The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Seminar and Workshop
In mid-January 2006, CCMC paintings conservator Vanessa Kowalski, visiting conservator at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) in Hanoi, presented a seminar and workshop on the surveying of museum collections and the museum environment.
The program was delivered to Vietnamese museum professionals working at various institutions throughout Hanoi, including the Ho Chi Minh Museum, the Fine Art Museum, the Army Museum, the History Museum and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. The program was both theoretical and practical, considering and undertaking various types of condition reports and surveys, which target specific needs and information, specific to those working in tropical environments.
In addition to the seminar and workshop, Vanessa continues to assist in the development of a Preservation Management Plan and the Conservation treatment of the Yao shaman ceremonial paintings in the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology collection.
Vanessa's involvement at the VME is a continuation of other collaborative projects that have been undertaken with support from the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program through AusAid within South-east Asia.