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SERVICESInstitute
The Institut für Diagnostik und Konservierung an Denkmalen in Sachsen
und Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. (IDK) which could be translated like “Institute
for diagnosis and conservation on monuments in Saxony and
Saxony-Anhalt” is a non profit society founded more than one decade ago
in 1996. It is a cross national institution of the two federal states
of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The main objective is the
bridging of natural science knowledge and expertise into monument
conservation and vice versa to work on complex conservation problems
preferably with natural science techniques. The IDK performs
investigations rooted in natural sciences and technical engineering,
has a consultant function in this field and coordinates scientific
projects in cultural heritage preservation mainly on monuments.
Main
competences lay on stone and mortar conservation, restoration of
historic masonry and building climatic tasks. The IDK carries out
projects with the monuments services as well as with free lance working
architects and restorers.