Metals

NEWS --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 information about the conference, such as the programme, registration information, location and accommodation and contact details.

The Metal Working Group is the conservation community’s peek body concerned with the conservation, restoration and preservation of all objects made of metals or metallic alloys of archaeological, indigenous, artistic, or historical origin. The aim of the Metals Working Group is to foster conservation and to promote the conservation science of Metals, to encourage the networking of conservators and metals experts, and to facilitate the dissemination of information on current conservation practice, research, and education; by electronic communication, meetings, specialty groups, and social networks. The Working Group Metals publishes a biannual Newsletter. The latter is produced in collaboration with a broad community of conservators and conservation scientists who contribute to the international development of metals conservation practice.