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H2020Doctoral network2015–2019

NACCA · New Approaches in the Conservation of Contemporary Art

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2015-06-01 → 2019-05-31
EU contribution
€3,812,141
Participants
10
Scheme
MSCA-ITN

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Results in brief

New Approaches in the Conservation of Contemporary Art

The aim of the NACCA Marie Curie Innovative Training Network is to educate a new generation of professional curators, conservators and academic researchers who are properly equipped to face the challenges of preserving modern and contemporary art for future generations. Due to its conceptual and ephemeral nature, modern and contemporary art is difficult to preserve and therefore runs a great risk of getting lost for future generations. Proper care requires resolving fundamental questions concerning the identity and authenticity of such artworks, rethinking historically grown professional distinctions as those between the curator and the conservator, re-organizing the institutional ecosystem, and establishing frameworks for interdisciplinary collaboration. 15 Early Stage Researchers have investigated conservation practices through the comparative analysis of their impact on modern and contemporary artworks’ biographies. They have followed a training programme focused on the development of a reflective professional attitude and skills aimed to enhance ESRs’ employability.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

The importance of European cultural heritage has been generally acknowledged. A significant part of this heritage, however, modern and contemporary art, runs a great risk of getting lost for future generations, because it is particularly difficult to preserve. Proper care requires resolving fundamental questions concerning the identity and authenticity of modern and contemporary artworks and the consequences for their conservation, rethinking historically grown professional distinctions as those between the curator and the conservator, re-organizing the institutional ecosystem, and establishing frameworks for international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral research and training collaboration. The aim of this Marie Curie Innovative Training Network is to educate a new generation of professional curators, conservators and academic researchers who are properly equipped to face these challenges. The key notion guiding the research and training programmes will be the notion of reflective practice. Starting from the theoretical framework of practice theory, the research programme will investigate conservation practices through the comparative analysis of their impact on modern and contemporary artworks’ biographies. The training programme will focus on the development of a reflective professional attitude, which is a pre-requisite in this increasingly complex and collaborative field.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT · MaastrichtCoordinatorNetherlands
  • AKADEMIA SZTUK PIEKNYCH W WARSZAWIE · WarszawaPoland
  • COMUNE DI MILANO · MilanoItaly
  • TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE KOLN · KolnGermany
  • THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TATE GALLERY · LONDONUnited Kingdom
  • UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO · PortoPortugal
  • UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA · LisboaPortugal
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE · ROMAItaly
  • UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM · AmsterdamNetherlands
  • UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW · GlasgowUnited Kingdom

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union