Exposure 2001

Corrosion, Conservation and Study of Historic Metals in Situ, on Display and in Storage

8th November - 10th November 2001 | Hildesheim

About the Conference

The conference dealt with the following themes:

  • Metal corrosion and atmosphere
  • Conservation issues relating to the storage and display of historic metalwork with special reference to precious metals and cathedral treasuries 
  • Conservation issues relating to metal-non-metal combinations

A major role of the conference was to help identify priority areas within european conservation teaching and research so as to help best develop the proposed new metal conservation section within the existing Faculty of Conservation, at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen.

The conference was hosted by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen.

Conference languages were English and German.