DOCUMENT
Name and surname doc. Mgr. art. Sylvia Birkušová
Document type: Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava
The seat of the university Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18, 814 37 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Birkušová
I.2 - Name
Sylvia
I.3 - Degrees
doc. Mgr.art.
I.4 - Year of birth
10.2.1974
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of restoration
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Hviezdoslavovo námestie 18, 81102 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Head of the studio
I.8 - E-mail address
birkusova@vsvu.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11720
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
2.2.8. Restoration

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Academy of Fine Arts and Design
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
Fibre art, Department of Textile
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Academy of Fine Arts and Design
II.b - Year
2003
II.c - Study field and programme
Fibre art, Department of Textile
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Academy of Fine Arts and Design
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Restoration, Studio of Textile conservation
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
restorer/ conservator of Textile Slovak National museum- History museum 1994- 2016
assistant professor of the Historic Textile Restoration Course - Department of Textiles Academy od Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava 2003-2009
Head of the Studio of Textile conservation/restoration, Department of restoration Academy od Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava from 2009

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Study of Textile restoration HBLA fur Mode und Bekleidungstechnik, Vienna 1992-1994
specialized exam to Chamber of Restorers Chamber of Restorers 1998
additional pedagogical studies Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava 2001- 2003

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Studio of Textile restoration Restoration Bachelor 2.2.8. Restoration
Studio of Textile restoration Restoration Master's 2.2.8. Restoration
Bachelor's thesis (consultations, drafting) Restoration Bachelor 2.2.8. Restoration
Technological preparation for flat disciplines IV. Restoration Bachelor 2.2.8. Restoration
Diploma thesis (consultations, elaboration) Restoration Master's 2.2.8. Restoration
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Restoration. Restoration of Textile Bachelor 2.2.8. Restoration
Restoration. Restoration of Textile Master 2.2.8. Restoration
Restoration. Restoration of Textile Doctoral 2.2.8. Restoration
2.2.8. Restoration
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Restoration. restoration of Textile 2.2.8. Restoration
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
4
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
14
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
13
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
3
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Technological copy for surface disciplines - textile V., VI., VII., VIII. Restoration Bachelor 2.2.8. Restoration
Technological copy of historical textile - 2nd level I., II. Restoration Master 2.2.8. Restoration

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
58
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
23
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
19
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
10
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1.

2008: Poórová, S. – Birkušová, S.: Textiles from the crypt of the Henkel family from the Chapel of St. Michael the Archangel at Orava Castle

2.

2010: Curtain of M. R. Štefánika- H 131, 1757. Balneological museum of Piešťany

3.

2012 : "Privoňajte si... " / Smell it.." A selection from the restoration work, author's exhibition,. Novohradské museum and gallery, Lučenec

4.

2012 : Restoration of a Zeman silk wedding dress from 1871 from the Kisely family from Beňadiková,, Múzeum Janka Kráľa v Liptovskom Mikuláši

5.

2016 : Late medieval chasuble with passion scenes - Slovak National Museum, Museum in Levoča

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1.

2016 : Late medieval chasuble with passion scenes - Slovak National Museum, Museum in Levoča

2.

2017: Restoration of the large-scale flag of the weavers of the Šaštín Manufactory, Záhorské Museum in Skalica

3.

2018: Restoration of the carpet by architect Artur Szalatnai-Slatinský, Slovak Design Center

4.

2019: Restoration of a pillow with embossed metal embroidery from the 18th century. Slovak National Museum - Museum Betliar.

5.

2020: Restoration of the flag of the Slovak National Council, made according to the proposal of Gen. M.R. Štefánik, Slovak National Museum - Museums in Martin

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1.

2004-2008, restoration of textiles from the Henkel tomb. 2nd half of the 17th century, Orava Castle, Chapel of St. Michael. Collaboration: Soňa Poórová; 2008-Prize Prof. Karel Veselého, prize of the Chamber of Restorers, for the restoration of textiles from the Henkel tomb of the Chapel of St. Michael at the Orava Castle.

CAJKA, M.: Chapel of St. Michael at the Orava Castle, Historical Review, 5/ 2009, Slovak Archaeological and Historical Institute – SAHI, Bratislava, p. 19-23,

ZUBERCOVÁ, M. M.: Further enrichment of the collections of the Orava Museum with textile and clothing items that are unique in Slovakia. Proceedings of the Orava Museum 2010 XXVII. ISBN 9788089564019, p. 121-129:

LUKOVÁ, J.: Soňa Poórová – Mgr.art. Sylvia Birkušová, Textiles from the crypt of the Henkel family. In: The Art of Restoration II, Gallery of the City of Bratislava, Chamber of Restorers of Slovakia, Community of Restorers of Slovakia, Bratislava 2011, ISBN 9788096977949, p. 150-153 and 286-287.

2.

2010, Curtain M.R. Štefánik - H 131, 19th century. Balneological Museum in Piešťany,

BOLERÁZSKY, A, Japanese curtain from Štefánik's estate, Revue Piešťany, volume XLVIII, Culture-spo, Ločenský quarterly, Piešťany, p. 21 - 23

Birkušová, S. - Bolerázsky A. : - Collection of textiles from the estate of Gen. M.R. Štefánika in the Balneological Museum in Piešťany and their restoration. In: Collection of the Slovak National Museum - História 53, Bratislava, ISBN: 978-80-8060-396-0, 2017, p. 61-95

3.

2012 : Smell it... Selection from restoration work, author's exhibition, Novohradské múzeum a galárie, Lučenec, ID: 257929 | Mgr. art. Sylvia Birkušová : a selection from the restoration work / Birkušová, Sylvia [Author, 100%]. – 1st ed. – Lučenec (Slovakia): Novohradské múzeum a galéria, 2012. – 25 p.

http://www.nmg.sk/vystavy2012.html https://mynovohrad.sme.sk/c/6207347/vystava-privonajte-si-v-novohradskom-muzeu.html

4.

2016-Late Medieval cassuble with passion scenes - Slovak National Museum-Museum in Levoča

HASALOVÁ, E.- PIATROVÁ, A.: Paraments of liturgical textiles, exhibition catalogue, SNM- Historical Museum, Bratislava Castle, p. 72 - 75, Birkušová, S. - Hasalová, E. : Restoration research and restoration of a late medieval casule with passion scenes. In: Textil v muzeu, Technical Museum, Brno, ISBN 978-80-87896-25-9, 2015 p. 27-34

catalog of the exhibition "Tesori gotici della Slovacchia" L'arte del Tardo Medioevo in Slovacchia, Roma, Palazzo del Quirinale 30.9.- 13.11.2016, p.146-147.

5.

2017: Restoration of the large-scale banner of the weavers' of the Šaštín manufactory,

The banner of the weavers of the Šaštín manufactory from 1825 / Wehlend, Ľuba [Author, 25%] ; Birkušová, Sylvia [Author, 25%] ; Hoferka, Martin [Author, 25%] ; Dovgan Nurse, Luba [Author, 25%] ; international seminar on restoration, 17 [09.10.2019-11.10.2019, Skalica - Holíč, Slovakia]In: Collection of lectures of the 17th international seminar on restoration [text document (print)] / Šimon, Peter [Compiler, editor] ; Pilný, Ivan [Compiler, editor] ; G. – 1 ed. – Bratislava : Restau.Art, 2019. – ISBN 978-80-570-1293-1, p. 238-253, https://www.zahorskemuzeum.sk/manufakturna-zastava-tkacov-z-roku-1825-zo-sastina/ https://www.zahorskemuzeum.sk/instalovanie-manufakturnej-zastavy-tkacov/ https: //zahori.sk/44670/international-day-of-the-museum-2018-in-the-zahoriskom-muzeu-v-skalica/

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1.

2016 : Scripts: Back and front of liturgical textiles ID: 327587 | Back and face of liturgical textiles [text document (print)] : concepts, research, restoration / Birkušová, Sylvia [Compiler, editor]. – 1 ed. – Bratislava (Slovakia) : University of Fine Arts in Bratislava, 2016. – ISBN 978-80-8189-008-6

2.

2017: Research and restoration of the large-scale flag of the weavers of the Šaštín Manufactory from the Záhorské Museum in Skalica

3.

2018: Research of Byzantine embroidery secondarily applied to the casuble from the Cathedral of St. Alžbety v Košice, In: Proceedings of the Slovak National Museum - History, Eva Hasalová – Alena Piatrová – Andrej Krivda, From the treasures of temple inventories – between research and presentation. Byzantine embroidery secondarily applied to the chasuble from the Cathedral of St. Alžbety in Košice, s. 76-104.

4.

2020: Research and restoration of an embroidered curtain from the collection of Gen. M.R. Štefánika, Slovak National Museum - Museums in Martin

5.

2020: Restoration of a chair for a bride from Košice / Birkušová, Sylvia [Author, 50%] ; Dušková, Jana [Author, 50%] In: Treasures of the Jewish Museum in Prešov II. – 1st ed. – Bratislava : Non-investment Fund of Jewish Cultural Heritage, 2020. – ISBN 978-80-973652-0-2, p. 64-71 [print form]

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of the editorial board of the magazine "Textile in the Museum" Technical Museum in Brno since 2020
Member of the board of the Chamber of Restorers of Slovakia Chamber of Restorers 2016- 2022
Member of ICOM, ICOM-CC ICOM- International Council of Museums Since 1995

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Høgskolen i Sørøst Norge Rauland. Rauland, Norway 12.2.- 22.2.2016 Mobolity
Cité internationale des Arts Paris, France August 2013 residecy stay
Metropolia, University of Applied Sciences Helsinky, Finland 14.6. - 17.6. 2015 Mobilita- Leonardo da Vinci „ReSpect” Project
Akademia Sztuk Pięknych Krakow, Poland 14.6. - 17.6. 2015 Mobilita- Leonardo da Vinci „ReSpect” Project

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Submission and solution of projects and grants, - participation in international projects, - member of the Editorial Board of the magazine Textil v Muzeu/Technical Museum, Brno - working stays at foreign universities - organization and curation of restoration exhibitions - Exhibition of the restoration studio - Textilrestart, Medium Gallery, Bratislava , 2013

Date of last update
11.12.2022