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2025 LegaSSEA - Leveraging Ethnographic & Generational Knowledge for Art Conservation in South & South East Asia
Traditional conservation knowledge in South and South-East Asia is under threat. LegaSSEA aims to document, share, and revitalise this heritage through a focus on three key material categories: Palm Leaf – Traditional preservation and care techniques Bark Cloth – Conservation methods in varied climates and sacred contexts Textiles – Sustainable practices in fibre production, dyeing, and repair
2025 Monday May 05 27th ICOM General Conference in Dubai! Theme: The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities
Join ICOM-CC at the 27th ICOM General Conference in Dubai! Theme: The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities Experience Collaboration, Innovation, and Global Conservation Leadership. 📅 12–15 November 2025 📍 Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2025 Tuesday April 01 Call for Host: 22nd ICOM-CONSERVATION Triennial Conference (September 2029)
Call for Host: 22nd ICOM-CONSERVATION Triennial Conference (September 2029) ICOM-CONSERVATION (ICOM-CC) invites proposals from a consortium of local organizations to host the 22nd ICOM-CONSERVATION Triennial Conference in September 2029. This esteemed event will bring together conservation professionals, scientists, historians, curators, and other stakeholders from around the globe.
From 2025 Thursday June 05 to 2025 Thursday June 05 ICOM-CC General Assembly 5 JUNE 2025
ICOM-CC General Assembly 5 JUNE 2025 Zoom Meeting Time: 13.00 - 15.00 CET/Paris

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2025 Monday May 5 27th ICOM General Conference in Dubai! Theme: The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities
Join ICOM-CC at the 27th ICOM General Conference in Dubai! Theme: The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities Experience Collaboration, Innovation, and Global Conservation Leadership. 📅 12–15 November 2025 📍 Dubai & Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2025 Thursday May 1 Postprints for the 12th ICOM-CC Leather Working Group Interim Meeting
Postprints for the 12th ICOM-CC Leather Working Group Interim Meeting, which took place online in Amersfoort, NL, in October 2022 are now available online.
Leather and Related Materials

ICOM CC Leather and Related Materials Working Group -The 13th Interim Meeting : Leather Conservation For Today 2025 Thursday May 1 Leather and Related Materials
Virtual ICOM-CC Event Wood Furniture and Lacquer 29th June 2025 2025 Wednesday April 30 Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer
Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration Virtual ICOM-CC Event 26 May 2025 2025 Tuesday April 22 Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decorations

UPCOMING EVENTS

Exploring Collection: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in Art Technological Research' START DATE: May 21, 2025 END DATE: May 23, 2025 This interim meeting aims to explore the notion of collections and how it may expand the scope of art technological source research. We invite contributions from researchers, including art and science historians, scientists, curators, conservators, and others, who are investigating collection objects using art technological source research methods as well as those applying or seeking to apply these to access and uncover the art technological potential of previously overlooked groups of objects. Art Technological Source Research
Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration ICOM-CC Virtual Zoom Event START DATE: May 26, 2025 END DATE: May 26, 2025 Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decoration ICOM-CC Virtual Zoom Event Title - Tin-relief decorations in European late medieval art: the challenges of applied brocade Date - 26 May 2025 (CET/Paris time) Time - 16:00-17:00 Hrs Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decorations

2025 LegaSSEA - Leveraging Ethnographic & Generational Knowledge for Art Conservation in South & South East Asia START DATE: May 31, 2025 END DATE: May 31, 2025 ICOM-CC ICOM Collaborative Projects On Line Event
ICOM-CC General Assembly 5 JUNE 2025 START DATE: June 5, 2025 END DATE: June 5, 2025
2025 LegaSSEA Second Zoom Workshop START DATE: June 28, 2025 END DATE: June 28, 2025 ICOM-CC ICOM Collaborative Projects On Line Event

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