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International symposium programme, 27 & 28 november 2024, Brussels (Belgium)
As part of our European project ‘Art Nouveau as a New EUtopia’, we are pleased to invite you to the international symposium : Bringing Art Nouveau heritage back to life: theory and practice in restoration. From the Venice Charter to the Turin Declaration.
🎧 Simultaneous translation will be provided in Dutch, English and French. 📍 It will be held in Brussels on 27 and 28 November, in the auditorium of the BEL Conference Centre. 🎟️ Free admission, book here: bit.ly/3TvQmH5
Wednesday 27 novembre 2024
SECTION I - Challenges and strategies of Art Nouveau heritage restoration: case studies
Welcome
Welcome and introduction speeches
9h/9h30
EZIO GODOLI
Considérations préliminairesà la formulation de lignesdirectrices pour la restauration del’architecture Art nouveau
9h30/10h10
DANIEL ROBBINS
Hidden Gem to National Treasure: A Sustainable Future for Leighton House
10h10/10h30
DAVID ARTIS
Leighton House – sustaining heritage at Leighton House
10h30/10h50
Coffee break
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11h/11h20
JOHN BROWN
Bringing Back the Mack: exploring the philosophical challenges of complete reconstruction following the 2018 fire
11h20/11h40
KORNÉLIA HAJTÓ
The Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest). The History of the Building from Restoration Viewpoint. 1896–2011
11h50/12h10
JANOS MANGEL
The Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest). The History of the Building from Restoration Viewpoint. 2012–2024
12h20/12h40
Questions
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12h40/12h50
FERNANDO VEGAS - CAMILLA MILETO
The gatekeeper’s lodge in Antoni Gaudi’s Finca Guell. Note on its conservation
14h/14h20
PHILIPP GUTBROD
The Surface Above. Evaluating the Chronological Layers of the Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
14h30/14h50
SHANNA CABOZ CABELEIRA
Le sgraffite de la façade de laMaison Cauchie : histoire etrestauration depuis 1980
15h/15h20
Coffee break
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15h20/15h40
KARL STINGL
Architectural surfaces and plaster facades around and after 1900
15h40/16h
ANNE PLUYMAEKERS
L’art verrier, entre préservation des savoir-faire et innovation : l’exemple des luminaires de la villa Majorelle à Nancy
16h10/15h30
KATRIEN METSDAGH
Stained glass as a key visual element within Brussels Art Nouveau Architecture. A post-conservation reflection on the stained glass from the Hotel Van Eetvelde
16h10/15h30
THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER
SECTION II - Theory behind the
restoration of Art Nouveau heritage
Welcome
Welcome and introduction speeches
9h/9h10
BRIGITTA KÜRTÖSI
Conservation of mosaics related to Art Nouveau architecture in Hungary
9h10/9h30
MARIO BAECK
Mastery is in detail: problems and solutions in preserving authenticity in restoring Art Nouveau ceramic floors and wall tiling
9h40/10h
Conclusion and questions
Welcome and introduction speeches
10h10/10h20
Coffee break
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10h20/10h40
GUY CONDE-REIS
La Charte de Venise et la Déclaration de Turin s’appuient elles sur une vision formelle et esthétique du patrimoine ?
10h40/11h
ANIEL GUXHOLLI
Art Nouveau in Urban Heritage Conservation
11h10/11h30
RICCARDO GIORDANO
Vers la restauration de la façade de l’Hotel de Montessuy par Jules Lavirotte (1899) : problématiques d’intervention sur un monument transformé
11h40/12h
TAMÁS CSÁKI
Two buildings by Béla Lajtain Budapest – contrasting stories of monument conservation
12h10/12h20
BEATRICE CODA NEGOZIO
CARLO LUIGI OSTORERO
A new language to bring back to life the seduction of the last style. The AI at the service of the restoration
12h30/12h50
Conclusion and questions
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12h50/13h
Round table
Moderated by Priska Schmückle von Minckwitz “1964-2024: Sixty years of restoration history: insights and perspectives”
14h15/15h45
Conclusion and questions
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15h45/16h
BARBARA VAN DER WEE
Conservation & Adaptive Re-use of Victor Horta’s Architecture: a Reflection on 30 Years of Practice after the Unesco Declaration of Turin
16h/16h40
Closing of the symposium
By the President of RANN, Benjamin Zurstrassen head curator of the Horta Museum