Meetings
Peter Greenaway
Lectio MagistralisLocation: Ridotto del Teatro Alighieri, via Mariani 2
Date: 24 November 2009
Solo Mosaico
Presentation of the magazine
Location: Sala d'Attorre via Ponte Marino 2
Date: 12 October 2009 at 18.00
Homage to Antonio Rocchi
Presentation of the publication
Location: Sala d'Attorre, via Ponte Marino 2
Date: 13 October 11.00a.m.
By: Felice Nittolo
Conference and video projection.
Making Mosaics
Video Presentation
Location: MAR - City Art Museum, via di Roma 13
Date: 15 October 2009 at 5.30p.m.
Organised by: CIDM, MAR - City Art Museum of Ravenna
Financing: European Project Interreg IIIA S.U.A.
Presentation and projection of the DVD entitled Making Mosaics. The video illustrates two of the main methods used in producing a work through the evocative film clips shot by the company P-Bart at the workshop of the Cooperative of Mosaicists of Ravenna.
Restoration of the mosaics in the ‘Parco della Pace’
Presentation of the Scientific publication
Location: Refectory of the National Museum of Ravenna
Date: 17 October 2009 5.00.m.
Organised by: Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici di Ravenna, Municipality of Ravenna, City Art Museum
Presentation on the restoration work – done under the supervision of the technical-scientific team of the Higher Education Institute for Mosaic Restoration – on some of the mosaics in the ‘Parco della Pace’, the permanent exhibition of mosaic works by contemporary artists from different countries all inspired by the theme of peace.
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RavennaMusiva
International Conference: Conservation and restoration of Ancient and Contemporary Mosaics
Location: Palazzo dei Congressi, Largo Firenze
Period: 22 - 24 October 2009
Organised by: Fondazione RavennAntica, CIDM, Mar - City Art Museum of Ravenna, Department of History and Methods for the Conservation of Cultural Assets Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
The conference deals with various subjects concerning the conservation of mosaics. Some of the most important:
- materials and methods of operation: from tradition to innovation and research;
- conservation in situ;
- promotion and utilisation.
Round tables on the subjects of conservation and restoration of ancient, modern and contemporary mosaics and the training of mosaic restorers complete the picture of the scientific activities of the conference.
The restoration of contemporary mosaics
Round Table at the closure of the Ravenna Conference on Ancient and Contemporary Mosaic Restoration
Location: Palazzo dei Congressi, Largo Firenze - Ravenna
Period: 24 October 2009, 10.00 am
Organised by: CIDM, MAR – City Art Museum of Ravenna
Experiences of Contemporary Mosaic between restoration and innovation
ConferenceLocation: Sala Melandri, Via ponte Marino 2
Date: 31 October 10.00 a.m.
Speaker: Patrick Macquaire, director of the Association LES 3 R (Rénover - Restaurer - Réhabiliter) of Chartres (France).
The imperium and oblatio in the mosaics of Ravenna and Constantinople
Presentation of the publication
Location: MAR - City Art Museum, via di Roma 13
Date: 3 November 2009 at 5p.m.
Organised by: CIDM, MAR - City Art Museum of Ravenna
Financing: Fondazione del Monte
Presentation of the volume – which starts the series of mosaicoravenna.it (2007) – concentrating on the iconography of political power through the most important personages in the mosaic decorations of Ravenna and Constantinople.
The descriptions of the works mentioned can also be consulted in the Mosaic Databank of the CIDM in the site www.mosaicoravenna.it.
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Mosaic Cartoons
Research project for the cataloguing, restoration, conservation and valorisation of mosaic cartoonsPress conference presenting
Location: National Museum of Ravenna, refectory room
Date: 14 November 2009 at 10.30 am
Introduction of the research project about the valorisation of the mosaic cartoons, the basis for the execution of mosaic restoration, which not only bear witness to the artistic heritage of Ravenna but also matters connected with the techniques and materials used in production of the originals and the restorations carried out over the years.
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