Vienna Programme

XIV Annual Meeting of ICOMON, Vienna 2007

10:00−10:15 Opening

10:15−11:15 Preservation of an economic heritage I − Conservation

  • Dick Doty, National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, "Protecting objects from conservators: a cautionary tale"
  • Roswitha Denk, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, "Plans and preparations for best archiving paper items in the Coin Cabinet of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna"

11:15−11:45 Coffee break

11:45−12:45 Preservation of an economic heritage I − Conservation

  • Noriko Fujii, The Bank of Japan Currency Museum, Tokyo,"Conservation practice of Japanese wooden block printings owned by the Currency Museum of the Bank of Japan"
  • Angelina Araujo, Departamento de Bibliotecas y Artes, Banco de la Republica of Colombia, "Restoration of dies and matrices in the numismatic collection of the Banco de la Republica of Colombia"

12:45−14:15 Break (board meeting)

14:15−15:00 Preservation of an economic heritage II − material analysis

  • Martina Griesser, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, "Unexpected risk in coin collections: causes for the infestation of gold coins and medals by ‘brown spot corrosion’ and first attempts for handling the phenomenon, I"
  • Rene Traum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, "Unexpected risk in coin collections: causes for the infestation of gold coins and medals by ‘brown spot corrosion’ and first attempts for handling the phenomenon, II"

15:00−15:20 Coffee break

15:20−16:20 Preservation of an economic heritage II − material analysis

  • Jianfeng Cui, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz Universitat, Hannover, “Non-destructive metal analysis of minting dies from Northern Germany (17th and 18th centuries). Contributions of chemistry and engineering to the history of techniques.”
  • Robert Lehmann, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz Universitat, Hannover, “Non-destructive and semi-non-destructive analysis of antique and medieval alloys using the example of antique Roman and late medieval European silver ingots.”

16:20 Departure to the Austrian Mint

17:00 Guided tour trough the exhibition “Franz Joseph” and reception at the Austrian Mint

TUESDAY 21st AUGUST

9:00−10:30 Museums management I − museological concept

  • Eleni Zqapiti, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, “Conservation, presentation, uses, acquisitions – numismatic collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation.”
  • A. Gil Matos, Banco de Protugal Museum, “Banco de Portugal Museum and its exhibitions”
  • Karl Peitler, Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, “The museological concept of the new Coin Cabinet of the Landesmuseum Joanneum”

10:30−11:00 Coffee break

11:00−12:30 Museums management I − museological concepts

  • Romedio Schmitz-Esser, Stadthistoriker der Stard Hall in Tirol, “The cooperation between Hall in Tyrol and Segovia. The revival of two historic mints and its museological use”
  • Joelle Pournot-Bouvry, Chargee du Cabinet des Monnaies et Medailles de Marseille, “Conservation, exposition du nouveau musee monetaire de Marseille (France)”
  • Atom Damali, Istanbul Money Museum of the Nilufer Damali Education and Culture Foundation, “A proposed new money museum in Istanbul”

12:30−14:00 Break

14:00−15:00 Museums management II − computer and inventory

  • Ursula Kampmann, MoneyMuseum, Zurich, “The opposite way – launch of a virtual museum: the private MoneyMuseum in Zurich”
  • Sam Moorhead, British Museum, London, “Britain’s Portable Antiquities Scheme and a virtual coin collection for all to use”

15:00−15:30 Coffee break at the Centralbank

15:30−16:30 Museums management II − computer and inventory

  • Reiner Cunz, Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum, Hannover, and Mario Schlapke, Thuringisches Landesamt fur Denkmalpflege und Archaologie, Weimar, "Software solutions of the numismatic commission of the German Lander for cataloguing coins, medals, and paper money"
  • Parissa Andami, Money Museum, Tehran, "The first specialised object ID in Money Museum"

16:30 Departure to the Kunsthistorische Museum

17:00 Guided tour trough the exhibition at the Coincabinet of the Kunsthistorische Museum

WEDNESDAY 22nd AUGUST

9:00−10:30 Museums management III − use of collection

  • Laura Philips, British Museum, London, “Hands On: object handling and the history of money”
  • Christel Schollaardt, Geldmuseum, Utrecht, “Taking care of collections of different ownership, or, how the Geldmuseum deals with legal and ppractical differences in handlind collections of different owners"
  • Jennifer Adam, British Museum, London, “Fakes, forgeries, and money museums”

10:30−11:00 Coffee break at the Centralbank

11:00−13:00 Museums management IV − history of money and collecting strategy

  • Catherine Eagleton, British Museum, London, “Collecting the contemporary: modern money and modern museums”
  • Guevara Zerlin, Banco Central de Venezuela, “The ‘MACQUINA’ in Venezuela: challenges, uses, conservation and socioeconomic problems”
  • Bharat Rat Rawat, National Museum of Nepal, “Coins of Nepal: history, conservation and corrosion”
  • Zhou Weirong, China Numismatic Museum, Beijing, "A study of sand-cast technology on ancient Chinese coins"
13:00−14:30 Break

14:30−15:30 General Assembly of ICOMON

15:30−16:00 Round Table – The future of the ICOMON Newsletter & website

16:00 Reception at the Centralbank