A successful conference was organised in Portugal in 1999 under
the title "Glass, Art and Science". As noted by the participants
at the time, the conference demonstrated a need for the international
glass community to share knowledge and insight across the barriers
which all too easily separate science and technology from art, conservation
and design.
In 2005 the first “Glass Science in Art and Conservation”
congress took place in Lisbon aiming to create a focus on the applications
of glass science in two areas: art and conservation.
The second “Glass Science in Art and Conservation”,
congress will take place in Valencia (Spain) on March 5-7, 2008.
The congress explore a wide spectrum of issues in this field. On
the one hand, the conference will examine significant developments
in the science of glass that can show the art and conservation communities
about innovative possibilities, and on the other hand, to provide
an opportunity to discuss practical problems and the ethical dilemmas
of intervention facing conservators.
GLASSAC is an international meeting that tries to involve the
chemical, physical and biological sciences with art, archaeology
and history of glass artefacts. The scope of the congress includes
all aspects of the history, the technology and the manufacture of
glass and glass artefacts.
A non-exhaustive list of topics of interest includes:
- Bronze Age glass
- Hellenistic glass
- Islamic glass
- Roman glass
- Mould-blown glass
- Glass decoration and enamel
- Medieval stained glass window
- Façon-de-Venise glass
- Glass in the 18th and 19th century
- Contemporary glass
- Glass technology production
- Raw materials
- Dating and provenance of glass
- Restoration and conservation of glass
- Glass corrosion and weathering
- Archaeometry of glass
Coinciding with GLASSAC congress, a glass exhibition:
THE LANGUAGE OF THE MATTER. Carlos Muñoz de Pablos:
glassworking painter
by one of the best contemporary Spanish glass working master,
will be inaugurated during the congress and will be displayed during
the month of March.
To register, download the Registration Form and the Accommodation
Form and send them by fax to +34 963 411 046 or by e-mail to congresos.valencia@viajeseci.es
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