Kovács Petronella (szerk.): Isis - Erdélyi magyar restaurátor füzetek 8-9. (Székelyudvarhely, 2009)
Puskás Éva: A Szatmári Római Katolikus Egyhámegye kulturális javaainak megmentése
condensing water was led in a 20 litre plastic tank, which was regularly checked and emptied when necessary. Beside the temperature, moisture content and pollutants of the air, light rays can also deteriorate art objects. International technical literature groups canvas paintings among the objects of art that are moderately sensitive to light. Nevertheless, there are special cases like Munkácsy’s paintings that are extremely sensitive to light because of the unique bituminous gesso. Thus the illumination limit of the individual paintings could be about 50-60 lux hours. With respect to the above, an enterprise specialised in this field solved the illumination of the paintings. Most of the pictures were illuminated by two lamps: a generally applied wall wash lamp, which filtered the IR radiation, and a normal one, in this case a lamp with a so-called gobo, which can regulate the course of the beam. These special lamps radiate the heat backwards and every one of them is furnished with an UV filter. The light and the ultraviolet radiation were regularly checked during the exhibition with the help of an electronic measuring instrument combined with a data registering unit. Eva Benedek Paper and leather conservator M A Muzeul Secuiesc al Ciucului Miercuirea Cuie Phone: +40-266-311-727 E-mail: benedekeva54@gmail.com Zsuzsa Mara Painting conservator MA Muzeul Secuiesc al Ciucului Miercuirea Cuie Phone: +40-266-311-727 E-mail: zsuzsamara@yahoo.com Eva Puskas Knowing and saving the past for the future is also our duty The present work presents a tentative for saving the ecclesiastic patrimony owned by the Roman Catholic Community in Satu Mare. In order to build this complex program, we developed our work in various directions as:- data base inventory and processing;- organizing exhibitions to enhance the value of all the found and restored historical and aesthetic objects;- preparing a working space for restoration and conservation in order to improve the condition of the objects; creating — organizing exhibition and storage spaces;- practical advices for the owners of cultural objects in order to create optimal conditions for the objects;- regular on spot checking of the environment of the objects;- regular checking of the microclimate parameters in the exhibition and storage areas. We try to concentrate on creating optimal security and establishing the perfect microclimate environment for the objects if it is possible, and when it is not possible, the art objects are taken to the bishop palace’s restoration laboratory where they are kept - stored within optimal conditions. The first step for the above proposals was the inventory of the mobile objects owned by the catholic community, which means 51 parochial churches and 65 branches. In 2005, the inventory focused on the Satu Mare areas, especially the NW side. In 2006, we continued our programs in the Carei area, while in 2007 we focused on the Maramureş district. Our goal was to set a clear situation regarding all the existing cultural objects so that they can be saved for the future. The setting up of this inventory could be somewhat late, yet we hope that the results will be worth of the effort. Many objects were destroyed or disappeared, still many can be saved. The importance of this work was probably not clearly understood when the inventory was started but the result of our efforts and the time consumed for this project revealed its significance in the end. Many of the art objects found in a really poor condition were restored and used for the interior decoration of the bishop palace in 2005-2006. Finally, we can say that our efforts were understood and appreciated; the owners understood that it is easier to prevent deterioration than to restore the objects at a later time if it is still possible. Puskás Eva Roman Catholic Bishopric Satu Mare Phone: +40-361-429-632 Mobil: +40-747-029-610 E-mail: puskas58@freemail.hu 192
