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WORKCAMP PARQUET - RESTORER 2025, Austria

In cooperation with the Federal Monument Office Mauerbach near Vienna in Austria (BDA), we are currently preparing and planning our next project.

At one of the beautiful castles of the famous Esterházy family in Austria, participants will have the opportunity to touch a piece of history and at the same time leave a piece of new history in the castle parquet. The project will be implemented at the Esterházy Castle in Eisenstadt, Austria.

In addition to the professional restoration of valuable historical parquet floors, the program also includes several professional seminars. We are waiting for interesting topics and workshops on the topics of parquet restoration, restoration chemistry, the influence of colors on the human psyche, as well as lectures on the history and development of parquet floors during the Austro-Hungarian period.

More information for interested participants and project partners and sponsors can be found in the links below. We will gradually add information. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you.

CIRCULAR HERITAGE

10. 12. 2024 AT, Mauerbach - BDA Austria Maurebach - We presented some of our projects WORKCAMP PARQUET and PARQUET RENSPOL "Circular Heritage". Circular renovation using traditional building methods. From theory to practice - lectures on the removal and restoration of historical components. | Circular planning, construction and renovation and the life cycle of components are becoming increasingly important, especially against the backdrop of climate change and resource scarcity. A circular construction industry requires an intensive examination of traditional materials and construction methods that have been used in historic buildings for centuries.

CRAFTS DAY - COME AND GET DIRTY!

24. 10. 2024 CZ, Prague - atrium of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU - Workshop of crafts associated with the restoration of historical buildings.
Come and get information from craftsmen actively involved in the restoration of monuments and get dirty! For one day, the faculty atrium has been transformed into a craft "multi-workshop". From the program: a lecture by doc. Klára Kroftová, the opportunity to try out the crafts: of Lime technology, Stucco, Plaster casting, Stonework, Ceramic and glass mosaics, Wooden parquet floors (René Caran, Michaela Reichlová), Joinery, Carpentry, Flaking, Casein paints and products, Clay technologies.

OPEN DAYS IN MAUERBACH

28.-29.9.2024 AT, Mauerbach - Open days of the Charterhouse for Monument Day - 40th anniversary celebration of monument preservation in the Charterhouse in Mauerbach - Presentation of traditional craft techniques and show restorations, lime burning, brick making, pigment production, blacksmithing, stonemasonry, wood turning, adding stucco marble, clay construction, expert advice, children's program and much more. Parquet show restoration with René Caran (WORKCAMP PARQUET).

NEXT MASTER OF SCIENCE OF RESTORERS

16.-17.4.2024 AT, Wien – Next Master of Science of Parquet Restorers – It is great to be able to share your knowledge and experience with future Masters of Science in the professional field of Parquet Restoration. The desire to learn, to try, to discover the know-how of old historical techniques, which, by the way, can be used for modern design and creation. This is the shared knowledge that is already making the students of this course Masters in the field already.

Thank you for being able to pass on our knowledge.

HOT SEMINAR WITH HOT GLUES

15.4.2024 HU, Sopron - At the Faculty of Wood Technology and Creative Industries in Sopron, Maďarsko, students had the opportunity to learn about details and know-how by work with the hot glues in the restoration of historic parquet floors or in the creative surface treatments. The university's lecture room was transformed into a practical workshop where students could try out bone, hide or rabbit glue on real historic floors. The lecture was given by Mrs. Michaela Reichlová, the translation into Hungarian was done by Mrs. Dr. Csilla Csiha PhD, and the students carried out the practical work with René Caran.