museum storage in Denmark Morten Ryhl-Svendsen	Paintings The preparation of panel paintings using canvas and fibers in the Late Middle Ages: New insights from German-speaking regions Beate Fücker
14:30 to 15:00	Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Planning Session	Photographic Materials Remote visions: Hercule Florence’s photographic innovations in Brazil Art Kaplan	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Chair: Suzan de Groot Preserving plastics, protecting the planet Yvonne Shashoua	Glass and Ceramics Chair: Polytimi Loukopoulou The illusion of cleaning unstable historical glass: Results of a test series on artificially aged glass samples Ulrike Rothenhaeusler	Paintings Reconsidering historical treatments in panel painting conservation: New insights from the restoration of the wooden support of Cosmè Tura’s “Saint Anthony of Padua” Luciano Ricciardi
15:00 to 15:30	Break & Poster Sessions
15:30 to 16:00	Natural History Collections Chair: Marion Dangeon The impact of different cleaning methods on aged pennaceous feathers J. P. Brown	Photographic Materials Chair: Janka Krizanova Evaluating alternatives for surface cleaning of albumen prints: Polyvinyl alcohol-borax gel formulations Barbora Hank Palatínusová	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Chair: Anna Laganà Second bloom: The decision-making process and conservation strategies for Ferdi Tajiri-Jansen’s Hortisculpture “Labia Virginica Grandiflora” (1968) Ellen Jansen	Glass and Ceramics Chair: Polytimi Loukopoulou Taking a closer look: A multi-axial study of red-anchor period Chelsea porcelains Sarah Barack	Paintings Chair: Nikita Shah Unveiling František Kupka’s Divertimento I Diana Hartman Drumm
16:00 to 16:30	Natural History Collections Sticky Cetacea: Conservation challenges of a collection of historic Cetacea skins from the Natural History Museum in London Fabiana Portoni	Photographic Materials Surveying collections of chromogenic film photographs: Insights from Portuguese collections Lénia Oliveira Fernandes	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Preserving the living artwork “Blütezeit?!”: Interdisciplinary collaboration as a method and conservation measure Aglaja Kneer	Glass and Ceramics Recent advances in the use of 3D technology in glass conservation: Reconstruction of complex and large areas of loss Owen Ooievaar	Paintings Restoring radiance: The conservation of Emmanuel Phillips Fox’s “Autumn Showers” and its frame Barbara Dabrowa
16:30 to 17:00	Natural History Collections Planning Session	Photographic Materials Planning Session	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Interdisciplinary connections to foster new ways of looking: The Conservation Study Days at the Getty Research Institute Rachel Rivenc	Glass and Ceramics Planning Session	Paintings More than bubbles! Evaluation of an innovative foam-based cleaning method for paintings: Enhancing effectiveness while reducing water and mechanical impact Moritz Geissmann

	Møterom 4	Møterom 1	Sal A	Sal B	Sal C
09:00 to 09:30	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Chair: Sabine Cotte Museo Vizcaino as a site of cultural education: The evolution of a pedagogical learning laboratory Mild Hombrebueno	Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Chairs: Abdullahi Abdulkadir & Chiara Pasian Coming together: The treatment and travels of a sandstone Chinese stele from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Maine Pamela Hatchfield	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Chair: Amy Brost Documenting synchronization: Interdisciplinary strategies for the preservation of James Coleman’s “Charon (MIT)” (1989) Johanna Elebe	Preventive Conservation Chair: Margarita Villanueva Safeguarding cultural heritage in times of crisis: Inter-service collaboration in France Marie Courselaud	Paintings Chair: Mine Diri Current practices in strip-lining: A survey of methodologies and materials Ashley Bowersox
09:30 to 10:00	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures AMAZONIE(S): Native voices and pedagogies of art and conservation at the École Supérieure d’Art d’Avignon Camille Benecchi	Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Traditions can be broken: Changes in the perception and preservation of paint-filled petroglyphs in Norway Daniela Pawel	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Radical transparency in caring for computer-generated works: From best practices to adapted practices Flaminia Fortunato	Preventive Conservation Sustainable environmental control for preventive conservation: Integrating field data and institutional practices in Japan Etsuko Mizutani	Paintings Expanding the role of methylcellulose in conservation: Foam properties and practical applications illustrated by its use in strip lining Carla Helmrich
10:00 to 10:30	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Rethinking best practice: Principles for community-led conservation in First Nations communities Samantha Hamilton	Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Biodeterioration of outdoor gravestones at the Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen: Impacts of conservation treatments and climate change Michela Gambino	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Temporal perspectives on “Sonic Mediations”: Unfolding identities in a sound installation and performance Saara Peisa	Preventive Conservation Long-term monitoring of a lacquer commode: Integrating acoustic emission and digital speckle pattern interferometry for sustainable preservation at the V&A Ashley A. Freeman	Paintings When mist reinforces: Understanding and preserving a distemper tüchlein painting using the Mist-Lining system Jip Van Reijen
10:30 to 11:00	Break & Poster Sessions
11:00 to 11:30	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Chair: Sabine Cotte Te Rā and beyond: Embedding cultural connection in everyday conservation Jade Hadfield	Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Chair: Leslie Rainer How to remove and reattach 225,000 tiles without losing your way: Restoration of the mosaic on the west façade of the Kommunenes Hus in Oslo Susanne Kaun	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Chair: Anna Laganà (Re-)Framing corporeal transmission: Living memory and the stewardship of “Re-collection” by Alexandra Pirici Shu-Wen Lin	Preventive Conservation Chair: Natalija ၬosić The Art Carton project: Rethinking packaging as a multidisciplinary team in the context of the climate crisis Lucille Gaydon	Paintings Chair: Sue Ann Chui Preserving historic Andean workshop traditions through modern structural treatments Laura Hartman
11:30 to 12:00	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures The Saltwater Bark Collection conservation management plan: Bridging the conservation science gap through an exchange of traditional Indigenous and Western conservation knowledge Jeffrey Fox	Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Planning Session	Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Planning Session	Preventive Conservation A balanced approach to sustainable art transport Lisa Swedberg	Paintings Painted textiles and interwoven practices: Technical study, treatment, and display of a 19th-century “Raslila pichwai” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Nikita Shah
12:00 to 12:30	Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures Planning Session			Preventive Conservation Planning Session	Paintings Planning Session

ICOM-CC is coming to Norway

14 – 18 September 2026

ICOM-CC is coming to Norway

14 – 18 September 2026

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