NKFXXIII Congress
Resilience
Adapting heritage preservation to future challenges
Welcome to the NKF XXIII congress in Copenhagen, Denmark,
3-4 of October 2024
This congress would not be possible without the kind support from our partners and sponsors:
Direktør Michael Hermann Nielsens Mindelegat managed by the City of Copenhagen
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NKF-Denmark has the pleasure to invite you to the 23rd triennial NKF Congress:
Resilience: Adapting heritage preservation to future challenges.
The congress will be held on the 3-4 of October 2024 at The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, with an opening reception on the 2 of October.
The congress will set focus on preservation ethics, practices and goals, and how we can adapt these to more resilient practices in a rapidly changing world. We would like to offer space for a broad discussion on the practices in cultural heritage preservation; how does the field adapt to changes in climate and biodiversity, community engagement, international political structures, colonial dynamics and other contemporary issues. Furthermore, we would like to broaden the discussion on how heritage preservation can contribute to a change of conduct amongst people, institutions, and society.
The 23rd triennial NKF Congress aims at showcasing the newest research topics in heritage preservation in the IIC-Nordic Group and likewise invites international researchers to bring their knowledge to northern Europe. We believe in the importance of inclusion and sharing with our communities and gaining new perspectives from it. The session themes of the congress are:
RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY
Keywords: Humans as a resource, interdisciplinarity, sustainable practices in architecture, conservation, archaeology, and environmental conservation
CO-CREATION & COLLABORATION
Keywords: Interdisciplinary collaborations, inclusion, traditional practices, representation, ownership, responsibility, volunteering
CONFLICT &
CARE
Keywords: Repatriation and representation, decolonization, recovery, emergency response, raising awareness
CHANGE &
PERSISTENCE
Keywords: Education, heritage skills, legislation, heritage communities and organisations, digitisation
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kim Kraczon
The Socio-environmental Burden of Materials in the Preservation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage.
The impact of our material consumption in the cultural heritage sector extends beyond the carbon footprint, necessitating a nuanced examination of the environmental and humanitarian ramifications of our material choices.
Kim Kraczon is a conservator of modern materials and contemporary art specializing in sustainable practices in the art sector. Her area of expertise and primary focus in the field of sustainability is mitigating the environmental burden of materials and methods in conservation, art production, exhibition-making, and fine arts shipping.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Suzie Thomas
Remembering or reconciling with violent pasts: Can all dark heritage be decolonised?
Discussion about and research of dark heritage often presents more questions than solutions. It is important for conservation professionals to consider the potentially charged nature of objects and structures with which they work. Considering the current debates in and attempts to implement decolonising approaches to both the academy and to the heritage sector, the keynote talk questions whether this is always possible. If it is not possible to decolonise all dark heritage, what are the implications for research and for society?
Suzie Thomas is a Professor of Heritage Studies at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. She teaches on subjects such as participatory approaches in heritage work, 'dark' heritage, public archaeology and heritage crime, to students in Heritage Studies and in Conservation and Restoration. Her research interests focus on the work and ontologies of Heritage Practice Communities, and on the heritagisation processes associated with sites of violence and trauma.
Wednesday, 2 of October 2024
Welcome reception
Thursday, 3 of October 2024
Friday, 4 of October 2024
8:30-9:00 Arrival
9:00–17:00 Keynote presentation
Session 3: Conflict & Care
Poster session
Session 4: Change &Persistence
Wrap up discussion
Saturday, 5 of October 2024
Visit in Vinge storage facility of Royal Danish Library and the National Museum
Come with us to the Vinge joint storage facility of Royal Danish Library and The NationalMuseum, a 30,000 m2 multi-purpose storage facility for cultural heritage inaugurated in 2022. We’ll share insights in the full process –from collection projects, requirements for the construction project, sustainability, moving of collections and today’s daily operation to give access to collections.The visit will start with a power point of approx. 1 hour followed by the building tour. After the tour into the storage rooms, you will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the tour, when we will gather in the lunch room.
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Discover the Royal Danish Academy’s Institute of Conservation
Join us for an engaging visit! Discover the Royal Danish Academy, Institute of Conservation nestled in the heart of Copenhagen. Kick-off with a 30-minute presentation about the Institute and our development of conservation research and education since 1973, followed by an hour-long tour of our workshops and lab. The tour will end at the rooftop terrasse where we will offer you a refreshment and a beautiful view over Copenhagen.
The Institute of Conservation unites the art of conservation with analytical and academic skills at undergraduate, graduate, and PhD levels. The programs specialise in Pictorial Arts, Cultural History, Natural History, and Graphics topped with a Master in Conservation.
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Optional events
The congress programme is still being planned, so changes in the line of sessions might occur up to the congress start. Dates are final, but the planning committee might change the time-schedule to make the best flow of the congress for you. The list of speakers will also be updated on the website. To keep updated on changes, please join our mailing list and follow us on social media.
You can download the programme here.
17:00 Early registration and welcome reception at the AstaBio and Bar, Cinemateket, The Danish FilmInstitute.
17:40-19.00 Screening of the awarded movie: The Human Shelter, by documentary director Boris Bertram.
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00–17:00 Keynote presentation
Session 1: Resources & Sustainability
Session 2: Co-creation &Collaboration
Wrap up discussion
19:00 Congress Dinner
