The first online conference within the framework of the international project on studying icons was held at GSU

Submitted by Dmitry_Gorbachev on Fri, 06/19/2020 - 09:37

"Non-destructive multi-analytical methods of research of Old Believers' icons of the Vetka Museum" is an international project within the framework of the European Union program CEI (KEP) 1206.008-19. It is devoted to the study of icons stored in the Vetka Museum of Old Believers and Belarusian Traditions. F.G. Shklyarova. This project is being carried out at the Faculty of Physics and Information Technologies of the GSU. The project also involves the University of Palermo (Italy) and the Institute for Low Temperatures and Structural Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Wroclaw, Poland). From the side of the Vetka Museum, the project is led by director Petr Tsalko. The aim of the project is to study the icons stored in the Vetka Museum. Research is carried out with the help of portable instruments directly in the Vetka Museum. Activities are also planned to transfer knowledge and skills in the field of archaeometric research and the peculiarities of artifact conservation. Recently, the first international online conference was held, at which all project participants talked about their areas of scientific interest and discussed the next steps towards the project.

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