Benaki Museum - Hellenic National Committee of the ICOM -
ICOM-CC Photographic Materials Group
ΙCOM CC INTERIM MEETING of the
Photograph Materials Working Group
Μodern Photographic Materials: identification and conservation
Athens, 19-22 October 2010
Benaki Museum
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Benaki Museum, the Hellenic National Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the ICOM-CC Photographic Materials Group, are organizing an International Meeting. The subject of the meeting is: "Modern Photographic Materials: identification and conservation" and it will take place in Athens from the 19th to the 22nd of October 2010. The conference and all related activities will be hosted in the New Benaki Museum, at 138 Pireos street, Athens.
The aim of the meeting is to present:
- different methods of digital printing,
- their related preservation and conservation issues,
- results of the latest researches, concerning the restoration of modern photographs,
- recognition and preservation of color photographs, as well as
- ethical issues, concerning the digital image.
You are welcome to participate in the conference with a paper. Please send your abstract in English to the following e-mail address: c.waldthausen@planet.nl.
The abstract should include an introduction, aims and conclusions and should not exceed 500 words.
The following information should be included:
Name and surname of the author(s), professional status and employment organization, address (street, post code, city), telephone, fax number and e- mail address.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is the 30th of April, 2010.
Maximum duration of presentation: 15 minutes.
Full text of the papers should be sent in English or in Greek, by the 15th of June, 2010 in electronic form to the following addresses: c.waldthausen@planet.nl. και matta@benaki.gr.
For further information please refer to the Photographic Conservation Laboratory of the Benaki Museum (tel. 210-7211033) or in the e- mail address: matta@benaki.gr.
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