"Forum of Xuzhou Museum" Phase 22: The Protection and Restoration of Dunhuang Murals

      The old caves have been dug out one by one. The nobles or the civilians, they dug into this steep slope to bury beliefs and wishes. Since then, the history of this mountain has been inseparable from the clanking. There are many true artists among the craftsmen. The legacy of the previous generation of artists has nourished the following generation. As a result, the steep slopes in the depths of the desert absorbed the beauty, and they stood bulging, becoming mysterious and serene.

The Mo Gao Grottoes by Yu Qiuyu

      9:30 a.m. on June 17th  "Forum of Xuzhou Museum" Phase 22

      Su Bomin, Deputy Dean and Researcher of Dunhuang Research Institute

      Taking you closer to The Protection and Restoration of Dunhuang Murals

      Lecture Information

      Speaker: Su Bomin (Deputy Dean of Dunhuang Research Institute)

      Lecture theme: Protection and restoration of Dunhuang Murals

      Lecture time: June 17, 2019 (Monday) 9:30

      Lecture location: Academic Lecture Hall of Xuzhou Museum

      Introduction: Dr. Su will let everyone to understand the work done by Dunhuang Research Institute in the protection and research of Mogao Grottoes under the background of modern technology. He will begin with the structure of the murals, explain the damages of dozens of murals in a simple way, and comprehensively analyze the causes and possible adverse consequences from multiple angles, including physics, chemistry, biology, geography, history and humanities, and give examples of some protective measures.

      Do you yearn for Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang?

      The museum with the largest area of murals in the world

      45,000 square meters of murals existing

      You know?

      The environment of the Dunhuang Fresco Grottoes is very fragile

      Once the murals fall off

      Irreparable loss

      Therefore, mural restoration has become an important project

      Speaker profile

      Su Bomin, as the deputy dean, doctor and researcher of Dunhuang Research Institute, has long been engaged in the research of mural protection-related issues. Over the years, he has traveled to Japan and the United States many times to conduct research on the protection of cultural relics. The research content involves the analysis of mural pigments, mural disease mechanism and mural restoration materials. In recent years, related work on cave preventive protection has been carried out. He has completed 5 national science and technology support plan projects, 2 projects 973 and 1 national natural science fund project. He won the second prize of national science and technology progress in 2012.