The Courtauld is delighted to be hosting a two-day GOGREEN workshop in London dedicated to advancing green education in conservation. GOGREEN is an EU-funded project developing sustainable, preventive, and remedial conservation practices. The workshop supports the green transformation of conservation in line with the European Green Deal.
Participants will explore practical tools, hands-on modules, and interactive sessions designed to embed sustainability into everyday conservation practice.
Who Should Attend
Professionals in conservation education, heritage science and conservation practice.
Limited capacity: registrations are reviewed by the organising team and not currently open to the general public. Updates will be shared if additional spaces become available.
Schedule for the day:
Programme
Day One
10:00 – 10:30 Registration & Refreshments
10:30 – 11:00 GoGreen Project Overview – Clare Richardson
11:00 – 11:30 Defining Green Conservation and putting the parameters into practice – Gwendoline Fife
11:30 – 12:00 GoGreen Digital Support App (DSA) – Roberta Zanini & Giorgio Brugnone
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Module Demonstrations – Parallel Sessions I
Leadership in Green Conservation (Caitlin Southwick)
HERIe platform to support preventive conservation decisions (Lukasz Bratasz)
Green Paintings Conservation in Theory and Practice (Beatrice Menegaldo, Claire Betelu, Francesca Ramaccioti & Silvia Prati)
Green Conservation: Object analysis and treatment assessment for greener preventive and remedial practice (David Thickett and Roberta Zanini)
14:00 – 14:10 Refreshment Break
14:10 – 15:00 Module Demonstrations – Parallel Sessions I (continue)
15:30 – 17:00 Tour of Somerset House Conservation Laboratories
Day Two
10:00 – 10:30 Teaching Greener Conservation Practices – Edith Joseph
10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break & Refreshments
11:00 – 12:00 Module Demonstrations – Parallel Sessions II (continued)
Leadership in Green Conservation (Caitlin Southwick)
HERIe platform to support preventive conservation decisions (Lukasz Bratasz)
Green Paintings Conservation in Theory and Practice (Beatrice Menegaldo, Claire Betelu, Francesca Ramaccioti & Silvia Prati)
Green Metal Conservation: a practical overview (Edith Joseph)
12:00 – 12:10 Refreshment Break
12:10 – 13:00 Module Demonstrations – Parallel Sessions II
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 14:45 Group Discussion: Reflections on Modules (Chair: Maartje Stols-Witlox)
14:45 – 15:45 Case Studies: Green Conservation in Higher Education
14:45 – 15:10: Claire Betelu
15:10 – 15:35: Loic Bertrand
15:35 – 15:45: Q&A
15:45 – 16:00 Closing Remarks – Clare Richardson
Additional Information
Module demonstrations run simultaneously in parallel rooms; participants choose one session per slot (each attendee will participate in 2 demonstrations over the conference). Further details of each modules will be released closer to the event. For module content overview, see the GoGreen module templates on Zenodo.
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