Important Notice

Authors who cannot participate through physical attendance can present their papers online. Please check the registration details for more information (Online Participation).

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11th MONUBASIN Theme and Topics

The theme of this Symposium is “Exploring Material, Techniques and Technological Advances for Conservation, Urban Restoration and Management of Cultural Heritage in the New Era“. The new era is marked by and has characteristics such as the recurring anthropogenic crises (e.g., pandemics, war, migration and economic crisis), including climate change, as well as impressive technological advancements, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) within cultural heritage ecosystem. The theme of the Symposium refers to the materials, techniques and the state-of-the-art technological advances used for damage assessment, rehabilitation and restoration in urban environments in the direction of sustainable and long-lasting conservation. The thematology of the 11th MONUBASIN Symposium includes aspects of Cultural Heritage Management related to conservation/restoration procedures and techniques (e.g. recording, documentation, protection and monitoring tasks), as well as the novel approaches for promoting and presenting cultural artefacts to the public and relevant interest parties in the new digital era of cultural heritage management.

Important Information & Dates

Call for Abstracts

Authors are invited to submit an abstract or full paper submission by the 30st of April 2024 through the online submission system (click button below) using the proposed template in one of the following thematic areas.

Thematic Areas & Topics

The Symposium will be held at the University of West Attica, Athens Greece Conference Centre from the 17th of June until the 19th of June 2024.

The 11th International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin (11th MONUBASIN) is organized by the University of West Attica (Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies AND Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Arts), the National Technical University of Athens (School of Chemical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering Department), the University of IUAV Venice (Department ofArchitecture), the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Chemistry) and the University of L’Aquila.

For further information, you can furtherly explore the website of the MONUBASIN or contacting the Symposium organising committee via email at monubasin2024@uniwa.gr .