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Department of Histories and Methods for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
University of Bologna, Ravenna site
May 20-21, 2010

The conference, open to all museum professionals and curators, is aimed to present and critically discuss the latest researches about diagnostic techniques applied to musical instruments and advanced conservation practices, in relation also to fittings, use of materials, stockpile management, through the presentation of case studies.

Areas of interest:
Diagnostics
· diagnostic techniques applied to musical instruments
· dimensional detection techniques
· physical acoustics

Preservation
· applied science to musical instruments
· materials physics (constitutive and contact)
· study of the behaviour of adhesives and solvents

Museums’ best practices
· computer science catalogue
· air conditioning
· managing exhibitions and deposits

Official language: English

The workshop is promoted by:
· DISMEC, Department of Histories and Methods for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage www.beniculturali.unibo.it/DISMEC/default.htm
· Faculty of Preservation of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Ravenna site www.cbc.unibo.it/Beni+Culturali/default.htm
· Fondazione Flaminia Fondazione Flaminia
· NEREA - Network for Advanced Restoration, Ravenna www.nereanet.it
· ENEA - National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and sustainable economic development, Bologna www.bologna.enea.it
· Spin-off AIDA - Analysis and computer science documentation for works of art.

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