Valentin BoissonnasHaute Ecole Arc Neuchâtel · Conservation-Restauration
Valentin Boissonnas
Master of Arts
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Introduction
Valentin Boissonnas graduated in 1997 with honours from the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, as a conservator for archaeological and ethnographic artefacts. He is a freelance objects conservator at the Atelier de Conservation Valentin Boissonnas in Zurich, working for museums and private collections.
Since1999 he is a lecturer in conservation at the Conservation Department of the HE-Arc in Neuchatel. His work at the HE-Arc is divided between BA and MA students, mainly focusing on the conservation of metallic heritage objects. He is currently conducting field projects in India and Cameroon.
A further field of interest is the material culture of Melanesia and Polynesia.
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Outdoor sculpture is common to most towns and cities and constitutes an important part of their cultural, artistic and urban identity. Over the years, while some art-works can become victims of neglect, others can be subjected to repeated and inva-sive treatment campaigns. In both cases, this can lead to increasing loss of original material and hea...
Bis in das frühe 20. Jahrhundert waren hochkomplexe Federmosaiken Bestandteil kultischer Handlungen in den Dorfschaften des Keram Flusses in Papua Neuguinea. Sie wurden zwischen 1913 und 1935 von Ethnologen und Händlern sowohl als außerordentliche Kunst- leistungen als auch als Belegstücke einer untergehenden Kultur für europäische Museen gesammelt...
To help metal conservators search for corrosion forms and find
treatment protocols, this paper describes the augmentation of
the MIFAC-Metal project through its migration to the internet
and the addition of the MiCorr Decision Support System (DSS).
The new online version of MIFAC-Metal enables conservators
to digitally construct stratigraphies that...
To help metal conservators search for corrosion forms and find
treatment protocols, this paper describes the augmentation of
the MIFAC-Metal project through its migration to the internet
and the addition of the MiCorr Decision Support System (DSS).
The new online version of MIFAC-Metal enables conservators
to digitally construct stratigraphies that...
Conservation of an old egyptian cat from a Swiss museum including XRD of corrosion products, ICP OES of the metal and tomography
The article presents a detailed comparative study of kava mixing bowls associated with the cultural complex of the West Polynesian kava-circle and its Fijian yaqona-circle offshoot. By cross-referencing archaeological evidence, documented collection histories and bowl typologies a clearer picture emerges of the centres where the bowls were produced...
Low-pressure hydrogen gas plasma reduction has been used at the Swiss National Museum in metals conservation since 1990. After a critical re-evaluation of the method in 1994, major changes were introduced. Today, it has become an integral part of the conservation procedures for archaeological iron. Its major advantages are improved mechanical clean...
