RECH is in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, this time! Save the date: October 15-17, 2025!
After the first three editions of the International Meeting on Retouching of Cultural Heritage in Porto (Portugal), the 4th edition in Split (Croatia), the 5th edition in Urbino (Italy), the 6th in Valencia (Spain), and the 7th edition in Lisbon (FBAUL), Portugal, we're pleased to announce that the 8th edition will be a collaboration between the RECHGroup and the Casa de Rui Barbosa Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This year's meeting aims to gather proposals about materials.
This year's meeting aims to gather proposals about materials for reintegration across diverse geographical contexts. The focus is on understanding how to overcome geographical differences by utilizing standardized reintegration materials or developing new ones that can be adapted to various settings.
RECH Biennial Meeting is one of the largest educational and scientific events in the chromatic reintegration field. It's an ideal venue for students, conservators and scientists to present their research results on this topic.
The focus is to promote the exchange of ideas, concepts, terminology, methods, techniques and materials, applied during the chromatic reintegration, retouching or inpainting.
This Meeting aims to share different approaches, that depend not only on the geographic location but that also vary in the different areas of conservation: mural painting, easel painting, sculpture, graphic documentation, architecture, plasterwork, photography, contemporary art, among others
For the first time, a RECH event will happen outside Europe: the RECH 8 meeting will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will be a three-day meeting with oral presentations, demonstrations and workshops, held in Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa from 15 to 17 October 2025..
Price: Early bird open until September 2025
Call for paper: closed