The 14th Baltic States Triennial Conservator's Meeting
Wednesday 22. April at 08:00 - Saturday 25. April 2026 at 17:00
Salme Kultuurikeskus, Tallinn
Introduction to the event
The Society of Estonian Conservators are happy to announce the 14th Baltic States Triennial Conservators’ Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia during 22.-25. April 2026.
The theme for the 2026 triennial meeting is —
Connecting Histories: Conservation in a Shifting Landscape.
The decisions in the modern theory of conservation are guided by three main sources of values bestowed upon objects. Those stemming from the nature of the objects themselves, the cultural context and the (personal) values attributed by stakeholders (and communities). A holistic approach attempts to account for all possible values of the objects, but in essence these are subjective and up to interpretation by the conservator. How have our perspectives shifted in time? Can values attributed by the general public change the course of treatment decisions?
We encourage conservators to not only share their successes but also the mistakes and failures. By openly discussing challenges and lessons learned, we can foster a more honest, collaborative, and supportive professional environment.
Location and programme
The conference will take place in Salme Cultural Centre, Salme tn 12, 10413 Tallinn.
The main programme during 22.04-24.04.2026 consists of 3 keynote speaker presentations and 34 article presentations, in addition to an exhibition of 76 conservation project summary posters on display during the conference.
Keynote speakers:
Chiara Romano Johansson , Collections Care, Community, and Climate Control at the Nordic Museum. Stockholm
Marija Dremaite, Addressing Heritage Loss. Vilnius University
Zenzie Tinker ACR, Threading The Needle: Managing Large Scale Textile Conservation Projects. United Kingdom
Reception gala will be held on 24.04.206, 19:00 at Proto Invention Factory (https://www.prototehas.ee/en/) located at Peetri 10, Tallinn.
Excursions and site visits in Tallinn will take place during 25.04.2026.
The extended programme and additional information is available on https://triennial.eestikonservaator.ee/ and will be updated by 16.02.2026 with more specifics about excursions and site visits.
Tickets and registration
Early bird tickets (01.11.2025-15.01.2026):
- Conference main programme 250€
- Conference & reception gala (limited capacity) 300€
- Reception gala (limited capacity) 55€
Regular ticket (after 15.01.2026)
- Conference main programme 300€
- Conference & reception (limited capacity) 350€
- Reception gala (limited capacity) 55€
*-Exhibitors of article presentations and students actively enrolled in an institution of higher education are eligble to a 10% discount by using the code provided by the organizing committee.
If you have any issues or additional questions please contact [email protected].
Salme Kultuurikeskus • Salme tänav 12, 10413 Tallinn, Harju maakond, Estonia