[wapadc] Fwd: Italy Preservation Field School – Buildings, Ceramics, Paper, Books and Art - Athens Trip

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Subject:	Italy Preservation Field School – Buildings, Ceramics, Paper, Books and Art - Athens Trip
Date:	Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:58:13 -0500
From:	Polly Withers <pwith@sgpres.org>
To:	<jschneid@email.gwu.edu>

Dear Colleague,

 

I would like to inform you about our summer 2014 field school, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 15th year, which is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study and travel in Italy. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2014.

 

The programs offered are listed below:

 

Building Restoration (June 2^nd thru 27^th)

 

Ceramics Restoration (June 2^nd thru 27^th)

 

Book Bindings Restoration (June 2^nd thru 27^th)

 

Paper Restoration (July 14^th thru August 8^th)

 

Traditional Painting Materials & Techniques (July 14^th thru August 8^th)

 

Preservation Theory and Practice in Italy (July 14^th thru August 8^th)

 

*Field Projects:

Restoration of the façade of the Church of San Carlo (13^th Century)

Surveying the San Giovanni Battista Church complex (12^th Century)

Archaeological survey of the public baths in Carsulae

 

To find out more about our program and review the syllabi, please visit our WEBSITE.

 

Our courses are open to students from various disciplines, both undergraduate and graduate. All lessons are taught in English.

 

If you know any students, scholars, or others interested in this type of study, please inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list our program on your organization's website as an available educational resource.

 

We have a 2014 flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or forward to interested parties. You can print this from our website, on our About Us page. Please let us know if you have any problem printing and we can email you the PDF. Thank you very much.

 

In addition, I would like to inform you about program in Athens, Greece:

 

Athens: Heritage and Modernity

Exploration of the coexistence between historic and modern Athens

 

This program is a 13 day exploration of the history, preservation and conservation issues facing the city, including lectures and visits lead by some of the world's foremost archaeologists, architects, historians, conservators and planners who have been dealing with the problem of surveying, planning, and preserving monuments and cultural heritage in the midst of a growing modern city. Please visit our website and syllabus to see a complete list of faculty, lectures and visits.

 

There are two opportunities to participate in this trip:

Spring (March 16 - March 27, 2014 Deadline approaching: February 1st)

Summer (June 29 - July 10, 2014)

 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions about our programs. Thank you.

Best wishes, Polly Withers

Associate Director

International Institute for Restoration and Preservation Studies

San Gemini Preservation Studies

 

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--   Jo Anne Schneider  Associate Research Professor  Anthropology Department  George Washington University  jschneid@gwu.edu  home.gwu.edu/~jschneid  www.faithandorganizations.umd.edu