The INCCA Central & Eastern Europe group was launched in October 2009.

Group coordinator is Iwona Szmelter, Head of the Painting and Modern Art Preservation Laboratory, Faculty of Conservation-Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts (AFA) in Warsaw, Poland.

Iwona has collaborated with the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN) since 1996 on a number of significant projects; including the  international symposium in 1997, Modern Art: Who Cares?

Group vice-coordinator is Monika Jadzinska, Assistant to professor Szmelter and conservator-restorer.

Iwona and Monika were founding members of INCCA and have been active members since 1999. Amongst other things they participated in the 3-year EU project Inside Installations (2004-2007).

The founding group

Iwona Szmelter, professor, AFA Warsaw, Faculty of Conservation-Restoration, Poland

Monika Jadzinska, assistant, AFA Warsaw, Faculty of Conservation-Restoration, PhD candidate, Poland

Duska Cikovic, PhD candidate AFA Warsaw, conservator Museum of Modern Art, Rijeka, Croatia

Hilkka Hiiop, MA, conservator-curator, Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia

Ela Wysocka, PhD candidate AFA Cracow, Poland

Joanna Wasko, conservator National Gallery Zacheta, Poland

Aga Wielocha, freelance conservator, Poland

For more information about this group please read the group proposal.

To download the latest group report click the link below:

INCCA-CEE report December 18, 2009

If you have questions about this group. Please contact Iwona and/or Monika.

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