Project type: Conservation and documentation of historical artifacts
Project duration: 2017-present
Location: Division Conservation of Antiquities & Works of Art at the Ionian University, Zakynthos, Greece
The artifacts: Ecclesiastical textile, paper and metal objects belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church, dating from the 18th – 20th century.
Project team: Asst. Prof. Christos Karydis – conservator, Ionian University; Dr Nikolas Sarris – conservator of paper & archive materials, National Library of Greece; Adamantia Panagopoulou – conservator of Antiquities; MSc – PhD researcher in archaeological materials in ‘NCRS Demokritos’ National Research Institute & Leiden University, Netherlands; Аsst. Prof. Panagiota Manti, Ionian University.
Project partners: Ionian University – Division Conservation of Antiquities & Works of Art; funded by the Balkan Heritage Foundation
The project for conservation and restoration of textile, paper and metal ecclesiastical artifacts carried out in the labs of the Division Conservation of Antiquities & Works of Art at the Ionian University began in 2017 with the financial support of the Balkan Heritage Foundation. Since then numerous artifacts from various museums throughout Greece have been restored. Beside their conservation and restoration, documentation and scientific analyses such as optical microscopy, XRF and XRD have been conducted.