GOGREEN is delighted to announce a two-day 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, heritage science, and conservation education.
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 – Caitlin Southwick & Gwendoline Fife
- 11:30 – 12:00 GoGreen Decision-Making 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)
- Determining Material Sensitivities and Green Decision-Making (Lukasz Bratasz)
- Green Treatments for Paintings and Their Assessment (Beatrice Menegaldo)
- Green Treatments for Objects and Their Assessment (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
- Leadership in Green Conservation (Caitlin Southwick)
- Determining Material Sensitivities and Green Decision-Making (Lukasz Bratasz)
- Green Treatments for Paintings and Their Assessment (Beatrice Menegaldo, TBC)
- Green Treatments for Objects and Their Assessment (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 Notes
- Module demonstrations run simultaneously in parallel rooms; participants choose one session per slot.
- Titles and full details of other modules will be released closer to the event.
- For module content overview, see the GoGreen module templates on Zenodo.
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Details of Demonstration Session:
Leadership in Green Conservation Module
Title: Role of Advocacy in Cultural Heritage Care
(from Green Advocacy: Skill-Training, Future Proofing, Accessibility, and Social Cohesion)
Description:
An interactive workshop providing practical communication and leadership skills to advocate for greener practices within professional and community contexts. Participants engage in hands-on exercises and role-playing to influence sustainable change, strengthen accessibility and social cohesion, and future-proof cultural heritage care.