If you have any questions, please contact the Head of the Department of Heritage, assoc. prof. Alvydas Mandeika by e-mail alvydas.mandeika@vda.lt or by phone 8 688 20978.
Room No. 125, Maironio str. 6
The restoration laboratory has:
- easel painting restoration workshop, where practical restoration work of painting conservation, exercises, student consulting is carried out;
- wall painting restoration workshop, where practical fresco conservation restoration work, exercises, student consulting is carried out;
- sculpture restoration workshop, where practical sculpture conservation restoration work, exercises, student consulting is carried out;
- chemistry laboratory, where simple practical research, student consulting is carried out.
In these laboratory premises, students are educated on how to choose appropriate methods and processes of conservation work, apply them in practical work, conserving-restoring a practical object.
Equipment used:
- UV lamp with magnifying glass;
- Electric spatula with warm air blower;
- Multifunctional grinding, engraving, cutting tool;
- Dino-Lite digital microscope;
- Laboratory scales;
- Workbenches with dust extraction;
- Fume cupboard (in the chemistry laboratory);
- Portable sandblaster with air compressor;
- Other equipment required for object investigation and conservation restoration work.
The following number of students may work comfortably at one time:
- easel painting restoration workshop for up to 5 students;
- wall painting restoration workshop for up to 5 students;
- sculpture restoration workshop for up to 4 students;
- chemistry laboratory for up to 2 students.
The laboratory is supervised by the staff of the Department of Heritage. If you have any questions, please contact the Head of the Department of Heritage, assoc. prof. Alvydas Mandeika by e-mail alvydas.mandeika@vda.lt or by phone 8 688 20978.
