Dear
Colleagues,
The
Preservation Directorate of the Library of Congress announces the 53rd
presentation in the Topics in Preservation Series (TOPS):
"Current Preventive Conservation Approach: the UNESCO Chair's
Perspective."
Pickford
Theater, Madison Building, 3rd floor
Library
of Congress
101
Independence Avenue SE
Washington
DC 20540
Monday,
September 20, 2010
2:00-3:00-pm
Professor Koenrad Van Balen, UNESCO Chair on Preventive Conservation, Monitoring and
Maintenance of Monuments and Sites (PRECOMOS), and Ms. Anouk Stulens, director
of Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen, will present a discussion on current preventive
conservation, monitoring, and maintenance-based preservation approaches at the
international level, based on collected experience from the PRECOMOS UNESCO
Chair.
Approaching conservation from a preventive point of view,
building upon maintenance and monitoring, leads to a paradigm shift in the heritage
field. The discussion of these concepts, ongoing research and the long-standing
experience by Monumentenwacht (Monument Watch) in Flanders will illustrate that
preserving authenticity, empowerment of stakeholders and public involvement all
benefit from this perspective and approach.
Prof. Dr. Van Balen has a background as engineer, architect, and
as conservator. He has carried out research and published on technical
aspects of conservation of built heritage, interweaving the analysis and the
treatments with reflections on the interdisciplinary conservation
philosophy. He is the director of the Raymond Lemaire International
Centre for Conservation at K.U. Leuven and is also a professor in the civil
engineering department.
Ms. Anouk Stulens has a MA in
History of Art and Archaeology and a Master in Conservation of Historic Towns
and Buildings. Her specific expertise deals with preventive conservation and
the management of heritage non-profit organizations. Since 1998 she has been
the director of Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen.
Webcast
opportunity: If you would like to participate via webcast, send email to [log in to unmask]
no less than three days in advance of the event.
The
Topics in Preservation Series lectures are free and open to the public.
For
further details and updated information about the series, please visit
<URL:http://www.loc.gov/preserv/tops/schedule.html>
Dianne
van der Reyden
Director
for Preservation
Library
of Congress
101
Independence Ave. S.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20540-4500
202-707-5213