The History of Drawings Conservation and Its Ethics: An Online Symposium (Day 2)

This two-day symposium explores the history and ethics of drawings conservation, from early restoration methods to contemporary approaches in professional practice. By examining how drawings have been repaired, stabilized, and preserved over time, the sessions consider the evolving standards of care and address ethical questions of intervention. They also reflect on the role of material evidence in art-historical interpretation and the changing responsibilities of artists, conservators, curators, and collectors over a drawing’s lifetime. Co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Rijksmuseum, the symposium will feature presentations spanning four centuries of drawing from an international slate of speakers. Day Two May 14, 2026 Session 4: Case Studies 2 Camila Pietrabissa, PhD, Adjunct Lecturer in Art History, Università di Venezia Damaged and Beautiful: Reconstructing the Conservation History of Canaletto’s Drawings (5:27) Kimberly Schenck, Former Head of Paper Conservation, National Gallery of Art Risen from the ashes: Treatment of a drawing by Pirro Ligorio (24:41) Beatrice Marseglia, Paper Conservator and PhD Candidate, Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna The history of the drawings by contemporary artist Daniela Sissi Olivieri. Conservation challenges of rapidly changing industrial materials between diagnostic studies and the principles of Sissi’s Theory of Parallel Anatomy (42:21) Eve Menei, Independent paper conservator, Paris, France Excavating Four possible Clouet Drawings from Layers of 'Restoration’ (1:07:23) Zuzanna Ciepielewska, Paper and Leather Conservation Department, Museum of the Polish Army Magdalena Grenda-Kurmanow, PhD, Faculty of Conservation and Restoration pf Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland Ethical Considerations in the Conservation of Two Large-Scale Architectural Drawings by Boris Zinserling (1:28:16) Session 5: History of Drawings Conservation, Institutional Histories Remarks by Idelette van Leeuwen (1:50:09) Diane Coetzer, Senior Project Manager, Erasmus Centre for Women and Organisations, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Beyond the science: A personal exploration of restorers in the Rijksprentenkabinet (1933 - 1964) (1:53:39) Dr. Sigrid Eyb-Green, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Andreas Hartl, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Catherine Bouvier, private practitioner From Artistic Intuition to Scientific Discourse: Ethics and Professionalization in Paper Conservation Education at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1965-2000) (2:12:27) Reba Fishman Snyder, Walter and Constance Burke Paper Conservator, Thaw Conservation Center, The Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum Celebrating at 75: Paper Conservation at the Morgan Library (2:32:08) Lindsey Tyne, Conservation Librarian, Barbara Goldsmith Preservation and Conservation Department, New York University Libraries Lisa Conte, Assistant Professor of Paper Conservation; Co-Chair of the Conservation Center, New York University Institute of Fine Arts Kayhan Qaiser, Master’s Student, XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement, New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science Narrating Practice: Using Oral Histories to Document and Examine the History of Drawing Conservation (2:53:23) Q&A, Closing Remarks, and Reflections Prof. Dr. Irene Brückle, Former Head of Conservation of Works of Art on Paper, Archives and Library Materials, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart (3:11:14) Watch Day 1:    • The History of Drawings Conservation and I...   This program was presented Online on Wednesday, May 14, 2026, https://www.getty.edu/calendar/drawin... Subscribe to the Getty Museum YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gettymus... #GettyMuseum #Drawing #Conservation