Dipl.-Rest. Barbara Rittmeier

• Studied art history, philosophy and German literature at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
• Study of the restoration of paper, parchment, books and ethnological objects in Florence
• Postgraduate studies with completion of the international diploma of the Tuscany Region
• Chief restorer of the Archivio Storico del Comune di Firenze
• also freelance collaborator of other Florentine institutions, including the graphic collection of the Palazzo Pitti, the Gabinetto G.P Vieusseux and the library of the Rara collection of the "Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza".
• Lecturer of the international summer course "Introduction to the restoration of graphic material and the basics of bookbinding", Istituto per l`Arte e il Restauro, Florence
• Participation in the project "Restoration of old maps of the 17th/18th century" of the Lower Saxony State and University Library in Göttingen
• since January 2001 research associate at the HAWK/Faculty of Cultural Heritage Conservation, workshop manager of the Department of Writing, Books and Graphics

Fields of activity

• Workshop management for the restoration workshop of the course of studies written material, book and graphic
• Teaching of conservation and restoration techniques
• Teaching of historical techniques
• Supervision of the practical work on the objects
• Cooperation on projects
• Materials science under the aspect of connoisseurship; special focus on the recognition of printing techniques

Areas of responsibility

• Organization of the workshop
• Provision of materials and equipment, equipment briefing
• Supervision of the students during the practical work on the object
• Performance of practical exercises
• Implementation of project weeks
• Examination of work accompanying the studies
• Examination of final papers
• Committee work

Barbara Rittmeier is a member of the following professional associations:  IADA, VDR, ICOM