Interdisciplinary investigations of building-related art in Sweden are unfortunately seldom carried out. This reinforces that it is time to change the treatment-focused approaches in the Swedish conservation process of art in buildings and adapt an investigative and reflective approach. Is it time for change? Take part of the articel Discovering the Meaning and the Making of a Baroque Altarpiece During Tunneling Work in the post-print from the NKF Congress Monumental Treasures – Preservation and Conservation in Helsinki, Finland on 21-23 October 2015 (ISBN 978-952-93-6194-6).
The published article present Disent`s interdisciplinary investigation of a baroque altarpiece with its material and construction as a primary investigation source. The in situ examination revealed that the altarpiece is a sophisticated modular system of wooden boxes locked with a wedge system. Treatments of the altar construction during the 20th century were repeatedly done without an understanding of and respect for the original construction scheme and baroque craftsmanship.