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