Preliminary program
12th November
8:00–9:00 – Registration
9:00 – Opening Remarks
Karel Novotný, Masaryk university
Petr Polášek, Higher Professional School of Restoration, Brno
9:15 – Session 1
chair Jan Hrdina
Vincent Cattersel – University of Antwerp
Getting Intimate – The Project of the Flemish Cabinets, with the HOME-AGE Project
This paper presents the outcomes of the first five years (2021–2026) of the HOME-AGE project, a collaboration between the Royal Museum of Art & History (Brussels) and the University of Antwerp. Launched in 2021, HOME-AGE investigates the largely understudied material-technical and domestic contexts of the 17th–18th-century South-Netherlandish home. The project is supported by the FED-tWIN action programme of the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), which provides a unique ten-year funding commitment, enabling the pursuit of fundamental, applied, strategic, and even experimental research within this broad domain of study.At the core of HOME-AGE lies the study of historical materials and techniques by involving the multidisciplinary expertise in the humanities and exact sciences of both institutes. Through this approach, it combines the art-technical study and characterisation of construction, decorative, and finishing technologies with their art-historical and interior contexts. The first phase (2021–2026) focused on the 17th-century Antwerp cabinet production and resulted in the South Netherlandish Home Database, a relational knowledge platform designed to connect, among others, objects, collections, institutes, archival documents, bibliography, object and material technical studies, makers, workshops, and provenance.
Klaudia Mikulová – Cultural Material Conservation LLP, Singapore
Lacquer and Spirit: The Conservation Challenges of a Burmese Offering Vessel
Coffee break
Michal Doležel – South Moravian Region
Discovery and Reconstruction of Herdan’s Apartment
Jan Hladík – Higher Professional School of Restoration, Brno
Restoration Survey of Herdan’s Apartment
12:00 – Lunch Break
13:30 – Session 2
chair Jan Hrdina
Jurgen Huber – Wallace Collection, London
Conserving Boulle and “Boulle” Furniture at the Wallace Collection
Miloslav Pouzar – Masaryk University, University of Pardubice
Toxicological Risks Associated with the Conservation and Restoration of Wooden Objects
Jaroslav Horáček – Czech National Heritage Institute
The Role of the Curator of Furnishing Collections in Heritage Conservation
Coffee break
Radek Ryšánek – Higher Professional School of Restoration, Brno
Panel Discussion with Guests: Zdeněk Holý, Jaroslav Horáček, Dominik Matus, Jürgen Huber, Vincent Cattersel
17:30 – End of Day 1 Program
18:30 – Social Gathering – “První Doubravnická” Restaurant
Milady Horákové Street
13th November
9:00 – Session 1
chair Jan Hrdina
Marc Heincke – Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
Friderician Seat Furniture – Stylistic Development and Construction
Dominik Dokoupil – private restorer
Experimental reconstruction of the recipe “Genuine receipt for making the famous vernis Martin” in the context of its time
Coffee break
Elisabeth Pauly – Goering Institut, München
Development of a Cyclodextrin-Based Gel for the Degradation of Pollutants on Historic Wood
Dominik Matus – Research & Restore s. r. o. / HPS of Restoration, Brno
Restoration Survey of Late Renaissance Benches, Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross, Moravská Třebová
12:00 – Lunch Break
13:30 – Session 2
chair Jan Hrdina
Achim Stiegel – Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin
A magnificent roll-top desk by José Canops at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin
Although largely unknown today, the work of José Canops (1733–1814, born Joseph Cnops, a cabinetmaker of German descent) and his Madrid workshop represents one of the crowning achievements of European furniture-making.
Like many German cabinetmakers in the mid-eighteenth century, Canops—born in the Duchy of Limburg—made his way to Paris to perfect his art. In 1759 he arrived in Madrid, where royal apartments were being designed and furnished for Spain’s new king, Charles III. At court, he worked in an international milieu alongside the Italian designer Mattia Gasparini (d. 1774), the king’s court painter and decorator, and was placed in charge of the newly established royal cabinetmaking workshop.
Over the course of twenty years, Canops and his team created furniture and entire room ensembles of extraordinary artistry and sophistication—a truly European synthesis inspired by Italian tradition, Parisian opulence, and a fascination with the exotic arts of Asia. These influences merge in Canops’s work with German precision and the material riches of Spain’s colonies, exemplified in the exquisite use of mahogany and other exotic woods.
The presentation will pay particular attention to the extraordinary construction and mechanics of the Berlin cylinder bureau.
Petr Bednář – Palacký University Olomouc
Analysis of Oriental Lacquers Using ASAP Technique
15:00 – End of Day 2 Program
Admission
Student: FREE
Others: 500 CZK
Accomodation
Hotel Continental Brno
Discount code: RESTKONF25
Organisers
Research & Restore s.r.o. (IČO 28320824)
Střední škola umění a designu a vyšší odborná škola, Brno (IČO 00566756)
Department od Chemistry, SCI MUNI
Contact
Email: email@dominikmatus.cz
Tel: +420 605 751 548
Partners (will be updated)
Co-financed by the South Moravian Region
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