Museums and society: Academic conference “Museum. Restorer. Restoration” underway at the Pushkin Museum -Reserve

On July 19-20, 2018 the Pushkin Museum-Reserve welcomes specialists to take part in the academic conference “Museum. Restorer. Restoration”, which is timed to coincide with a memorial day of an art historian, restorer, honored art worker of Russia, academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences - Savely Yamschikov (October 8, 1938, Moscow – July 19, 2009, Pskov).

The conference participants will address the following topical issues:

- Museum storage of art treasures;

- Theory and practice of restoration of museum items;

- Restoration and reconstruction of architectural heritage;

- “Rescued beauty”: the history of restoration of museum items and collections;

- Urgent problems of the restoration industry;

- The history of restoration practice in Russia: names and lives of restorers;

- Savely Yamschikov: portrait sketches.

The sessions will be held at the Pushkin Museum-Reserve Research and Cultural Center (Pskov Region).