ILKAR at KulturGUTerhalten
ILKAR will be visible at the new exhibition "KulturGUTerhalten" which currently takes place at the Altes Museum in Berlin.
kulturGUTerhalten - Restoring the Archaeological Treasures of the National Museums in BerlinOpen Laboratory
The exhibition places spotlights on the conservation and restoration of objects from the archaeological collections of the National Museums in Berlin. The comprehensive exhibition on this broad subject is divided into sections focusing on a number of core fields:
- excavation,
- conservation,
- restoration,
- material and function analysis,
- cultural historical research and
- preventive conservation.
Conservators and scientists from the National Museums in Berlin, joined by external specialists, will introduce about 75 different restoration projects, complemented by scientific studies carried out by the Rathgen Research Laboratory.
More on KulturGUTerhalten in English or German.
The Open Laboratory: How Science Unlocks the Secrets of Museum Objects
Open Laboratory Detail
Within the KulturGUTerhalten exhibition, the Rathgen Research Laboratory operates an Open Laboratory where the making of conservation science can be experienced by museum visitors. The Open Laboratory is an unique opportunity to see what conservation science is today. It also invites visitors to engage in a dialogue with conservators and scientists.
Visitors will learn about the value of the past and three main questions will conduct visitors into the world of conservation science, namely:
- Why do we need to know more about cultural heritage?
- What visitors can bring into a Museum?
- How cultural heritage integrity can be kept?
ILKAR's principle researcher, Elena Gómez Sánchez, will be available in the Open Laboratory in the exhibition on the following dates:
- Thursday, 09.04.09 (13-20 h)
- Friday, 10.04.09, Karfreitag (12-17 h)
- Friday 17.04.09 (11-18 h)
- Saturday 18.04.09(12-17 h)
- Wednesday 22.04.09 (11-18h)
- Wednesday 29.04.09 (11-18 h)
- Tuesday 05.04.09 (11-18h)
- Wednesday 13.05.09 (11-18h)
