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UPFR - University Pardubice, Faculty of Art Restoration, Litomyšl (Czech Republic)
The Faculty of Art Restoration in Litomyšl as a part of the University Pardubice and one of the six Faculties was established in 2005 in continuation of the Institute of Restoration and Conservation Techniques which had been formed in Litomyšl in 1993.
The structure of the Faculty is as follows:
• Studio of Restoration of Wall Painting and Sgraffito
• Studio of Restoration of Stone and Related Materials
• Studio of Restoration of Paper, Bookbinding and Documents
• Studio of Restoration and Conservation of Artworks on Paper and Related Materials
• Department of Chemistry and Technology of Restoration
• Department of Humanities
The course scheme at UPFR is aimed at training in the above areas using up-to-date knowledge and methods as well as specific theoretical knowledge. The programme provides its graduates with a thorough understanding of science and art history, a practical experience of materials, techniques and technology of restoration in pertinent subjects with the awareness of the inter-disciplinary context. The preparation of complete restoration concepts, including documentation, diagnosis, art historical evaluation and the restoration itself is a focal point in teaching and research.
UPFR performed investigation and restoration of different monuments and historical facades and participated also in national and international research projects, such as in frame of a Raphael-project (Barcelona, 1997-98), a German-Czech bilateral project (Moravská Třebová, 1997-98), a conservation project of UNESCO / ICCROM (Probota, Romania, 1997-98), and to 5th FP EU-projects (NAMO – “Nabatean Mortars – Technology and Application“, 2003-05 and ROCEM – „Roman Cement to Restore Built Heritage Effectively“, 2003-06).
In course of the latter project activities, UPFR has achieved ample knowledge of historic Roman cements from scientific, technical and historic points of view.
Role in the Project
The principal role of UPFR within ROCARE is to contribute to laboratory and on-site test applications of Roman cement mortars within WP2; to perform measurements of mortar properties related to water transport phenomena (absorptivity, vapour diffusion); to organise and perform on-site trials in WP2 and WP3; to organise the End-user Advisory Panel – EAP in CZ; to contribute to the Manual on best practice in the application of Roman cements; to organise workshops in CZ; in general, to organise all measures of dissemination of the Roman cement technology in CZ.
