The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies: 17th Annual Coptic Studies Symposium

Conservation, Safeguarding and Revitalizing the Historical Significance of Coptic Cultural Heritage

Sponsored by The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies (CSCS), Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC) University of Toronto, and the Coptic Museum of Canada

9.15-9.45 Registration
Members: $30.00
Non-Members: $40.00
Students: $20.00
Payable in cash or by cheque
Registration fees includes lunch

Welcome address: Ramez Boutros, President, CSCS

Keynote Speaker: Karel Innemée, Assistant Professor, Department of Egypt and Nubia, Faculty of Archaeology. University of Warsaw
Cultural Heritage, Cultural Identity, and the Liturgical use of the Church of the Holy Virgin in Deir al-Surian

Ashraf Nageh, Deputy General Director of the Research and Conservation Center of Antiquities, Cairo
Assessment of the Efforts Made over the Past Century to Preserve Coptic Heritage

John Habib, Master of Art Conservation, Art Conservation Program, Queen’s University, Kingston.
The First Technical Examination of a Post-Medieval Coptic Manuscript

Kirollos Kilada, Iconographer, Mississauga
The Impact of Conservation on Contemporary Coptic Iconography

Stephen J. Davis, Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of History at Yale University, New Haven
COVID and Cultural Heritage Practice at the White Monastery
The Challenges of Architectural Conservation in the Wake of the Pandemic

Concluding Remarks: Anne Moore, Vice President, CSCS