| DAY 1 - February 12, 2026 | |
| 9:00 | Meet at British Museum North Entrance (Montague Place) |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Registration |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Opening Remarks |
| 10:00 - 10:50 | Session 1 - Chair: Diego Tamburini |
| 10:00 - 10:25 | Michael R. Schilling, Mike Szelewski and Arlen Heginbotham Getty Conservation Institute, USA The value of community in lacquer research |
| 10:25- 10:50 | Arlen Heginbotham1, Aidi Bao2, Joy Mazurek, Anne Jacquin, Stephanie Auffret, Catherine Patterson, Devi Ormond, Vadim Van Meenen, Johana Herrera, Herant Khanjian, Michael R. Schilling 1J. Paul Getty Museum, 2University of Delaware The study and treatment of an 18th century commode decorated with French and Japanese lacquer |
| 10:50 - 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 - 12:45 | Session 2 - Chair: Verena Kotonski |
| 11:30 - 11:55 | Jan Dorscheid and Dana Melchar Rijksmuseum, NL From creeping clouds of silver sulfide to clearer insights: scientific and collaborative approaches to Asian lacquer conservation |
| 11:55 - 12:20 | Alex Owen British Museum, UK Layers of collaboration: The conservation of a Japanese Buddhist sculpture at the British Museum |
| 12:20 - 12:45 | Eliza Doherty British Museum, UK A technical study of a Japanese Buddhist sculpture from the Edo period |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 - 14:35 | Session 3 - Chair: Francesca Pincella |
| 13:45 - 14:10 | Julie Chang Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan Exploring Ming Chinese carved-polychrome lacquer through Integrated analytical techniques |
| 14:10 - 14:35 | Delphine Mesmaeker Independent conservator, Belgium Revealing the true materiality of Buddha EO. 1706: revisiting vegetal lacquer through the PHySICAL project |
| 14:35 - 15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | Session 4 - Chair: Ilaria Bonaduce |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Valentina Risdonne1 and Lucia Burgio2 1The National Trust, UK, 2Victoria and Albert Museum Analytical insights into Asian lacquerware at the Victoria and Albert Museum |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Rosina Buckland British Museum, UK Staging the Samurai |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Visit to BM Scientific Lab [Optional] |
| 17:00 | Announcements and end of Day 1 |
| DAY 2 - February 13, 2026 | |
| 9:00 | Meet at British Museum North Entrance (Montague Place) |
| 9:15 - 10:15 | BM exhibition visit |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Invited keynote - Chair: Keito Mineo |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Kitamura Shigeru Kitamura Urushi Conservation Studio, Japan Restoration of lacquer cultural properties (in Japanese with English translation) |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Brunch |
| 12:15 - 12:35 | Introduction to workshop |
| 12:15 - 12:25 | Shayne Rivers Independent Conservator and Researcher East Asian lacquer research: Past trends and future directions |
| 12:25 - 12:35 | Stephanie Auffret Getty Conservation Institute, USA Reflections on the state of conservation of lacquer internationally |
| 12:35 - 14:15 | Workshop Group discussions and activities |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Closing Remarks |
| 14:45 - 17:00 | Visit to the V&A Storehouse [Optional] |
