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1565
Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes began
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First attempt was made to restore Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper by Michelangelo Bellotti.
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Rembrandt’s Night Watch is relined with a wax adhesive.
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British Museum Research Laboratory established under the direction of Alexander Scott as a direct response to the poor state of the museum’s collections.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, laboratory established.
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Τhe International Institute for Conservation, originally known as the “International Institute for the Conservation of Museum Objects,” was incorporated
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Introduction of vacuum pressure for the hot table
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The beginning of the ICOM-Committee for Conservatio
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First students accepted in the Ph.D. Program in Art Conservation Research
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E.C.C.O. (European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations) was created
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The launch of AMIEN, Art Materials Information and Education Network
