As a young girl I already had a clear vision of me being a restorer. I was lucky enough to be collaborating with a notorious decorator at the early age of 17 while still in art school. Thanks to her I got first hand experience with the restoration of materials such as stone and frescoes.
Four years in construction sites later and it was clear my passion was working on paper materials.
II have 15 years of training and studying, during which I have done several internships and obtained multiple diplomas and degrees.
Degrees
Enabling Master’s Degree pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 42/2004 in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage (PFP5 M91) at the University of Rome in Tor Vergata.
Specialist Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Book Materials, at the University of Rome in Tor Vergata and at ICRCPAL.
Bachelor’s degree in Technologies for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, at the University of Tuscia (VT).
Bachelor’s degree in Conservation of Historical – Artistic Heritage, at the University of Tuscia (Vt).
Three-year diploma in “books, documents and prints restoration” at the E.n.a.i.p. Foundation of Botticino (Bs).
I gained experience at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, the Central Institute for Book Pathology, the Central Institute for Graphics, and the Restoration Laboratory of the National Central Library of Florence.
A few specialization courses
Workshop on: Aqueous Solutions and Solvents for the Treatment of Paper Works conducted by Paolo Cremonesi and Letizia Satto at Open Care, Milan.
Workshop entitled: The removal of adhesive tapes: between traditional and innovative methods conducted by the restorer Antonio Mirabile at the Conservation and Restoration Center of Venaria Reale.
Course in Conservation and Restoration of photography, at Fratelli Alinari Foundation for the History of Photography and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence.
Refresher and improvement course entitled Contemporary paper at the Veneto Institute for Work, Marghera (VE).
Course on materials for cleaning paper and membranaceous works conducted by Paolo Cremonesi at Cesmar7 at Castello Sforzesco, Milan.
Publications:
L. Tireni. The album “Lire 5” The conservation and restoration intervention, in “Drawings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From Hayez to Vedova “, edited by A. Perissa Torrini, Milan, Electa, 2014; pp. 56 – 57.
S. Iannuccelli, S. Sotgiu, F. Pinzari, L. Tireni. The versatility of Gellano rigid gels. Some examples of application to restoration, in “The wet cleaning of works of art on paper with rigid Gellano gels: theoretical assumptions, application methodology and analytical verification”, edited by S. Iannuccelli and S.Sotgiu, Padova, Il Prato, 2012; pp. 59 – 71.
L. Botti, A. Corazza, S. Iannuccelli, M. Placido, L. Residori, D. Ruggiero, S. Sotgiu, L. Tireni. Evolution of cleaning and chemical stabilization of paper treated with a rigid hydrogel of gellan gum by means of chemical and physical analyses” in “Graphic Documents”, 2011, pp 1 – 11.
M. Bicchieri, M. Monti, G. Piantanida, F. Pinzari, S. Iannuccelli, S. Sotgiu, L. Tireni, The Indian drawings of the poet Cesare Pascarella: non- destructive analyses and conservation treatments. In Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, n.1, Ed. Springer-Verlag, Gennaio 2012, 402, pp.1517 – 1528.
C. Casetti Brach, S. Iannuccelli, S. Sotgiu, L. Tireni The use of rigid gellan gel in the conservation of cultural heritage: the restoration of the graphic artwork Genealogie de la Royale Maison de Savoye ” sec. XVII. Proceedings of the restoration fair Restoration: synergies between public and private. XVII Exhibition of the Art of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural and Environmental Heritage. Ferrara 24-27 March 2010, pp. 20-22.
L. Tireni Printing ink between craftsmanship and industry, in chalcographic techniques of indirect engraving. Etching, aquatint, lavis, ceramolle, De Luca Editori d’Arte, 2005, p. 163 -167.
MY EXPERIENCE:
I partner with the most relevant Italian restoration centers, including: the National Institute for Graphics, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the MaXXI Gallery, the Study Center Archive for Communication (CSAC), the Vatican Apostolic Library, the Central Institute for Book Pathology, where I took part in the experimentation on Gellano gels, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice where I had the honor of following the preparation and condition reports of the exhibition “Leonardo Da Vinci. Man, Nature “(2013).
In 2014 I took part in an international mission for the preparation of the National Museum at the Sultanate of Oman, restoring graphic works on paper that are now part of the museum’s collections.
Conferences and Teaching:
May 2018: Teaching “artistic and creative bindings”. Paolo Toschi artistic high school, Parma.
October 2017: Report “CSAC tracing papers: conservative strategies”. Conference “Transparent documents”, Trento.
April 2017: Tutoring for a student’s internship. Book restoration course, at the Foundation for the conservation and restoration of book heritage, Spoleto.
February 2016: Lectures “Modern paper: main production and restoration techniques” and “Laboratory activity: practical paper restoration exercises. Verification and evaluation “. Three-year course for “Technician of cultural heritage restoration – book and archival material sector and paper and parchment artefacts”, Foundation for the conservation and restoration of book heritage, Spoleto.
June 2015 – July 2015: Lectures “Paper restoration techniques” and “Laboratory activity: practical paper restoration exercises. Verification and evaluation “, three-year course for” Technician of the restoration of cultural heritage – book and archival material sector and paper and parchment artefacts “, Foundation for the conservation and restoration of book heritage, Spoleto.
April 2015 – June 2015: Teaching “Methods and Techniques of cleaning and deacidification”, Specialization course “Manufacture and conservation of paper materials”, University of Camerino School of Sciences and Technologies
March 2015: Teaching “The use of Gellano in the restoration of cultural heritage”, organized by the C.T.S. LTD, Milan.
March 2010: Report “The use of rigid Gellano gel in the conservation of cultural heritage: the restoration of the graphic art work Genealogie de la Royale Maison de Savoye sec. XVII “, XVII Exhibition of the Art of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Ferrara.
