P.A.T.C.H. - Prevention, Analysis and Tools for Cultural Heritage REPORT WORKSHOPS Assisi, Complesso Monumentale della Basilica di San Francesco and Sacro Convento Day 1-17.06.2011 9.00 am 1.00 pm Assisi, Sala Norse - Sacro Convento Consuelo Caputo ( in planning and restoring) - Programme Protocols and Procedures for the protection of Cultural Heritage works of art during a seismic event 1. Meaning of the Guidelines for protocols and procedures for the protection of Cultural Heritage works of art in case of seismic events. 2. Application field. 2.1 CH: classification. 2.2 CH and earthquakes: scenarios. 3. Protocols and Procedures for the protection of Cultural Heritage works of art during a seismic event: general guidelines. Paolo Virilli (Restorer) 2.00 pm 6.00 pm - Programme Retrieval strategies and protocols for the protection of frescoes, wall paintings and paintings on canvas in the case of seismic events 1. Frescoes, wall paintings and paintings on canvas: general outlines. 2. Guidelines for restoration and protection interventions in the case of a seismic event. 3. Case study: the restoration of the frescoes in the church of S.S. Annunziata in the Castello di Postignano after the 1997 Umbria-Marche earthquake. 4. Case study: the restoration of the frescoes in the Basilica di San Francesco di Assisi after the 1997 Umbria-Marche earthquake.
Day 2-24.06.2011 9.00 am 11.00 am Assisi, Sala Norse - Sacro Convento Veronica Piacentini (Architect - Protezione Civile) - Programme The system of the Italian Protezione Civile for interventions of protection of CH works of art in the case of a seismic event 1. The Protezione Civile national system: organisation and operational structure 2. The Augustus method: the chain of command, actors, roles and functions the protection of CH works of art 3. Emergency interventions on buildings and moveable works of art 4. The work of the Protezione Civile during the 2009 Aquila earthquake 11.00 am 1.00 pm Maurizio Fattorini (Disaster Manager -Comando Provinciale VVF Perugia) Programme General outlines for the safety measures during interventions for the protection of Cultural Heritage works of art in the case of a seismic event 1. The emergency intervention team: duties and competences 2. Safety measures during an emergency 3. PPE Personal Protection Equipment 4. Case study and examples from the 1997 Umbria-Marche and 2009 Aquila earthquakes 9.00 am 1.00 pm Assisi, Basilica di San Francesco Chiostro dei Morti Parallel activity - Setting up the Testing Site Inspection of the area and setting up the testing site for the drill by the experts from the Basilica di San Francesco Assisi Inspection Testing Site
2.00 pm 6.00 pm Step 1 Assisi, Basilica di San Francesco Chiostro dei Morti Drill Briefing Marco Conti (Engineer from Centro Studi Villa Montesca) Paolo Virilli (Restorer) Veronica Piacentini (Architect - Dipartimento Protezione Civile) Maurizio Fattorini (Disaster Manager Comando Provinciale VVF Perugia) Fabrizio Boldrini (Centro Studi Villa Montesca) Description of the scenario: a 5.0 earthquake on the Richter scale with its epicentre in Assisi has caused damage to both structures and works of art in a wing of the Chiostro dei Morti in the Basilica di San Francesco. Description of the event and analysis of the maps available, of the works of art, of the damages and of the interventions to be carried out. Report by the Fire Brigade, singling out safety measures of the sites and routes. Description of intervention modalities and handing out PPE, tools and other materials. Description of the scenario Map analysis
Step 2 s Participants Intervention of the CH emergency team Marco Conti (Engineer, from the Centro Studi Villa Montesca) Bruno Bianchi ( - Protezione Civile) Paolo Virilli (Restorer) Veronica Piacentini (Architect - Dipartimento Protezione Civile) Maurizio Fattorini (Disaster Manager -Comando Provinciale VVF Perugia) Fabrizio Boldrini (Centro Studi Villa Montesca) Museum staff, restorers, operators from the Protezione Civile, custodians of the Sacro Convento, technicians. Access through the secondary entrance to the building as described in the report from the Fire Brigade.- Analysis and description of the state of the works of art - Photographs Removal of damaged fresco (building the grid on the floor and on paper, marking the quadrants and the boxes) Retrieval of the paintings and of the canvas Packaging Transport to safe area and cataloguing. Beginning of the drill: the operators arrive at the site Analysis and description of the state of the works of art setting up of grid for the retrieval of the damaged fresco
Retrieval of the damaged fresco Removal of the painting on canvas Safety measures and transport of the painting on canvas Removal of wooden panel Safety measures and transport of the wooden panel
Step 3 Participants Final briefing Technical experts, restorers, museum staff, firefighters, Protezione Civile operators, custodians of the Sacro Convento, representatives from the Centro Studi Villa Montesca Activity report Problems Criticalities Suggestions All participants expressed their full satisfaction on the organisation of the drill and its results. Final Briefing EUROPEAN UNION Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.