Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Working Group
Triennial Programme 2008-2011

Since the conclusion of the ICOM-CC Triennial Conference in New Delhi there have been two relevant interim meetings, not to mention a major stone conference held in the very same week. This is symptomatic of the activities of the Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Working Group where a wide range of specialized symposia are held at regular intervals. The group’s web page will provide updated information on the various group-related symposia and activities, as their details become available.

The Murals, Stone, and Rock Art Working Group is one of five ICOM-CC working groups organizing an interim meeting to be held in Rome in March 2010, on the topic "Multidisciplinary conservation: holistic view for historic interior". It is planned to have a two-day workshop linked to other activities at some time before the end of 2010 to coincide with other conservation meetings. This may be a meeting in Istanbul to coincide with the next IIC Congress with an in situ theme and relating to or including, for example, architectural tile conservation. Preliminary discussions are underway for two short symposia addressing conservation of modern mural paintings and grouts used for murals and stone objects

A major rock art symposium is planned for 2011 in Central America, in which it is expected ICOM-CC will maintain a presence in relation to preservation issues.