MUNCH 2022 International Conference
Oslo, 21-23 March 2022
organized by The MUNCH museum and HERCULES Centre from University of Evora, Portugal
Call for Papers
“Understanding Munch and the art at the turn of the centuries, between the museum and the laboratory”
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This international conference is the final dissemination action of the research project: THE SCREAM – “Touchstone for Heritage Endangered by Salt Crystallization: a Research Enterprise on the Art of Munch” (2018-2022; FCT-ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-031577) funded by FCT in Portugal. A joint venture between the research conservation team of MUNCH and the group at the HERCULES Centre from Evora University in Portugal, the project brings into study 15 of the sketches Munch created for the mural paintings of Aula Magna at the University of Oslo.
The main aim of the conference is to create a platform of shared knowledge between Humanities and Applied Sciences, focusing on the art of Munch and of contemporary artists at the turn between centuries. The themes to be addressed in the 6 proposed sessions are:
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S1: Art historical research on Munch and contemporaries
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S2: Modelling and technical art history research on modern painting materials
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S3: Conservation and restoration studies on modern paintings
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S4: Ageing and degradation mechanisms in modern painting materials
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S5: Historical art reference collections and their study
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S6: Museum education and digital innovation for dissemination of scientific research