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2012 Friday May 11

Next Interim Meeting of the Leather & Related Materials Working Group: The 10th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Leather and Related Materials Working Group will be held in Offenbach, Germany. The Deutsches Ledermuseum Schu...

(Categories: Leather and Related Materials)

2012 Friday May 4

Synchrotron Radiation in Art and Archaeology (SR2A): The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, the Conservation Center at the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University, the Winterthur Museum, Corne...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research)

2012 Friday May 4

2nd International Conference in Chemistry for Cultural Heritage: Preservation and protection of our universal cultural heritage of moveable and immovable natural, archaeological, historical and artistic materials fo...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research)

2012 Friday April 20

Proceedings of the 11th ICOM-CC Group on Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference Greenville, NC, 2010: Proceedings of the 11th ICOM-CC Group on Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference: Greenville 2010 By Emily Williams, Kristiane Straetkvern ...

(Categories: Wet Organic and Archaeological Materials)

2012 Wednesday April 11

CeROArt: CeROArt fait part de la publication de son nouveau numéro Hors Série, consacré à La Restauration d'Oeuvres d'art en Europe...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Theory and History of Conservation)

2012 Thursday March 22

FAIC Announces May 1 Deadline for Tru Vue® Optium® Conservation Grant: Tru Vue® Inc. has partnered with the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) to offer grants t...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2012 Thursday March 22

International Symposium on Rembrandt in Istanbul (12-13 April 2012): International Symposium in Istanbul (12-13 April 2012) Rembrandt or Not? Scientific Research on Art Art technological research is more and more be...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Paintings)

2012 Wednesday March 21

Call for submissions to Newsletter No. 17: The Natural History Collections Working Group (NHWG) invites submissions for its latest annual newsletter (Issue No. 17). Contributions should explor...

(Categories: Natural History Collections)

2012 Monday March 19

Update on SPNHC 2012: News from Yale… SPNHC 2012 will really impress you! Carl Zimmer confirmed as our keynote speaker. Carl Zimmer is an award-winning popu...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Natural History Collections)

2012 Sunday March 18

Care and conservation of modern and contemporary outdoor sculpture: This masterclass takes place between 10-12 May 2012, in Porto, Portugal, and provides a practical approach towards this subject based upon the profess...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2012 Saturday March 10

4th Experts' Meeting on Enamel Conservation: We are pleased to announce that the next ICOM-CC Experts' Meeting on Enamel Conservation will take place in Barcelona on the 14th and 15th o...

(Categories: Metals)

2012 Friday March 2

FIRST AID TO CULTURAL HERITAGE IN TIMES OF CONFLICT: DATES 24 September- 26 October, 2012 (5 weeks) APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 15, 2012 PLACE Rome, with study visits to other cities in Italy IN CO...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2012 Thursday March 1

Metal 2013 Interim Meeting Call for Papers: METAL 2013 The next Interim Meeting of the Metal Working Group, Metal 2013, will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from September 16 - 20 2013. Please ...

(Categories: Metals)

2012 Tuesday February 21

Samuel H. Kress Conservation Fellowship Applications Due March 10: The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works is pleased to be administering the Kress Conservation F...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2012 Tuesday February 21

Call for Speakers Symposium: Reaching and Teaching Through Material Culture: On September 28-29, 2012, a symposium at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library will mark the 60th anniversary of Winterthur/University of Dela...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2012 Tuesday February 21

IIC Nordic Group - NKF’s XIX. International Conference: Planning to move? Processes and consequences for collections, objects and society 15th – 17th October 2012 Oslo, Norway The main conference...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2012 Tuesday February 7

CALL FOR PAPERS - ICOM-ICME/2012/Namibia (ICME Annual Conference 2012): CALL FOR PAPERS ICOM-ICME/2012/Namibia (ICME Annual Conference 2012) 12-14 September 2012 & Post-Conference Tour, 15-18 September ICME (the Int...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2012 Tuesday January 31

Special Issue in Applied Physics A: Optical Technologies in Art and Archaeology: Optical Technologies in Art and Archaeology Guest Editor: Costas Fotakis In this issue: Invited paper Nonlinear imaging and THz diagnostic tools i...

(Categories: Scientific Research)

2012 Tuesday January 31

SPNHC 2012 Registration Now Open: It is with great pleasure that the Local Organizing Committee of SPNHC 2012 announces that registration is NOW OPEN! Please join us at the Peabody M...

(Categories: Natural History Collections)

2012 Sunday January 29

AVICOM Montréal 2012 - International Committee for Audiovisual and New Technologies of Image and Sound: The BMMD and AVICOM The Board of Montréal Museum Directors (BMMD) is a proud partner in organizing FIAMP. 2012 and the international meeting f...

(Categories: ICOM, Documentation)

2012 Thursday January 26

Copying, Replicating & Emulating Paintings in the 15th-18th Century: International Conference Copying, Replicating & Emulating Paintings in the 15th-18th Century National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen 21...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Art Technological Source Research)

2012 Sunday January 22

New issue of the ICOM-CC Wood, Furniture, & Lacquer Working Group Newsletter: Dear ICOM-CC Member, The new issue of the ICOM-CC Wood, Furniture, & Lacquer Working Group Newsletter, Triennial 2011-2014; January 2012, has bee...

(Categories: Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2012 Thursday January 19

Tru Vue Optium® Conservation Grant: Monetary awards and donations of Tru Vue Optium Museum Acrylic® were made to the Friends of Old Ship Meeting House of Hingham, Massachusetts...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2012 Tuesday January 17

3rd Balkan Symposium on Archaeometry: The 3rd BALKAN SYMPOSIUM ON ARCHAEOMETRY October 28-29, 2012 Call for papers Abstract due date is May 1, 2012. The 3rd BALKAN SYMPOSIUM ON ARCHAEO...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research)

2012 Monday January 16

"Conservation in the Nineteenth Century": Conference at the National Museum of Denmark, 13-16 May 2013: Call for papers for a conference to be held at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen, May 13-16 2013 entitled: "Conservation in the Ninet...

(Categories: Documentation)

2012 Friday January 13

Conference: The Body in the Museum - New approaches to the display of dress: The Body in the Museum - New approaches to the display of dress Saturday 17 March 2012 Museum of London This conference brings together speakers ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Textiles)

2012 Friday January 13

Call for Papers and Posters - Interim Meeting Offenbach 2012: Call for papers & posters OFFENBACH - 29-30-31 August 2012 The 10th Interim Meetingof the ICOM-CC Leather and Related Materials Working Group ...

(Categories: Leather and Related Materials)

2012 Thursday January 5

Glass and Ceramics Newsletter 21 (Winter 2011): The Glass & Ceramics WG announces the electronic publication of its 21st Newsletter 'Glass and Ceramics Conservation'. Reports cover news from th...

(Categories: Glass and Ceramics)

2012 Thursday January 5

CALL FOR PAPERS: ‘The Real Thing?’ The Value of Authenticity and Replication for Investigation and Conservation: The University of Glasgow: Research Network for Textile Conservation, Dress and Textile History and Technical Art History. December 6 and 7, 2012 ...

(Categories: Textiles)

2012 Thursday January 5

WOAM Newsletter No 50 Jan 2012: FROM THE COORDINATOR CONFERENCES AND COURSES Review of the 16th Triennial ICOM-CC Conference, Lisbon, Portugal 19-23 September 2011 Review o...

(Categories: Wet Organic and Archaeological Materials)

2012 Monday January 2

Reference Materials for Art Technological Source Research: A compilation of reference materials useful in the field of art technological source research by Ad Stijnman ...

(Categories: Art Technological Source Research)

2011 Friday December 30

ATSR Newsletter, Winter 2011: Art Technological Source Research newsletter, Winter 2011 now available!...

(Categories: Art Technological Source Research)

2011 Friday December 23

12th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE DETERIORATION AND CONSERVATION OF STONE: 12th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE DETERIORATION AND CONSERVATION OF STONE 40TH anniversary of the first stone conference held in La Rochelle, Fra...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Glass and Ceramics, Murals, Stone and Rock Art, Sculpture, Polychromy and Architectural Decoration)

2011 Friday December 23

10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality in Heritage and Historic Environments: The IAQ International Scientific Committee have the pleasure to announce a Round Table discussion on the topic of “Standards and guidelines...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research, Sculpture, Polychromy and Architectural Decoration)

2011 Tuesday December 13

FAIC - Emergency Planning and Mitigation Strategies for Historic Sites: Monday, January 23, 2012 Location: Filoli, Woodside, California, USA Cost: $25 (includes refreshments, handouts, and lunch) Instructors: Mar...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Tuesday December 13

Assistant Professor of Conservation Imaging, Technical Examination and Documentation: Assistant Professor of Conservation Imaging, Technical Examination and Documentation Buffalo State College, New York, USA Deadline for applications:...

(Categories: Scientific Research)

2011 Tuesday December 13

DEMHIST / ICOM-CC Joint Interim Meeting 2012 The Artifact, Its Context and Their Narrative Multidisciplinary Conservation in Historic House Museums: Call for Papers for the 2012 is open for the Joint Conference of ICOM-DEMHIST and three ICOM-CC Working Groups The conference will be held at the Get...

(Categories: Sculpture, Polychromy and Architectural Decoration, Textiles, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2011 Sunday December 11

Metal 2010 Interim Meeting Proceedings Available: Metal 2010 Interim Meeting printed proceedings available The Editors and ICOM-CC Metal Working Group Coordinator are pleased to announce that the con...

(Categories: Metals)

2011 Thursday December 1

Preventive Conservator / Preventive Conservation Scientist at the British Museum: Preventive Conservator /Preventive Conservation Scientist Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, British Museum Full Time; 41 hours per...

(Categories: Scientific Research)

2011 Sunday November 20

Relaunch of the Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies (JCMS): The Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies (JCMS), an Open Access and fully peer-reviewed journal, is being relaunched with a newly constituted in...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Wednesday November 9

Call for papers: Ethnographic Working Group Newsletter #34: The ICOM-CC Ethnographic working group Newsletter deadline for submissions is December 15, 2011. Please send announcements for upcoming events and exh...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Tuesday November 8

Canadian Association for the Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC): 38th Annual Conference and Workshops Peterborough, Ontario Workshop - 22 to 23 May Conference - 24 to 26 May Conference - Call for Papers The the...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Wednesday October 26

European Graduate Generation in conservation-restoration (EGG): Special issue EGG-2011 In spring 2012, EGG (European Graduate Generation in conservation-restoration), will publish the first articles by young 2010-...

(Categories: Education and Training in Conservation)

2011 Wednesday October 19

ATSR Interim 2012 Call for papers: INTERIM MEETING OF THE ICOM-CC WORKING GROUP ART TECHNOLOGICAL SOURCE RESEARCH A new lease of life: Documented transformations of works of art 22-...

(Categories: Art Technological Source Research)

2011 Sunday October 16

Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research: Non-Destructive Imaging and Micro-Analysis in Cultural Heritage: July 29 - August 3, 2012 Mount Snow Resort West Dover, VT This new Gordon Research Conference on Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research)

2011 Saturday October 15

10th International Conference Indoor Air Quality in Heritage and Historic Environments "Standards and Guidelines": The IAQ International Scientific Committee and UCL Centre for Sustainable Heritage have the pleasure to announce the 10th International Conference on ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Glass and Ceramics, Graphic Documents, Leather and Related Materials, Metals, Modern Materials and Contemporary Art, Natural History Collections, Paintings, Photographic Materials, Preventive Conservation, Scientific Research, Sculpture, Polychromy and Architectural Decoration, Textiles, Wet Organic and Archaeological Materials, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2011 Monday September 12

Interim Meeting Nova Gorica 2007- Preprints now online: The individual contributions to the 2007 Interim Meeting of the Glass and Ceramics Working Group of ICOM-CC hosted by the Goriski Muzej, Nova Gorica, ...

(Categories: Glass and Ceramics)

2011 Monday September 12

Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Working Group Newsletter 3 2011: The latest edition of the Newsletter from the Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Working Group is now available for download....

(Categories: Sculpture, Polychromy and Architectural Decoration)

2011 Friday September 9

The Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter 33 (including Name Change Survey Results): The Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter 33 (Sept. 2011) is now published and posted on this website. Within it are the Results and Discussion of the ...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Friday September 2

AIC 40th Annual Meeting Call for Papers: Submission Deadline Extended: As the abstract submissions for the 40th Annual Meeting continue to roll in, we wanted to make sure that you have the opportunity to submit a session ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Thursday August 18

AIC 40th Annual Meeting Call for Papers: Submit An Abstract: AIC is already looking ahead to 2012: a celebration of AIC’s 40th anniversary in Albuquerque, New Mexico! The theme of this annual meeting will ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Tuesday August 9

ICOM-CC Triennial Conference program: Dear colleagues: The full ICOM-CC Triennial Conference program is now on the conference website, here: http://www.icom-cc2011.org/conference_programm...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Thursday August 4

The Conservation Guest Scholar Program – application period open: The Conservation Guest Scholar program provides the time and resources for senior professionals in the field of conservation to pursue research which ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Wednesday July 13

Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques: Polychrome Sculpture: Artistic Tradition and Construction Techniques Call for Papers This two day symposium will focus on artistic traditions within...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Sculpture, Polychromy and Architectural Decoration)

2011 Thursday July 7

ICCROM online survey: Help ICCROM save endangered museum collections in storage ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultura...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Thursday June 30

Conference on “Participative strategies”, 31 Oct - 3 Nov 2011, Berlin: Invitation to the annual meeting of the ICOM committees COMCOL, CAMOC and ICOM-Europe International Conference on “Participative strategies&rdq...

(Categories: ICOM, Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Thursday June 30

Name Change Consultation: 5 days left to fill it up and submit it: Hello everyone: This is a friendly reminder that you still have only 5 days left to fill up the Name Change consultation survey! The SurveyMonkey hyp...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Tuesday June 21

Establishment of the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum: Hello: An interesting development in the museum field: I just received the following news from Prof. Amareswar Galla, who was an ICOM-CC Keynote Speak...

(Categories: ICOM, Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Monday June 20

Papers Ethnographic Session: ICOM-CC 16th Triennial Conference, Lisbon: The list of papers that will be presented at the upcoming ICOM-CC 16th Triennial Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 19-13, 2011, is now posted on the...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Thursday May 5

New issue of the ATSR Newsletter (April 2011) now available!: ATSR Newsletter Contents - Letter from the coordinator - Call for nominations - ICOM-CC Lisbon Triennial Conference - Reports on meetings, ...

(Categories: Art Technological Source Research)

2011 Saturday April 30

4th Masterclass: Adhesives, Coatings and Consolidants: 4th Masterclass: Adhesives, Coatings and Consolidants with Velson Horie 15-18 June 2011 Porto, Potugal Registration: Euro 660 + 23%VAT = Euro 81...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Saturday April 30

5th Masterclass: Care and Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Outdoor Sculptures: 5th Masterclass: Care and Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Outdoor Sculptures with Derek Pullen and Jackie Heuman 15-17 September 2011 Porto, P...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Modern Materials and Contemporary Art, Sculpture, Polychromy and Architectural Decoration)

2011 Saturday April 30

6th Masterclass: Loss Compensation in Paintings: Filling and Retouching: 6th Masterclass: Loss Compensation in Paintings: Filling and Retouching with Laura Fuster-Lopez 10-12 November 2011 Porto, Portugal Registration fe...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Paintings)

2011 Monday April 11

Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter #32: The April 2011 issue of the Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter #32 is now published and posted....

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Thursday April 7

Name Change Discussion Paper / Call for Further Input: With the assistance of the Name Change Committee, I have prepared a Discussion Paper, now posted on the ICOM-CC website, which provides backgro...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2011 Sunday March 27

Reopening of the German Leather Museum / German Shoe Museum, Offenbach am Main, Germany.: On March 13th, 2011, after a year of rebuilding, we had the great pleasure to reopen the first new collection of the German Leather Museum / Ger...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Leather and Related Materials)

2011 Wednesday March 23

Collection Care and Preservation Case Studies in Tropical Climates Conference: Call for papers Collection Care and Preservation Case Studies in Tropical Climates Conference Venue: The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Monday February 21

Conservation Research Conference "The Science of Objects and Collections": The British Library is pleased to announce that its conservation research conference "The Science of Objects and Collections" will be held a...

(Categories: Documentation, Graphic Documents, Scientific Research)

2011 Monday February 14

IRUG 10, Barcelona 28 - 31 March 2012: The first announcement for IRUG 10, the 10th biennial conference of the Infrared and Raman Users Group, has just been released. The conference will ta...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Preventive Conservation, Scientific Research)

2011 Sunday February 13

Training needs for the conservation of modern and contemporary art: The report can be downloaded as a PDF and the electronic newsletter that outlines the current conservation of contemporary art programmes can be acces...

(Categories: Education and Training in Conservation, Modern Materials and Contemporary Art)

2011 Wednesday February 9

New book: "Preparing Collections for Digitization": Facet Publishing has recently published Anna E Bülow and Jess Ahmon's new book "Preparing Collections for Digitization"....

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Wednesday February 9

Course announcement: First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict - 2011: Dates: 26 September — 28 October 2011 (5 weeks) Deadline for application: 28 March 2011 Place: Rome, with study visits to other ci...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2011 Monday January 24

Updated 2010 ENAMEL bibliography now online!: During the ENAMEL meeting at the Frick, 7/8 Oct. 2010, Agnès Gall-Ortlik presented her updated 'Concise bibliography on the Technology, Deterio...

(Categories: Glass and Ceramics, Metals)

2011 Friday January 14

Wood, Furniture, & Lacquer WG Newsletter - Triennial 2008-2011, Issue 2: Dear Member of the ICOM-CC Wood, Furniture, & Lacquer Working Group, I am happy to announce that the second issue of the ICOM-CC Wood, Furniture...

(Categories: Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2011 Tuesday January 4

Old Textiles Working Group Newsletters online!: With the help of Mary Ballard we are putting the old TWG Newsletters (from 1991 onwards) as pdf's on this website. They are a great resource. Over th...

(Categories: Textiles)

2010 Wednesday November 24

IPANEMA 2011 - synchrotron radiation for ancient materials: IPANEMA 2011 - Synchrotron radiation for ancient materials January 17th and 18th, 2011 Auditorium Bloch located at CEA L’Orme des Merisiers (n...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research)

2010 Thursday October 28

Extended Abstracts of the Frick Meeting 2010 online: After Chateau de Germolles (Burgundy) 2006 and the Villa Medici (Rome) 2010, the 3rd Biennial Experts' Meeting on Enamel on Metals Conservation was he...

(Categories: Glass and Ceramics)

2010 Sunday September 26

PMWG workshop with Martin Jürgens, Digital prints that look like photographs but aren't really (or are they?) is now FULL: PMWG workshop with Martin Jürgens, Digital prints that look like photographs but aren't really (or are they?) is now FULL This workshop to be he...

(Categories: Graphic Documents, Modern Materials and Contemporary Art, Photographic Materials)

2010 Friday September 24

Icon Textiles Group - Call for Papers 2011 Textile Group Forum: Icon Textiles Group - Call for Papers 2011 Textile Group Forum Incompatible Partners? Challenges of composite objects Monday 4th April 2011, London ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Textiles)

2010 Friday September 24

ICOM-CC session at the ICOM General Conference: The ICOM-CC session at the ICOM General Conference, Shanghai, November 7-12, 2010 will include 13 papers presented in English. Simultaneous translatio...

(Categories: ICOM, ICOM-CC)

2010 Friday September 10

PMWG workshop with Sylvie Pénichon, Contemporary photographic practices is now FULL: PMWG workshop with Sylvie Pénichon, Contemporary photographic practices is now FULL This workshop to be held on Thursday October 21 as part of...

(Categories: ICOM-CC, Photographic Materials)

2010 Monday September 6

17th International Course on Stone Conservation - SC11: ICCROM is pleased to announce the 17th International Course on Stone Conservation - SC11 that will be held in Rome from 13 April to 1 July 2011. The p...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Murals, Stone and Rock Art)

2010 Monday September 6

Panel paintings online bibliography: A searchable bibliography on the structural stabilization of painted panels is now available online. This new resource furthers the educational object...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Paintings)

2010 Monday September 6

GCI Conservation Guest Scholar Program: The Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) supports new ideas and perspectives in the field of conservation, wit...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Monday September 6

New Masters in Heritage Science: A new Masters in Heritage Science will start in September 2010 at UCL Centre of Sustainable Heritage, London, UK. The course will cater for interdisc...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research)

2010 Friday September 3

ICOM-CC Legal Issues in Conservation Working Group - Interim Meeting and Discussion: Legal Issues in Conservation Working Group Interim Meeting and Legal Issues Discussion Monday October 18, 2010 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MoMA | ...

(Categories: Legal Issues in Convervation)

2010 Tuesday August 3

From Can to Canvas. Early uses of house paints by Picasso and his contemporaries in the first half of the 20th century: The Centre Interrégional de Conservation et Restauration du Patrimoine (Interregional Centre for Heritage Preservation and Restoration, CICRP, ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Saturday July 31

Scientific Research Working Group Interim Meeting October 2010 in Pisa Italy: ICOM-CC Scientific Research Working Group, in collaboration with ICOM Italia, is organising an interim meeting to be held in Pisa, at the Auditorium o...

(Categories: Scientific Research)

2010 Monday July 12

post-doctoral fellow at ID21, X-ray imaging, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility: Call for application for a post-doctoral fellow for the ID21 beamline, X-ray imaging group, at the ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility), Gre...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Preventive Conservation, Scientific Research)

2010 Saturday July 10

The Photographic Materials Working Group Interim Meeting program now available: The Photographic Materials Working Group Interim Meeting program is now available and registration for the meeting has opened. The meeting will be hel...

(Categories: Photographic Materials)

2010 Monday June 7

Meeting of the 'Training & Education' and 'Modern Materials & Contemporary Art' Working Groups of ICOM-CC: The Electronic Newsletter for the joint Interim Meeting of the 'Training & Education' and 'Modern Materials & Contemporary Art' Working Groups...

(Categories: Education and Training in Conservation, Modern Materials and Contemporary Art)

2010 Wednesday June 2

Scientific Research Working Group Interim Meeting: Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the ICOM CC Scientific Research Working Group Interim Meeting will be held in Pisa, Italy, October...

(Categories: Scientific Research)

2010 Monday May 31

Call for contributions CCI Symposium, Adhesives and Consolidants: Contributions are invited for Symposium 2011 – Adhesives and Consolidants for Conservation: Research and Applications. This symposium, hosted by...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Textiles)

2010 Friday May 28

Call for Papers: Adhesives & Consolidants: The Call for Papers for the next CCI Symposium, Adhesives and Consolidants, to be held October 17 to 21, 2011 in Ottawa, Canada just came out: http:/...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Tuesday April 27

'Training & Education in Paper Conservation' online meeting: The site for the 'Training & Education in Paper Conservation' online meeting is now available at the following link (you can also click...

(Categories: Education and Training in Conservation)

2010 Monday April 26

R. Robert Waller to receive SPNHC Rose Award: The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections has chosen R. Robert (Rob) Waller as the 2010 recipient of the Carolyn Rose Award, the...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Natural History Collections)

2010 Monday April 19

CALL FOR PAPERS and POSTERS 8th North American Textile Conservation Conference: CALL FOR PAPERS and POSTERS Plying the Trades:Pulling Together in the 21st Century 8th North American Textile Conservation Conference Oaxaca de Jua...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Textiles)

2010 Monday April 19

Call for papers: 8th NATCC, Nov. 8-11 2011, Mexico: CALL FOR PAPERS and POSTERS Plying the Trades: Pulling Together in the 21st Century 8th North American Textile Conservation Conference Oaxaca ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Textiles)

2010 Friday April 16

Parchment and Leather: Oct 21-23 2010, Poland: PARCHMENT AND LEATHER – research, conservation- restoration, craft 21 – 23 October 2010 hosted by the Nicolaus Copernicus University Tor...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Leather and Related Materials)

2010 Monday April 12

New master program: Science for the conservation-restoration of cultural heritage: The University of Bologna (Ravenna Campus) has launched a new Master degree course (2 years duration) in Science for the conservation-restoration of c...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Monday April 12

Basketry Conservation Workshop and Symposium: Basketry Conservation: ICON Ethnography Group Workshop and One-Day Conference Venue: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London Dates: Workshop: 15-18 Septem...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections)

2010 Thursday April 8

ATSR Vienna September 2010: programme and registration forms: The next ICOM-CC ATSR Interim Meeting will be the 4th International Symposium: Vienna, 23-24 September 2010 Technology and Interpretation - Reflectin...

(Categories: Art Technological Source Research)

2010 Wednesday April 7

TRAINING NEEDS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART: TRAINING NEEDS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART This E Newsletter is a special joint edition by the Working Groups (WGs) f...

(Categories: Education and Training in Conservation, Modern Materials and Contemporary Art)

2010 Friday April 2

The Fiber Reference Image Library is now available online.: The Fiber Reference Image Library (FRIL), a database of micrographs of textile fibers acquired through the use of multiple microscopic techniques, is ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Textiles)

2010 Friday April 2

Call for contributions for 2011 ICOM-CC: Contributions Again for 2011 ICOM-CC is planning a two-volume set of conference preprints – including a CD – containing papers and short p...

(Categories: Textiles)

2010 Wednesday March 31

Future for the Textile Conservation Centre's work at Glasgow University: Press release issued by the University of Glasgow on 24th March 2010 at 9.30am New conservation centre preserves the fabric of the nation Preserving...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Textiles)

2010 Monday March 29

Registration process for "Training needs for the conservation of modern and contemporary art" Interim meeting: Training needs for the conservation of modern and contemporary art Joint Interim meeting of the Training and Education, and Modern Materials and Cont...

(Categories: Modern Materials and Contemporary Art)

2010 Sunday March 28

Shanghai 2010 - Call for papers: Call for papers: We are now accepting abstract submisions for the ICOM-CC session at the ICOM General Conference, Shanghai, November 7-12, 2...

(Categories: ICOM, ICOM-CC)

2010 Wednesday March 24

Training needs for the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art: Training needs for the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art Joint Interim meeting of the Training and Education, and Modern Materials and Con...

(Categories: Education and Training in Conservation)

2010 Sunday March 21

New Masters in Heritage Science at UCL Centre for Sustainable Heritage: At UCL Centre for Sustainable Heritage, we are delighted to announce a new Masters programme: Heritage Science. This interdisciplinary programme take...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Saturday March 6

New website for the ICOM-CC Metal 2010 Conference, being held in Charleston, South Carolina: The website for the ICOM-CC Metal 2010 Conference, being held in Charleston, South Carolina is now up and running. The website holds all the relevant ...

(Categories: Metals)

2010 Wednesday February 24

Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter 31: Issue #31 of the ICOM-CC Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter has just been published (February 2010 issue) and posted on this website, in the downloa...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2010 Sunday February 14

Photographic Materials Working Group: Call for papers Interim Meeting 2010: Call for papers--ICOM-CC Photographic Materials Working Group Interim Meeting 2010 We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for the I...

(Categories: Photographic Materials)

2010 Saturday February 6

Announcement: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships at the British Museum: Announcement: Programme of Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for scientists at the British Museum The Department of Conservation and Scientifi...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research)

2010 Wednesday February 3

Bursaries, The Clothworkers' Foundation: The Clothworkers' Foundation The Clothworkers' Foundation (www.clothworkers.co.uk) was set up on 18 July 1977 by The Clothworkers' Company. The Found...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Friday January 29

The Wood, Furniture, & Lacquer Working Group Newsletter: The first issue of the Wood, Furniture, & Lacquer Working Group Newsletter (triennium 2008-2011) is available for downloading on the WG websi...

(Categories: Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2010 Tuesday January 26

Synthetic Resins Master Class SRAL June 2010: A Master Class in the use of synthetic resins for varnishes and retouching will be held in the conservation studios of SRAL in Maastricht, NL be...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Wednesday January 13

International Symposium on the Future of Museum Climate Seen in the Context of Global Climate Change: An international symposium on the future of museum climate seen in the context of gobal climate change will be held on Monday March 1st, 2010 at the N...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Tuesday January 12

MUTEC – International Trade Fair for Museum and Exhibition Technology: Please, find enclosed below information on the MUTEC – International Trade Fair for Museum and Exhibition Technology, Leipzig, Germany, 18th &nd...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2010 Tuesday January 12

SEM and microanalysis in the study of historical technology, materials and conservation: SEM and microanalysis in the study of historical technology, materials and conservation British Museum, London 9-10 September 2010 The Department of...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2009 Tuesday December 1

Care and Conservation of Historic Floors course: The West Dean College, UK, will run the Care and Conservation of Historic Floors course, 11-14 October 2010. For further information and course progra...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2009 Wednesday October 28

Call: Basketry Conservation workshop & symposium, London, Sept 15-19 2010: Basketry Conservation at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London ICON Ethnography Group Workshop and One-Day Symposium Date: 15-18 September 2010...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections)

2009 Tuesday October 27

Course on Wood Conservation Technology - ICWCT 2010, Oslo: THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON WOOD CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY - ICWCT 2010 A course on the conservation of cultural heritage made of wood Dates: 24 ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2009 Tuesday October 27

Call for Papers: 'Making Things', 12-13 April 2010, U. Reading UK: First call for papers: ‘Making Things’ Museum Ethnographers' Group Annual UK Conference 2010 Monday and Tuesday 12-13 April 2010 Museum...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections)

2009 Tuesday September 1

ATSR 4th international Symposium - Technology and Interpretation Reflecting the artist’s Process: Vienna, Academy of Fine Arts, 23. - 24. September 2010 After three successful Symposia in Amsterdam (2004), Madrid (2006) and Glasgow (2008), the ICO...

(Categories: Art Technological Source Research)

2009 Monday August 10

Thangka Conservation Workshop, Australia, Oct. 26-27, 2009: Thangka Conservation Workshop, Canberra, Australia, Oct. 26-27 2009 The National Gallery of Australia will be hosting a workshop on Thangka conservat...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Paintings, Textiles)

2009 Monday August 10

Caring for Totem Poles Workshop, Alert Bay, Canada, Oct 6-9 2009: Caring for Totem Poles Workshop U'Mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay, B.C., Canada October 6-9, 2009 Totems present special challenges: How do we bes...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2009 Monday July 20

Significance 2.0 - Part 6 now available online!: Significance 2.0 - Part 6 now available online! The Collections Council of Australia is pleased to announce that the complete version of ‘Part ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2009 Monday July 13

Call for Papers for the 2010 joint working group session of the Icon Textile and Ethnography Groups.: Call for Papers for the 2010 joint working group session of the Icon Textile and Ethnography Groups. From top to tail: accessories from around the wo...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections, Textiles)

2009 Friday July 10

Wax Moulages as Cultural Artefacts.: Wax Moulages as Cultural Artefacts. Investigation, conservation and restoration International Conference, 24-26 September 2009 Deutsches Hygiene-Mus...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2009 Thursday July 9

The Training and Education needs for the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art: Save the Dates, June 12-13, 2010 The Training and Education and Modern Materials and Contemporary Art working groups (WGs) of ICOM-CC will be holding...

(Categories: Education and Training in Conservation, Modern Materials and Contemporary Art)

2009 Tuesday July 7

Key Issues in Emergency Preparedness and Response: Canadian Conservation Institute Professional Workshop: Key Issues in Emergency Preparedness and Response (October 20-23, 2009) If you are interested ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Preventive Conservation)

2009 Monday June 29

Karen te Brake's talk on the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA), scheduled for 15:25 local (Amsterdam) time, 09-07-2009-online: Dear All, Please, find enclosed information regarding Karen te Brake's talk on the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (IN...

(Categories: Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2009 Friday June 26

Getty Conservation Institute Publications Catalog 2009: Select Titles Reduced 25%-75%. Please consult the catalog....

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC)

2009 Monday April 27

Useful tools: A multilingual dictionary is available on-line in English, Spanish and French. You will find about 13,000 entries about art conservation. http://www.b...

(Categories: Textiles)

2009 Monday April 27

Short course on fibre identification: Professional Conservators in Practice Conservation Skills: Fibre Identification 29 June-2 July 2009 As science uses increasingly sophisticated inst...

(Categories: Textiles)

2009 Monday April 27

7th North American Textile Conservation Conference - NATCC: Conservation of Three-Dimensional Textiles 7th North American Textile Conservation Conference - NATCC Québec City, Québec, Canada Sep...

(Categories: Textiles)

2009 Thursday April 2

Closure of the Textile Conservation Centre: Closure of the Textile Conservation Centre on 31st October 2009 confirmed Statement issued by the TCC Foundation TCC CLOSURE As recipients of earli...

(Categories: Textiles)

2009 Thursday April 2

Proceedings of the Forum on the Conservation of Thangkas: The Proceedings of the Forum on the Conservation of Thangkas, Special Session of the ICOM-CC 15th Triennial Conference, New Delhi, India, September 26...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections, Paintings, Textiles)

2009 Wednesday March 4

Getty Panel Paintings Symposium “Facing the Challenges of Panel Painting Conservation: Trends, Treatments and Training”, Los Angeles 17-18 May, 2009 - Bursaries for conservators and/or curators from Eastern Europe: Please find enclosed in the Download section a bursary announcement and an application form for relevant conservators and/or curators from Eastern Eur...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2009 Friday February 20

3D-COFORM project: The 3D-COFORM project will advance the state-of-the-art in 3D-digitsation and make 3Ddocumentation an everyday practical choice for digital documentat...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Documentation)

2009 Thursday February 19

TechnArt2009: Non-destructive and Microanalytical Techniques in Art and Cultural Heritage Athens, 27 - 30 April 2009 The aim of TECHNART 2009 is to provide a scie...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Art Technological Source Research, Scientific Research)

2009 Monday February 16

Inter/Micro 2009 Conference: Call for Papers: The McCrone Research Institute's (McRI) annual Inter/Micro 2009 conference on July 6—10, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois USA. Titles ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Scientific Research)

2009 Sunday February 8

DEMHIST Conference - Call for papers: DEMHIST Conference: Historic houses as documents of social life and traditional skills Norway, June 20-23, 2009 CALL FOR PAPERS The Conf...

(Categories: ICOM)

2009 Wednesday February 4

Multilingual dictionary on-line: Multilingual dictionary "Glossary of Conservation" in English, Spanish and French is launched on-line. Stanford University had already adde...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Documentation)

2009 Wednesday February 4

Managing environmental risks to wooden interiors and collections in historic buildings and churches - COST action IE0601 focused meeting: COST ACTION IE0601 FOCUSED MEETING Title: Managing environmental risks to wooden interiors and collections in historic buildings and ch...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Preventive Conservation, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2009 Tuesday February 3

Biocides in Museum Collections: new web resources: Please note that a Biography on Biocides in Collections plus various new files were recently added to the Biocides in Museum Collections web...

(Categories: ICOM-CC, Ethnographic Collections)

2009 Monday February 2

ICOM-CC Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter 30: The ICOM-CC Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter #30 (January 2009) is now published and available. Feature articles include: 'The Limitations of Hand...

(Categories: Ethnographic Collections)

2009 Tuesday January 27

Development of a conservation thesaurus: The Getty Conservation Institute is embarking on the development of a conservation thesaurus to improve consistency in indexing the professional liter...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Documentation)

2009 Wednesday January 21

URUSHI 2009 - International Course on Conservation of Japanese Lacquer, Tokyo and Joboji-Hiraizumi, Japan, September 2009: ICCROM and NRICPT are pleased to announce the following course:URUSHI 2009 International Course on Conservation of Japanese Lacquer DATES: ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2009 Tuesday January 20

Consolidation, reinforcement & stabilisation of decorated wooden artefacts” within the COST action WoodCultHer, COST ACTION IE0601: This e-mail has been forwarded on behalf of our group member, Irena Kucerova, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Czech Republic. It is followed ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Wood, Furniture and Lacquer)

2009 Wednesday January 14

The 2nd European Conference on Objects Conservation - Call for Papers: Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Culture Degree Programme in Conservation Lummetie 2b 01300 Vantaa, FINLAND The 2...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Education and Training in Conservation)

2009 Friday January 9

GCI's Experts' Roundtable on Sustainable Climate Management Strategies (Tenerife, Spain, 2007): The Getty Conservation Institute is pleased to announce that papers from the GCI's Experts' Roundtable on Sustainable Climate Management Strategies ...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Preventive Conservation, Scientific Research)

2008 Sunday December 21

Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal WG: Call for Papers & Important Dates International Conference on Historic Metals Conservation Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal WG Charleston, ...

(Categories: Metals)

2008 Sunday December 21

SPNHC 2009 - Bridging Continents, New Initiatives and Perspectives in Natural History Collections: For the second time in history the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) is coming to Europe. Join us to make it the lar...

(Categories: Non ICOM/ICOM-CC, Natural History Collections)

2008 Tuesday December 9

Attention ICOM-CC members and friends!: Those of you who did not receive an invitation by e-mail to create an account on the ICOM-CC Website, please send your last name and ICOM number to ...

(Categories: ICOM-CC)

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