Theme:
2. Net Zero Archaeologies – Sustainability in the Past, Present and Future
Title:
Textiles in Archaeology, Conservation, and Museology: Finding a Way forward through Collaboration
Content:
Organised by the new EAA Community for Textile Archaeology and Conservation, the proposed workshop opens a discussion on the retrieval, study, conservation, and display of archaeological textiles in museums from the point of view of different disciplines: Archaeology, Conservation, and Museology. Even though it may seem striking, these disciplines often do not share the same aims. While archaeologists are looking for evidence, conservators aim to preserve it and museum curators want to make it understandable and accessible to a wider public. Looking for integrated solutions and a common language through examples of best practices in order to find a compromise acceptable to all stakeholders are the main goals of this workshop. The way to achieve them is through a comparison of practices in various European countries and raising ethical dilemmas that are often solved following local cultural traditions. At the same time, the workshop aims to explore and promote a conscious diversity instead of creating blind standardization based on discussing case studies concerning current practices and attitudes applied in the past.
Following this target, the workshop will be divided into five parts:
1. Brief presentations of various case studies from the past
2. Discussion of the past strategies
3. Brief presentations of various case studies from the present
4. Discussion of current strategies
5. Looking for the best practices for the future following the principle of diversity and sustainability through close collaboration of the stakeholders from the different disciplines involved.
We hope that the outcome of the workshop will be a white paper, which can be further developed in the future in partnership with specialists working on similar issues (other relevant EAA Communities, UNESCO, ICOMOS, ICOM-CC, E.C.C.O., etc.) to form a basis for future national and international practices.
However, online audience is welcome, only passive participation is possible.
SCHEDULE
1. Mini-talks
- Hana Lukesova
- Margarita Gleba
- Karina Grömer
- Questions and organisatory information
2. Mini-talks
- Ulla Mannering
- Anne Irène Kwaspen
- Islam Shahin
- Discussion
3. Mini-talks
- Tereza Štolcová, Dorte Schaarschmidt
- Susanna Harris
- Cinzia Oliva
- Discussion
4. Mini-talks
- Anne Irène Kwaspen, Adriana Christina Escobar Toro, Marcos Martinon-Torres
- Nicole Reifarth, Orit Shamir, Berit Hildebrandt, Guy Bar-Oz, Roy Galili, Nofar Shamir, Anastasia Zitzer and Viola Costanza
- Sanna Lipkin
- Discussion
5. Mini-talks
- Eugenia Velychko
- Malgorzata Grupa, Dawid Grupa
- Maria Joanna Mossakowska-Gaubert
- Hana Lukesova
- Discussion
6. Group work
- Information about group work
- Working groups
- Group work discussion
- Conclusion and future plans
Keywords:
Archaeological Textiles, Conservation, Ethics, Practices, Diversity
Session associated with MERC:
yes
Session associated with CIfA:
yes
Session associated with SAfA:
yes
Session associated with CAA:
yes
Session associated with DGUF:
yes
Session associated with other:
UNESCO
Main organiser:
Hana Lukesova (Norway) 1
Co-organisers:
Margarita Gleba (Italy) 2
Affiliations:
1. The University Museum of Bergen
2. Università degli Studi di Padova
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