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KONSTANTINA PAPAVASILEIOU

Konstantina Papavasileiou is an art conservator based in Athens, Greece. Her work includes the conservation of historic books and manuscripts, works of art on paper, paintings and icons, polychrome wooden objects and historic collections. She graduated with distinction from the Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art at the University of West Attica, Athens.

She has collaborated with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture on several conservation projects, including wooden and polychrome objects from the former Royal Estate of Tatoi and the wooden altarpiece of St Nicholas Church in Nafplio. She has also been involved in international conservation and training projects in Italy, Türkiye, Israel, Iraq, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan including works on wooden altarpieces and icons in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, as well as Syriac paintings and manuscript collections from Mosul, conserved in Erbil, Iraq.

Konstantina holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Ioannina and is also the founder of STERNA Heritage, through which she develops and coordinates international cultural heritage projects, collaborating with international organizations and institutions, such as ALIPH Foundation, L'Oeuvre d'Orient and Amelia International Conservation Studies (Art Restoration and Conservation International Field School - ARCIFS).