News archive

September 2023 – ICOM-CC conference Valencia

The achievements of the first masterclass were presented at the conference. Emilie Froment, project leader of the Dutch Method Unfolded, together with Melissa Daugherty, Esther van Duijn, and Ella Hendriks, prepared a poster for the event. It is added in the resource page.


July 2023 – Getty Foundation Conserving Canvas Workshops, review by Jelena Zagora in IIC News in Conservation

Dear participants and lecturers,

In June 2023, the masterclass made the cover of the IIC News in Conservation. We are grateful to Jelena who published an article on her participation to two workshops as part of the Conserving Canvas initiative including The Dutch Method Unfolded.

All best wishes,


July 2023 – The Dutch Method Unfolded: A masterclass on wax-resin lining, a review of the program’s achievements, NICAS colloquium online, June 2023

Dear participants and lecturers,

On the 1st of June 2023, Melissa and I presented the achievements of the masterclass were presented at the NICAS colloquium. Maybe you missed it. So here is the video of it.

All best wishes,


June 2022 – The Masterclass

From the 7th until the 17th of June the masterclass took place in Amsterdam. Fifteen participants from ten different countries came together to take part. We had workshops, museum and depot visits, lectures, group discussion sessions and social events. At the end of the masterclass we parted ways with new insights, inspiration for further research and having forged new connections.

The presentations by the lecturers and the participants will soon be posted online.

Photo’s by Jerome Schlomoff


May 2022 – It’s going to happen

We are very happy to announce that the masterclass can finally happen! The participants are coming to Amsterdam from the 7th until the 17th of June 2022.

We will be visiting the conservation studios of the museums: Frans Hals Museum, Rijksmuseum, Boijmans van Beuningen Museum, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Museum and Mauritshuis The Hague. There will be lectures and practical workshops, as well as group discussions. We have some great events organized, such as a historical film screening at The Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam.

The program is available through this link: Documents. The list of participants and the program of the presentations is also available in ‘Documents‘. The document page will be updated regularly with information.

A kind reminder to watch all the available material before attending the workshop: Lectures.

There are two new lectures added: one by Saskia van Oudheusden from the Van Gogh Museum and one by Esther van Duijn from the Rijksmuseum. To go to the video’s click here.

See you in Amsterdam this June.


Theme: Overlay by Kaira
Wax-resin project