From 23 to 25 June 2026, the second meeting of the “Joining the Shards” project partners took place in Dresden. The meeting, organised as part of the “Joining the Shards” project, was hosted by the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
Partners from Poland, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Netherlands reviewed the activities carried out to date and planned the next stages of cooperation. Discussions focused on ceramic heritage conservation practices, preparations for pilot research and training activities, project communication, as well as organisational and management issues.
A key part of the programme was devoted to two main areas of the project: developing museum narratives around ceramic objects affected by wars and conflicts, and the conservation of this type of heritage. The partners presented examples of good practice, exchanged experiences, and discussed the challenges and opportunities associated with modern methods of interpreting, protecting, and conserving ceramic heritage. A separate session focused on new technologies used in ceramic conservation.
The participants also worked on guidelines designed to support museums and cultural institutions across Europe in protecting and presenting ceramic collections affected by armed conflicts.
The programme included a study visit to the porcelain collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, as well as visits to the conservation studio and collection storage facilities, providing specialists from different countries with an opportunity to exchange professional knowledge and experience.
Between 2005 and 2006, she also studied at the University of Wolverhampton (United Kingdom), attending both the School of Ceramics (2006) and the School of Graphic Communication (2005–2006). In 2010, she completed postgraduate studies in “Design Management in New Product Development”, organised by the Institute of Industrial Design in cooperation with the Warsaw School of Economics.
The “Joining the Shards” project aims to develop museum professionals’ skills in the conservation of ceramic heritage affected by war and in creating engaging museum narratives.
The project is co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme.
