Interview in front of an audience with paintings conservator Matteo Rossi-Doria about his career as a paintings conservator and liner following the screening of the film of Theo Kok about the conservation treatment of Rembrandt's Night Watch in 1975-76 at the Eye Filmmuseum. The event was organised for the masterclass The Dutch Method Unfolded 2025 as part of the Amsterdam Wax-Resin Project.
Nico van der Woude is interviewed about his work as a conservator-restorer of historic interiors and an architectural finishes research. The interview was conducted for the module Oral History and Artwork Life Studies as part of the Master's program Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at the University of Amsterdam, organised by Sanneke Stigter. Nico discusses his education, his work in various interiors, conservation education in the Netherlands.
Interview with Norman Tennent, Professor Emeritus of Conservation Science at the University of Amsterdam.
As part of the course Oral History, Laurent Sozzani, private conservator was interviewed about the course of his career.
Interview by Ingrid Corona Ortiz with Particia Wessels for Oral History and Lifework Stories Course
As a part of the course Oral History, Michel van de Laar, private conservator, was interviewed about the course of his career and his views on the role of the restorer.
As part of the Oral History course, an interview with Jos van Och, former paintings conservator at SRAL in Maastricht, was held online. His career and experiences were discussed.
Interview with Kate van Lookeren Campagne at the Rijksmuseum Ateliergebouw in Amsterdam. Kate discusses her training and experiences in glass and ceramics conservation and how her career developed.
Interview voor een hoofdstuk voor de nog te verschijnen publicatie Artworks through Oral History (2026), voortkomend uit het door het PDI-SSH ondersteunde onderzoeksproject, Oral History – Stories at the Museum about Artworks (OH-SMArt) (2021-2025), en verschillende andere onderzoeksprojecten voor het inrichten van een gebruiksvriendelijke workflow voor het optimaal archiveren en ontsluiten van Oral History in de Nederlandse digitale onderzoeksinfrastructuur, volgens FAIR Principles voor onderzoeksdata. De geïnterviewde is specialist op het gebied van Automatische Spraakherkenning / Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), en ondersteunt Oral History onderzoekers bij het archiveren van hun bronmateriaal met het omzetten van spraak naar tekst voor met tijd gecodeerde transcripties. Hij beschrijft de ontwikkeling van Kaldi spraakherkenningssoftware naar Whisper van OpenAI, er wordt ingegaan waarop oral history onderzoekers moeten letten bij het opnemen en archiveren, en het interview besluit met enthousiasme over wat er tegenwoordig allemaal mogelijk is met het digitaal omzetten van gesproken woord in het dagelijks leven.
Interview with sculptor Thom Puckey in his studio in Tetterode building in Amsterdam, as part of the course Placemaking in Conservation at the University of Amsterdam. Firstly, Puckey talks about his inspiration for and concepts of his work in general. Secondly, his work Lens Trees (1988) located at Binnengasthuisterrein in Amsterdam is being discussed. Puckey talks about: functionality (positioning of the lenses); shape; materiality (metal and wax models, steel-reinforced concrete base, sandwich-like Lexan lenses, stainless steel lens-holders and screws and a bronze tree); inspiration (Figure découpée or L'oiseau (1963, 1964, 1965) by Pablo Picasso in Vondelpark in Amsterdam and a triptyque by Hieronymus Bosch, most probably The Garden of Earthly Delights (between 1490 and 1510) at the Museo del Prado in Madrid); costs to create and renovate Lens Trees. Puckey also talks about maintenance, the freedom for people and animals to use the object, his wish for renovation and adding new information to the work, for example through a QR code. Thirdly, Puckey discusses conservation of art works in general and the renovation of one of his works in silicone rubber at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, presumably The White Head (1992).