e_conservation nº9

INDEX ISSUE 9, April 2009

EDITORIAL

by Rui Bordalo

► NEWS

► Conference Reviews

Securing the Future:

Indigenous Cultural Maintenance Symposium

February 23, 2009, Melbourne, Australia

Review by Jen Fortune, Kelly Leahey, Jane Manallack, Vanessa Pitt,

Charlotte Walker and Nurul (Noni) Zachri

The Challenges of Conservation in Archaeology, Architecture and Museums:

Turkey and Beyond
November 14-15, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey

Review by Anca Nicolaescu

The Matter of Image

Old Portuguese Recipe Books and Treatises for the Preparation of Pigments Applied in Painting

March 10, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal

Review by Rui Bordalo

► Announcements

- Earthquake in Italy. Cultural Heritage Disaster
- Silk Road City in Danger
- New Project: Open Source Software for Conservation Documentation

► EVENTS

Upcoming Events: May-June 2009

► PROJECTS

Rural Heritage Digitisation and Preservation:

First Experiences of a Research
By Lia Bassa

► ARTICLES

The Conservation of Context.

Montmaurin, the Venus of Arles and Mozart for eternity
By Pierre-François Puech and Bernard Puech

The Role of Fungi in the Deterioration of Movable and Immovable Cultural Heritage

By Irene Arroyo

► CASE STUDY

Study and Restoration of a 19^th Century Oil Painting from the Slovak National Gallery

By Petra Hoffstädterová Dostálová and Jana Sanyova

► HERITAGE IN DANGER

Târgoviste, Monuments at Risk. The Royal Church
By Oliviu Boldura and Anca Dinã