Zuzana Skálová

Zuzana Skálová (born 30 March 1945 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech historian of medieval art, restorer and teacher of restoring of Coptic icons, who was settled and active from 1989 till 1996 in Egypt. She restored and taught restoring of Coptic icons in Cairo and restored Coptic icons in the Monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai, and others.

Studies

 * 1969–1975 History of Art and Archaeology, The University of Amsterdam, Diss. 1976
 * Centro Instituto per il restauro in Rome
 * Byzantin Museum in Athens, Studio of restoration (Stavros Baltoianis)
 * 1983, 1985, 1987 The Soviet all nations' Institute of restoration in Moscow

Practice

 * 1988 – restoration of icons from collections of the Saint Catherine's Monastery on Sinai
 * 1989–1996 living in Egypt, restoration of Coptic icons and teaching of restorers in Egypt; Leader of The Foundation for the Conservation of Icons in the Middle East; in collaboration with Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo.

Literature

 * Elizabeth Sleeman: Zuzana Skalova, in: The International Who's Who of Women 2006, Routledge London-Brighton 2005, ISBN 9781857433258
 * https://www.academia.edu/5140507/To_the_world_s_end_for_the_love_of_icons.../