With the French government announcing an ambitious five-year restoration plan for the Notre Dame Cathedral, the focus on covering this tragic event now shifts to this ambitious attempt to rebuild this historic structure and repair the surviving treasures it contained.
The University of Delaware has an array of experts who can speak to various aspects of this important effort going forward:
Larry Nees, professor and chair of the Department of Art History, is a specialist in the art of the early medieval period,can speak to the significance of the Cathedral;
Dr. Joelle Wickens, is a preventive conservator and associate director with the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, and can speak to issues around emergency response and recovery;
Joyce Hill Stoner, is a professor of Material Culture, director of the Preservation Studies Doctoral Program at UD, and a Paintings Conservator with the Winterthur/UD Program in Art Conservation, and can talk about the process of preserving paintings;
Debra Hess Norrisis chair of the Art Conservation Department at UD, and has an impressive track record of managing conservation responses in the face of global threats and disasters;
Laura Minaand Joy Gardinercan offer perspective on the issues around preserving textiles that may have suffered damage in the fire; and
Lauren Fair, objects conservator and affiliated assistant professor with the Winterthur/UD Program in Art Conservation, can address the unique challenges associated with preserving metals and the relics that will be part of the restoration effort.
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