Within the framework of REACH WP3 (research capacity building: training on the job) from November 8 to 12 will be held in Urbino a training for Albanian University staff members involved in the project: Universiteti I Arteve di Tirana; Universiteti Politeknik I Tirane, University of Shkodra Luigj Gurakuqi, and Akademia e Studimeve Albanologike.

From 8 to 9 November, the training will focus on the restorer’s work method and on the figures of the restorer’s collaborators: a series of theoretical lessons will be held on the activities of non-invasive diagnostic, chemical analysis and diagnostic instrumentation for restoration and conservation that are carried out within the restoration laboratories.

Theoretical lessons will be followed by practical workshop .

On 10 November, there will be a presentation of the diagnostic investigations for the construction site and the issues of digital documentation and conservative monitoring will be introduced.

On 11 November during a study day in Monte San Pietrangeli Prof. Baratin will present the session on training for Conservation and Restoration in international contexts introducing the experience of TEMPUS PROJECTS and COOPERLINK, the restoration schools in Tunisia, the TEMPUS INFOBC project, the school of restoration at the USEK (a private non-profit institution in Lebanon). The Collaboration with the National Gallery of the Marche Region and the research and restoration work carried out for the works of Renaissance painter Giovanni Santi will also be showcased.

Practical experience will follow with the restoration of a canvas by Mattia Preti an Italian Baroque artist, of the Portico of San Francesco in Urbino and of some metal elements .

11th NOVEMBER 2022

h. 9.00 - REGISTRATION
h.9.30 - Institutional greetings
h.9.45 - COMPARING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES

• Presentation of project developments [Laura Baratin]
• L'expérience de ISBAS dans l'instauration d'un parcours d'enseignement en conservation-restauration des biens culturels au sein du Programme INFOBC [Fatma Derouiche Ben Abdallah] - ONLINE
• The school of conservation, restoration of cultural property and sacred art at usek and the collaboration with UNIURB [Joseph Zaarour Francesca Paola Luciani] – ONLINE

h.11.00 - COFFEE BREAK

- Collaborations with Stakeholders:
The challenges for the Schools of Conservation [Laura Baratin]
The activities of Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in collaboration with the School of Urbino [Giulia Papini]
- New insight in Giovanni Santi's painting technique using non-invasive and micro-invasive investigations [Maria Letizia Amadori, Valeria Mengacci]

h.12.30 - LUNCH
h. 15.00 - PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES

• The restoration of a painting of Mattia Preti [Monia Antonini]
• The restoration of the portico of the church of san francesco: report of a worksite school [Alessandra Cattaneo]
• The iron-carbon and copper-zinc bond in scientific instruments of Historical interest: examples of study and restoration work [Raffaella Marotti].

h.17.00 - Closing ceremon