Beads with filigree-adornment, silver. 1100–1200, Crusade Period – Middle Ages. The necklace belonging to the assemblage found in Joensuu, Halikko, is comprised of 36 silver beads with filigree-adornment. The assemblage also includes three silver crosses with chains.
Picture: Conservation Division, National Museum of Finland
The conference programme is a dynamic ensemble of paper and poster presentations, with daily Young Conservation Professionals’ (YCP) presentations and panel discussions featured. The aim of the organisers has been to keep the programme light and enjoyable for the presenters and delegates, while offering the most informative and inspiring content.
The overarching theme for the conference is ”Sustainability in Conservation of Cultural Heritage”, which we believe to be a vibrant topic reflecting professional and personal priorities of today: eco-friendly treatment approaches, cross-disciplinary collaborations, social justice, conservation education, as well as data science, computational techniques and visualisation.
We invite and urge presenters to think of their work as conservators and cultural heritage professionals in a different way, and steer strongly towards innovative approaches in conservation under the umbrella of sustainability.
Preliminary Programme
Transportation to the conference dinner, tours and excursions will be provided by Metal2022.
| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM 8:00–9.00 | Registration and Coffee | Tours and Daytrips | ||||||
| AM 9:00–10.30 | Workshop 1 | Workshop 2 | Welcoming and Opening remarks | Session 3 | Special Lecture | Session 6 | Session 9 | |
| Session 5 | ||||||||
| Keynote Speaker | ||||||||
| AM 10:30–11:00 | Coffee | |||||||
| AM 11:00–12:30 | Session 1 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 7 | Session 10 | |||
| YCP Session | YCP Session | YCP Session | YCP Session | YCP Session | ||||
| PM 12:30–13:30 | Lunch | |||||||
| PM 13:30–15:00 | Session 2 | Session 4 | Session 6 | Session 8 | Proposals for Metal 2025 | |||
| Special Lecture | ||||||||
| Poster Flash 1–10 | Poster Flash 11–20 | Poster Flash 21–30 | Poster Flash 31–40 | |||||
| PM 15:00–15:30 | Coffee | |||||||
| PM 15:30–17:00 | Session 2 | Panel Discussion – Sustainability in Conservation | Tour of the Collections and Conservation Centre 17:00–19:00 | Tour of the Metropolia School of Conservation 16:00–18:00 | Tour of the National Museum 16:30–18:00 | |||
| Special Lecture | ||||||||
| Evening | Welcome Reception 18:00–20:00 | Conference Dinner 19:00–22:00 | Poster Session 19:00–21:00 | Farewell Reception 19:00–22:00 | ||||
| Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
| SESSION NUMBER | SESSION TITLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | Technical Studies |
| 2 | Analytical Investigation |
| 3 | Preventive Conservation |
| 4 | Corrosion Studies |
| 5 | Protection |
| 6 | New developments in Conservation Practice |
| 7 | Conservation Treatment – Case Studies |
| 8 | Composite Objects |
| 9 | Modern Metals |
| 10 | Sustainability in Conservation |