ICOM-CC is coming to Norway
14 – 18 September 2026
ICOM-CC is coming to Norway
14 – 18 September 2026
Monday Working Group Session Details
This program is subject to change. Please check the respective pages on the conference website for information regarding registration, technical visits, social events, and pre- and post-conference tours.
Please note that each Working Group session block will run 5 parallel sessions (rooms: Møterom 4, Møterom 1, Sal A, Sal B and Sal C) comprising the listed Working Groups.
| 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 A strategic approach to the sustainable use of a deteriorated historic textile as a teaching resource in practical 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 Optimizing object display durations: A microfading testing approach to preserving historical textiles 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 holistic 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 A silk tent at the North Pole: The conservation and display of the 1928 “Red Tent”, Museum of Science and Technology, Milan 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 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 Painted cloths at the National Trust: Beyond borders and across disciplines 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 paints Patricia Smithen | Scientific Research Chair: Tanaka Manako Ancient Egyptian cotton? An analytical case study on fibre identification, quality assessment, material processing, 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 Archaeological-textile cleaning experiences with vacuuming Rebeka Nagy | Theory, History, and Ethics in Conservation Three scenarios exploring carbon footprints and time horizons in cultural heritage preservation of historic silver Sarah Nunberg | Art Technological Source Research Sophie Taeuber-Arp: From a craftswoman to a woman artist Gesine Betz | Scientific Research Studying 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: Towards building 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 |