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Virtual ICOM-CC Event Wood Furniture and Lacquer 29th June 2025
April 30 2025
Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer
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Virtual ICOM-CC Event
Wood Furniture and Lacquer Working Group
Title: Protecting a Wooden Legacy: Decision-Making in the Conservation of Ancient Egyptian Artifacts
Date – 29th June 2025
Time - 01:00-03:00 pm (CET/Paris time)
The session is planned as a 120-minutes online meeting.
Three professionals from different backgrounds have been invited as keynote speakers will give detailed talks:
- Geoffrey Killen (Independent scholar, leading Egyptologist, wood technologist, and furniture historian).
- Katharina Stövesand (PhD candidate at the University of Cologne / head of the El-Hibe Coffins Project).
- Caterina Zaggia (PhD candidate in Archaeological Science at the University of Cambridge).
Learning objectives of this online session.
By the end of this event, participants will be able to:
- Understand historical and modern approaches to the conservation of ancient Egyptian wooden artifacts, with a focus on selected case studies.
- Evaluate interdisciplinary methods including collaborative approaches between archaeology and conservation science in the preservation of wooden artifacts.
- Identify key material components of ancient Egyptian coffin pastes through multi-analytical techniques and assess their implications for conservation strategies.
- Critically assess decision-making processes in conservation interventions, balancing material integrity, historical authenticity, and long-term preservation.
- Engage with current research and methodologies in wooden artifact conservation, fostering dialogue among professionals, researchers, and students in the field of cultural heritage.
Registration required

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