Conservator-Restorer (Romania)

Contact: iriskant@yahoo.fr

Cristina Georgescu is a conservator specialized in ceramics with a special interest on archaeological objects. She is currently working at the Vasile Pârvan Archaeology Institute in Bucharest. After receiving her degree in Conservation from the National Art University in Bucharest in 2001, she specialized in ceramics conservation taking courses from the Romanian Ministry of Culture and Cults (2002, 2003) and the Astra National Museum Complex in Sibiu (2002).
Her experience in the field includes several onsite projects involving mural paintings and archaeological object conservation. In 2001 and 2002 she coordinated the experimental archaeological workshops “Kangourou”, organized by the Romanian Archaeological Society.

Since 2004 she is involved in the research project from the Neolithic site of Pietrele where she undertakes the conservation laboratory work of the archaeological materials. She has lectured at symposiums organized by the Vasile Parvan Institute and has published several articles in the field.

Papers:

Terracotta figurine in 'Pietrele' [English] [Romanian]

[Article in Issue 8, February 2009]