CENTRE FOR RESTORATION OF CENTRE FOR RESTORATION OF WORKS OF ART (CRA)WORKS OF ART (CRA)
WHO ARE WE?WHO ARE WE?
• An expert SME working in the sphere of preservation of monuments of culture
• Permanent team of more than 10 restoration specialists
• Partners
• More than 20 sites restored in the last 5 years
SUBJECT OF ACTIVITYSUBJECT OF ACTIVITY
• Research of cult and other type of historic buildings
• Preparation of restoration programmes and technologies
• Restoration of cultural monuments, including rescue and thorough conservation
with a special focus on:with a special focus on:
• EASEL PAINTING
Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, (17th century), Arbanassi
with a special focus on:with a special focus on:
• ANTIQUE EARLY-CHRISTIAN MOSAICS
“Heaven” ,Hagia Sophia Church (4th century), Sofia“Gorgona Medusa”,
Roman Antique Villa Armira (1st century), near Ivailovgrad
with a special focus on:with a special focus on:
• WOODEN PLASTICS
Gold-plated plastics, The Assumption of Virgin Mary church, Asenovgrad
Church of St. Michael the Archangel (1834), Osikovitsa
with a special focus on:with a special focus on:
“The wheel of life”, Lekov’s house-museum (1873), Panagyurishte
• MONUMENTAL DECORATIVE PAINTING
• Problems in the process of cleaning of mural paintings Different types of pollution
– dust, salts, sootChurch of St. Paraskeva (1930), Pleven
Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, (17th century), Arbanassi
• Problems in the process of cleaning of mural paintings― Different types of pollution
– dust, salts, soot Secondary paintings
(distemper, oil) and non-authentic coatings (whitewash, oil-paints)
Church of St. George (1812), Golyamo Belovo
• Problems in the process of cleaning of mural paintings― Different types of pollution
– dust, salts, soot Secondary paintings
(distemper, oil) and non-authentic coatings (whitewash, oil-paints)
Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, (17th century), Arbanassi
Church of St. Michael the Archangel (1834), Osikovitsa
• Problems in the process of cleaning of mural paintings― Different types of pollution
– dust, salts, soot Secondary paintings
(distemper, oil) and non-authentic coatings (whitewash, oil-paints)
• Problems in the process of cleaning of mural paintings ― Different types of pollution
– dust, salts, soot― Secondary paintings
(distemper, oil) and non-authentic coatings (whitewash, oil-paints)
Combination of dirt and various sorts of destruction within the same layer
Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, (17th century), Arbanassi
ROLE IN THE PROJECTROLE IN THE PROJECT
• Prepare experimental substrates of wall painting fragments
• Test the new cleaning methods
• Test the self-diagnostic protection coating
• Dissemination activities
THANK YOU!
Center for Restoration of Works of Art Ltd.14 Dondukov Blvd., 1000 Sofia Website: www.crhc-sofia.com