Moscow Theological Academy together with the Russian State Humanitarian University held the IX International Scientific Conference «Problems of Preserving Church Art»
On January 28 and 29, 2025, the IX International Scientific Conference «Problems of Preserving Church Art» was held within the framework of the XXXIII International Christmas educational readings, dedicated to the «80th anniversary of the Great Victory: memory and spiritual experience of generations».
The conference was organized by the Department of History and Theory of Church Art of the Moscow Theological Academy and the Department of the Russian Art History at the Faculty of Art History of the Russian State Humanitarian University.
The online conference was attended by teachers and students of religious and secular universities, art historians, restorers, artists, monks and employees of church and archaeological museums. Overall, there were 42 participants from Russia, Slovakia and Israel.
Reports made by representatives of the Moscow Theological Academy were:
- N.V. Kvlividze, Professor, “Higher Art History education and the tasks of spiritual enlightenment. Experience in creating and popularizing online educational lectures by OCAD";
- I.N. Slyunkova, Professor, “Identification of the potential value of a church architecture monument and the book “Ascension Church in Livadia””;
- V.V. Igoshev, Professor “Research and attribution of previously unknown works of church art of the XVI-XVII centuries from the Stroganov’s art workshops”;
- O.R. Khromov, Professor, “About the creators of the first Moscow printed antimins. 1655";
- Hegumen Gerasim (Dyachkov), Associate Professor, “The experience of reconstruction and understanding the significance of the Moscow Theological Academy historical necropolis in its sociocultural space”;
- O.N. Afinogenova, Associate Professor, “On the issue of veneration of holy relics: modern issues”;
- E.Yu. Suvorova, Associate Professor, “Iconographic protograph of the image “Yaroslavl Sophia”” (co-authored with D.V. Denisov);
- V.B. Dorokhov, a senior lecturer, “Providing heat and humidity conditions of preservation in a church architectural monument with various restoration strategies and adaptations” (co-authored with S.V. Baranov);
- V.B. Dorokhov, a senior lecturer, “Monitoring of safety conditions in the premises of secular and church museums. Issues of microclimate normalization” (co-authored with N.Yu. Pintelin);
- O.S. Voskresenskaya, a senior lecturer, “Features of fabric restoration in the Museum of Christian Art of the Moscow Theological Academy”;
- I. M. Zubrenko, a senior lecturer, “Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons in the exhibition of the Patriarchal Museum of Church Art: review of the collection for the 10th anniversary of the museum”;
- A.S. Semenova, a graduate student, “Icons painted by Moscow icon painter M.A. Rogozhkin for the pillars of the Assumption Cathedral of the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra in 1881–1882";
- Priest Stepan Bukurov, Master's student, “Storage and restoration of monuments of church architecture in the Russian climate using the example of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in village Semyonovka";
- Deacon Ioann Gechev, Master’s student, “Features of the mural program in St. Nicholas church in Curtea de Arges”;
- Deacon Nikolai Ezhikhin, Master’s student, “Collection of Lenten and Colored Triodes in the ancient storage at the Moscow Theological Academy library”;
- D. Konstantinov, Master’s student, “Specific engraving in the collection of the Museum of Chriatian Art of the Moscow Theological Academy”;
- A.A. Kuptsova, Master’s student, “Combat with a serpent in the iconography of the three holy martyrs St. George the Victorious, St. Theodore Tiron and St. Theodore Stratilates: history and plot development."
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