About me
Mgr. art. Barbora Hank Palatínusová is a photograph conservator based in Slovakia. She graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (AFAD) in Bratislava at the Department of Restoration and Conservation. Since September 2024, she became an assistant based in Chemistry Laboratory (AFAD), teaching Conservation Research and Historical Photographic Techniques - Theory and Practice. After graduation she worked as a conservator in Pohronske museum, Slovakia. In 2023 she started her PhD studies under the supervision of Associate Professor Mgr. art. Janka Blaško Križanová ArtD. Her research focuses on New cleaning and stabilisation methods of photographs on a paper support. She actively participates in conferences and workshops and collaborates with institutions on national and international projects. She attended workshops such as the Understanding objets and Preventive Conservation with Luba Dovgan Nurse (2019), Twentieth-century Photographs - Identification and Care with Sylvie Pénichon (2019), the Conservation Science, Technology and Industry conference in Bratislava (2023) and the 7th International Congress on Chemistry for Cultural Heritage in Bratislava (2024).
