UAD Conservare si Restaurare

15/09/2026

Heritage in Practice - Sustainable Conservation of Transylvanian Gothic Wall Paintings in the Context of Climate Change

Program intensiv mixt (Blended Intensive Programme) organizat de UAD Cluj-Napoca, Departamentul Conservare si Restaurare in perioada 7-15 septembrie 2026

Participanti:

HAWK, Fakultät Bauen und Erhalten, Konservierung und Restaurierung | Steinobjekte und Architekturoberfläche, Hildesheim, DE:
prof. Barbara Beckett
studenti: Rosalie Trentzsch, Alexander Lambrecht, Melanie Amann, Mia Timm, Stella Rades, Larissa Büchner, Lucie Hoppenstedt, Andreas Fitze, Louis Rist, Chiara Stuchlik

UNISOB, Conservazione e restauro dei beni culturali, Napoli, IT:
prof. Monica Martelli, prof. Maria Teresa Como, prof. Emanuela Lanzara
studenti: Alessandro Ordia, Elia Iodice, Elisabetta Longhi Gelati, Ludovica Starace, Rosalina De Bonis Sciaraffia, Sara Di Cristo, Valentina Soldatini

UAD Cluj-Napoca, Departamentul Conservare si Restaurare
conf. Adrian Rauca
lect. Irina Creteanu, prof. Pop Daniel
studenti: Vanesa Meseșan, Mara Iordache

Invitati speciali:

prof. Neva Pološki, University of Zagreb, Academy of Fine Arts, HR
conf. Maria Dumbrăvician, Mănescu Cristiana, UNARTE, RO
Kiss Lorand, Asociatia ARCUS, RO
Alexander Kloss, Kulturerbe Kirchenburgen Association, DE

Multumim doamnei Liliana Nossa, coordonator Instituțional Erasmus+ pentru sprijinul acordat in desfasurarea proiectului.

07/08/2026

Câteva fotografii din cadrul workshop-ului de pictură a fresco susținut de conf. Adrian Rauca în perioada 3-7 august la Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst, Steinobjekten und Architekturoberflächen, Hildesheim, Germania.
Acest eveniment a fost realizat în cadrul parteneriatului dintre cele două universități HAWK - UAD Cluj-Napoca prin programul Erasmus+.

02/08/2026

One day on site — many layers of work.

We start at the leaded-glass window, looking closely at cracked panes and damaged stone tracery, both waiting for careful conservation.
Inside, a lecture on iconography: reading the images before touching them.
Then it is back to the scaffolding, where the wall paintings emerge under the scalpel, millimetre by millimetre.
The plaster carries its own clues too: the seams of the giornate, each one a day’s work in fresh plaster, and the pontate, marking the levels of the historic scaffolding.

The wall remembers how it was painted.

With assoc. prof. Adrian Rauca, CS II Ciprian Firea (UAD Cluj-Napoca), prof. Brigitta Kürtösi (MKE Budapest),
rest. Géza Vizi

31/07/2026

Școala de vară de la Calna 2026.

Și în acest an, profesorii coordonatori și studenții Departamentelor de Conservare și Restaurare din cadrul UAD Cluj-Napoca și UNArte București și-au unit eforturile în cadrul Școlii de vară de la Calna pentru a continua investigațiile de specialitate și lucrările de conservare și restaurare ale picturilor parietale interioare.

27/07/2026

24/07/2026

A wonderful farewell to an inspiring 10 days of learning, collaboration, and hands-on conservation! 🏛️✨
Conservation Summer School Transylvania 2026 brought together curious minds, dedicated professionals, and new friendships — all united by a passion for preserving our shared cultural heritage.
Until next time, keep exploring, learning, and conserving! 🎓🧱🙌

Universitatea de Artă şi Design din Cluj-Napoca / UAD
Universitatea Națională de Arte București
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
University of Amsterdam
ATP Formation Paris
UAB Alba Iulia
UAUIM Bucuresti

Alexander Kloos Lorand Kiss Rauca Adrian Maria Dumbravician Vizi Géza Brigitta Maria Kürtösi Valeria Mihaela Ciprian Firea Ileana Burnichioiu Adina Lupu Zsolt Mednyanszky Simó Ioana Gomoiu Maude Reduron Angèle Bourg Nathanaël Angevin Eva Sol Leona Jaksch Charlotte Steiger Miruna Gușatu Ghemeș Cezara Rus Daria-Ilaria Sandul Mihaela Sheba Polina Catrinel Dumitrescu Claudiu Codru Petrea Tudor Cârnu Otilia-Maria

20/07/2026

The Conservation Summer School Transylvania 2026. Excursion to fortified churches and heritage sites in the region: Malancrav, Biertan, Medias

19/07/2026

Day 5 The Conservation Summer School Transylvania 2026. Consolidation, research of detached plaster, investigation of giornate and pontate.

16/07/2026

ARTiculând viitorul. Stagii de practică și parteneriate sustenabile în Universitatea de Artă și Design Cluj Napoca. Investigații imagistice și documentarea stării de conservare a picturilor parietale din Biserica de lemn din Dragu, Sălaj

16/07/2026

The Conservation Summer School 2026

PROGRAMME

Conservation Summer School Transylvania
July 13–23, 2026

Location
Evangelical Church of Șmig, Romania

Organizer
Kulturerbe Kirchenburgen e.V., DE

Academic Coordination
- Prof. Maria Dumbravician (UNArte București, RO)
- Prof. Adrian Rauca (UAD Cluj-Napoca, RO)
- Prof. Beate Sipek (AbK Vienna, AT)
- Prof. Brigitta Kürtösi (MKE Budapest, HU)
- Prof. Ioana Gomoiu (UNArte București, RO)

Professional Partner
ARCUS, represented by rest. Loránd Kiss, RO

Schedule for the Conservation Summer School 2026

Arrival Day — July 12 (Sunday): Arrival and Registration
Arrival of participants
Accommodation and registration
Informal welcome and organizational information
Dinner / individual arrival depending on travel schedule

Day 1 — July 13 (Monday): Introduction, documentation and investigation
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–10:00 Welcome, programme overview, historical background (Alex Kloos)
10:00–12:00 Art historical introduction to the Evangelical Church of Șmig (rest. Loránd Kiss)
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
13:00–14:00 Introduction to documentation methods (Prof. Beate Sipek)
14:00–15:00 Introduction to photographic documentation (rest. Gheza Vizi)
15:00–17:00 Practical part
19:00–20:00 Dinner

Day 2 — July 14 (Tuesday): Uncovering Techniques
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–10:00 Introduction to uncovering techniques (Prof. Adrian Rauca)
10:00–12:00 Practical exercise: investigation and uncovering of wall paintings
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
13:00–13:45 Analysis of wall paintings. Results on previous research of Boglárka Szentirmai and MA thesis of Réka Szokolai based on observations and microscopy of late gothic wall painting techniques in Smíg (Prof. Brigitta Kürtösi, rest. Boglárka Szentirmai, rest. Réka Szokolai)
14:00–17:00 Practical exercise, Discussion of findings and conservation approach
19:00–20:00 Dinner

Day 3 — July 15 (Wednesday): Consolidation Techniques
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–10:00 Biodeterioration of wall paintings (Prof. Ioana Gomoiu)
10:00–12:00 Practical exercise
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
13:00–17:00 Practical exercise
17:00–18:00 Discussion and analysis of results
19:00–20:00 Dinner

Day 4 — July 16 (Thursday): Cleaning Techniques
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–10:00 Theoretical basics of consolidation (Prof. Maria Dumbravician)
10:00–12:00 Practical exercise
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
13:00–16:00 Continuation of practical cleaning exercises
16:00–17:00 Discussion and analysis of results
19:00–20:00 Dinner

Day 5 — July 17 (Friday): Retouching Techniques
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–10:00 Theoretical basics of cleaning (Prof. Maria Dumbravician)
10:00–12:00 Practical exercise
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
13:00–17:00 Continuation of practical conservation work
19:00–20:00 Dinner

Day 6 — July 18 (Saturday): Practical Excercises
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–10:00 Theoretical basics of retouching (Prof. Adrian Rauca)
10:15–13:00 Continuation of practical exercises
13:00–14:00 Lunch break
14:00–17:00 Continuation of practical exercises
19:00–20:00 Dinner

Day 7 — July 19 (Sunday): Excursion and Case Studies
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
10:00–18:00 Excursion to fortified churches and heritage sites in the region (rest. Loránd Kiss)
19:00 Barbecue evening

Day 8 — July 20 (Monday): Technical Presentations and Practical Exercise
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–10:00 rest. Zsolt Mednányszky “Perspectives în digital Documentation"
10:00–11:00 Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Burnichioiu Ileana, UAB “Architectural Finishes and Confessional Histories in Transylvanian Churches”
11:00–12:00 Dr. Ciprian Firea, UAD "The Altarpiece of Șmig: Original and Subsequent Contexts"
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
13:00–17:00 Practical conservation work
19:00–20:00 Dinner

Day 9 — July 21 (Tuesday): Documentation and Preparation of Final Presentation
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–12:00 Documentation of conservation work and analysis of results
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
13:00–17:00 Preparation of final presentations and project documentation
19:00–20:00 Dinner

Day 10 — July 22 (Wednesday): Presentation of Results and Finalization of Work
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:15–12:00 Presentation of work results, evaluation and feedback
12:00–13:00 Lunch break
13:00–17:00 Finalization of practical work and cleaning of the site
19:00–20:00 Farewell dinner

Day 11 — July 23 (Thursday): Departure
08:00–09:00 Breakfast
09:00–12:00 Departure