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Title: ISC on Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration - In Memoriam Alois Riegl (1858-1905)  
Dates: 23 - 27 April 2008
Venue: Vienna, Austria
Organizers: ICOMOS Austria
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Summary: Programme

April 23: Arrival Day
19:00
Welcome Meeting, Heiligenkreuzerhof

April 24
9:00
Registration
9:15
Introduction: Michael Petzet

Session 1: Pillars of conservation - reflections on the roots. Chair: Michael Petzet
The aim is to relate the relevant reflections on the roots to the contemporary tendencies of conservation in theory and practice.- What still has relevance what has remained of the “pillars of conservation”, what of its thinking should still be implemented in the future etc, etc.
9:30
Jukka Jokilehto: The idea of conservation an overview
10:00
Christiane Schmückle-Mollard: Viollet le Duc and his followers, French theories in the 19th century
10:30
Peter Burman: John Ruskin & his relevance for today

Continuation of Session 1. Chair: Jukka Jokilehto
11:30
Andreas Lehne: Georg Dehio, Alois Riegl, Max Dvo ak a threshold in theory development
12:00
Ursula Schädler-Saub: “Teoria e metodologia del restauro” Italian contributions to conservation in theory and practice

Session 2: Doctrinal texts in review. Chair: Josef Stulc
The validity of historical documents within the changed globalised world should be questioned. To what extent are these documents viable? What is the sustainable potential are there parts that need to be more strengthened etc, etc.
15:00
Andrzej Tomaszewski: From Athens 1931 to Venice 1964: history or actuality?
15:30
Irmela Spelsberg: Cultural landscape in the theoretical documents. Critical review.
16:00
Boguslaw Szmygin: Doctrinal texts evaluation - formal analysis and proposals

Continuation of Session 2. Chair: Tamas Fejerdy
17:00
Jörg Haspel: Contrast vs. Context. A conflict and its background
17:30
Duncan Marshall: The Burra Charter in an International Context
18:00
Michael Falser: From Venice 1964 to Nara 1994 changing concepts of authenticity?

Optional:
19:30
Buchpräsentation Böhlau Verlag. KHM Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Bassano Saal

Werner Telesko: Kulturraum Österreich

Wilfried Lipp: Kultur des Bewahrens. Schrägansichten zur Denkmalpflege

Panel discussion: Kulturerbe“ zwischen Bewahren und historischer Erforschung
Participants:
Wilfried Seipel (Generaldirektor KHM), Wilfried Lipp (ICOMOS Österreich, LK OÖ), Werner Telesko (Österreichische Akademie d. Wissenschaften), Jörg Haspel (ICOMOS BRD, LK Berlin)

April 25

Session 3: Perspectives of the scientific committees. Chair: Gustavo Araoz
The mutual process between theory and practice will be illustrated from the point of view of specific fields within conservation and preservation. The key question is: in what ways does practice influence theory formation?
9:00
Thomas Danzl: Coatings and Sacrificial Layers: Curse or Boon of a 20th Century Conservation Practice
9:30
Natalia Dushkina: “Challenge of change” and the 20th century Heritage
10:00
Christoph Machat: The vernacular between theory and practice
10:30
Erzsébet Kovács: Theory and practical issues of conservation in the context of tourism
11:30
Zbigniew Kobylinski: Archeology: the conflict between science and visualisation


Session 4: Conservation philosophy in today's reality. Chair: Peter Burman
Conservation philosophy and today’s reality differ quite often. From the point of view of various regions of the world this divergent situation will be shown and it will be discussed how conservation philosophy can become integrated in the prevalent awareness.
12:00
Giora Solar: Religions and Conservation
12:30
Lunch
15:00
Dinu Bumbaru: Communities, Communications and Conservation Philosophy
15:30
Gustavo Araoz: The role of the Americas in theory development and theory perception
16:00
Wilfried Lipp: The cult of authenticity in a world of fake

Continuation of Session 4. Chair: Dinu Bumbaru
17:00
Gamini Wijesuriya: Conservation in Context
17:30
Eduard F. Sekler: In Defence of Principles
18:00
Final Discussion
19:30
Dinner / Heuriger (optional)

April 26

Excursion:

  • Vienna Zentralfriedhof to the gravesite of Alois Riegl
  • Wachau World Heritage Site

 

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