Victorian Interiors: A Workshop and Conference
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Victorian Interiors: Conservation of Applied Decorative Finishes and Furnishings
24th - 26th July 2008
24th July: Conservation Workshop at the Centre for Materials Conservation, University of Melbourne.
25th July: Site visits to examples of historic decoration and conservation work in progress.
26th July: Seminar at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne.
Workshop under the direction of Robyn Sloggett, Director of the Centre.
Site visits include the National Mutual, Mandeville Hall, Villa Alba, & many more.
Speakers include Brian Andrews, Tracey Avery, Barrie Cooper, Robert Griffin, Miles Lewis, Donald Ellsmore, Chris Payne, Anne Toy.
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Introduction
This professional development symposium is presented by the University of Melbourne, the National Trust and the Association for Preservation Technology International (Australasian Chapter) with support from Heritage Victoria and the Department of Planning and Community Development.
Program
- Retrospective - Donald Ellsmore - APT Convenor (1.7Mb pdf)
- Secret History of the Victorian Interior - Miles Lewis - Melbourne University (9.7Mb pdf)
- Pugin Rediscovery and Revival - Brian Andrews - Catholic Heritage Hobart (2.25Mb pdf)
- Decorative Plaster – Bendigo Town Hall - Barrie Cooper - Westox, Sydney (4.8Mb pdf)
- Handing it on - Mandeville Hall - Chris Payne - Artlab, Adelaide (4.45Mb pdf)
- Government House Sydney - Ann Toy - Historic Houses Trust, Sydney (2Mb pdf)
- APT and Westox Technologies - Barrie Cooper, Westox, Sydney (3.2Mb pdf)
- The Sydney Mint - Robert Griffin - Historic Houses Trust, Sydney (6.3Mb pdf)
- Rippon Lea, Introduction to 5 Year Plan - Tracey Avery - National Trust (1Mb pdf)
Available conference proceedings
Victorian Decoration [ed Miles Lewis], July 2008
68 pp, colour. Includes Donald Ellsmore, ‘Retrospective’; Brian Andrews, ‘Pugin Rediscovery’; Barry Cooper, ‘Traditional Plastering’, and others.
Available for $30 inclusive of GST and postage within Australia. Make cheques out to the University of Melbourne and mark orders for the attention of Professor Miles Lewis, Faculty of Architecture, the University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010.
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APT International: The Association for Preservation Technology International. The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is a cross-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Membership in APT provides exceptional opportunities for networking and the exchange of ideas. |
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Heritage Victoria is the Victorian State Government's principal cultural (non-Indigenous) heritage agency and it is part of the Department of Planning and Community Development. Heritage Victoria assists in identifying, protecting and interpreting Victoria's most significant cultural heritage resources. It advises private owners, local and State government, industry and the general community on heritage matters. Heritage Victoria's aim is to make heritage identification, protection and management accessible and easily understood. |
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The National Trust of Australia is a community-based, non-government organisation, committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage through its advocacy work and its custodianship of heritage places and objects. Collectively the organisation owns or manages over 300 heritage places (the majority held in perpetuity), manages a volunteer workforce of 7000 while also employing about 350 people nationwide. |
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The Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) has been established to closely link planning with community development to build active, confident, and inclusive communities. The Victorian Government is committed to delivering improvements in urban planning and development, particularly in the outer suburbs and regional areas where we are expecting strong growth. |
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The University of Melbourne. |