About me
Amany Kaiser is a conservator for ancient Egyptian wooden objects at the Wood Lab, Grand Egyptian Museum - Conservation Center (GEM-CC). Currently, she is a Ph.D. researcher at Cairo University, specializing in archaeological conservation, with a focus on the experimental and applied study of protective facing materials used in the detachment of overlapping icons. Her dissertation is part of the Conservation Department at the Faculty of Archaeology.
Amany holds a Master's degree in Coptic Icons from Cairo University (August 2021), where her research focused on evaluating nanomaterials used in consolidating Coptic icons, which earned her a grade of Excellent. She also obtained a Bachelor’s in Archaeology Science, specializing in Restoration and Conservation (May 2009).
Amany has participated in numerous technical training courses and conferences. These include the First International Conference on Coptic Archaeology at Ain Shams University in 2022, the Architecture and Coptic Art conference in 2019, and a course on handling and conserving mummies and human remains in 2018, organized by the Grand Egyptian Museum. She has also participated in seminars such as the Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project Seminar, and has lectured on the importance of museum collections management. Amany has further participated in courses related to modern scientific techniques in conservation and the conservation of metal objects at institutions like the Coptic Museum.
In terms of research and publications, Amany published a study in 2023 titled Treatment of the Virgin Mary Icon of the Painter Anastasi al Qudsi al Rumi Dating Back to the 19th Century in Egypt, in the International Journal of Advanced Studies in World Archaeology. Her research is also forthcoming in multiple publications, including studies on the analysis of polychrome coffins from the Late Period and the icon of St. George, as well as an experimental investigation into the influence of nanoparticles added to consolidation materials on artworks.
