On 29 and 30 November will be held the conference “Cesare Brandi and the frontiers of restoration. Theory and practice", at the Auditorium of the National Central Library of Rome. The meeting, organized by the Central Institute for Restoration, will offer a reflection on Cesare Brandi's Theory of Restoration, a text developed also thanks to the elaboration of the results in the context of the multidisciplinary practice conducted in the first decades of the Institute's activity.
The conference intends to verify the declinations of Brandi's methodological grid also through case studies relating to the various fields of conservation of cultural heritage, provided that they are able to offer ideas
for comparison and verification of the vitality of this theoretical approach, as well as the need for possible updating of some implementing documents.
The topics of the conference
- The matter: scientific innovation and green materials
- The relationship between structure and appearance: archaeology, architecture, contemporary art
- Potential unity in the society of the image: how the visual tolerance to gaps has changed
- Time with regard to the object and the intervention: from the relationship with historical restorations to that with living artists
- The intervention according to the historical and aesthetic instance: for those who preserve the cultural heritage, or rather the relationship with the public and the communities
- Space and preventive restoration: programmed conservation in the ecological transition
- The reception of Brandi's theory abroad: theoretical aspects and practicality
The call for abstracts on the theme "the reception of Brandi's theory abroad: theoretical and operational aspects" is open to professionals, scholars and experts in the sector until 15 August.
Abstracts (up to 3000 characters) must be sent, in Italian or English, to the address icr.brandi2023@cultura.gov .it, indicating the pertinent theme, together with a summary curriculum of the author(s) (up to 700 characters).
The communication of the accepted contributions is scheduled for September 15, 2023, which may be destined, according to the opinion of the Scientific Committee, for oral communications or for the poster session. Proceedings for all accepted contributions will be published.