Public lecture "Conserving Art and Nature : how to deal with change" in Naturalis
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For centuries, specialists in art conservation and nature conservation have been developing strategies to conserve and protect cultural and natural heritage. Until now, art and nature conservation have developed largely independently of each other. With the growing realization that a return to a former pure state (the original) is impossible both for nature and for art conservation, comes a strong wish to start a dialogue.
In the public lecture, experts from both fields – Glenn Wharton from heritage conservation and Dolly Jørgenson from nature conservation - discuss conservation practices in their respective fields:
Glenn Wharton: Art Conservation as Change Agent: Towards a sustainable future
Dolly Jørgenson: Nature is Never a Blank Canvas
The lecture is followed by a conversation moderated by Tinde van Andel. In this convers…
For centuries, specialists in art conservation and nature conservation have been developing strategies to conserve and protect cultural and natural heritage. Until now, art and nature conservation have developed largely independently of each other. With the growing realization that a return to a former pure state (the original) is impossible both for nature and for art conservation, comes a strong wish to start a dialogue.
In the public lecture, experts from both fields – Glenn Wharton from heritage conservation and Dolly Jørgenson from nature conservation - discuss conservation practices in their respective fields:
Glenn Wharton: Art Conservation as Change Agent: Towards a sustainable future
Dolly Jørgenson: Nature is Never a Blank Canvas
The lecture is followed by a conversation moderated by Tinde van Andel. In this conversation, Glenn and Dolly look forward and discuss how our fields can provide each other inspiration for a sustainable and socially just conservation of art and nature.
Program
19.00 welcome at Naturalis
19.30 start lectures Glenn Wharton and Dolly Jørgenson
21.00 drinks
21.30 end
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When
- Tuesday the 30th of august 2022