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Conservation of Photographs: Significance, Use, Care, and Direction - ICOM-CC Photographic Materials Working Group

November 21 2025 On Line Event Working Groups ICOM-CC Photographic Materials

ICOM-CC Photographic Materials Working Group and AIC Photographic Materials Group Online Program:

Conservation of Photographs: Significance, Use, Care, and Direction

Date: 3 December 2025

Time: 14.00 – 16.00 (CET/Paris). Duration: 2 hours

PROGRAM

Welcome

Dr. Richard Mulholland. Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University and ICOM-CC Photographic Materials Working Group Coordinator (UK)

Tatiana Cole. Conservator of Photographs, Harvard Art Museums and AIC Photographic Materials Group Chair (USA)

Book Editors' Remarks: Context and vision behind Conservation of Photographs: Significance, Use, and Care

Nora Kennedy. Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA)

Bertrand Lavédrine. Full Professor, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (France)

Debbie Hess Norris. Chair and Professor, Art Conservation Department, University of Delaware (USA)

Moderator: Luisa Casella. Independent Photograph Conservator (USA)

Purpose and Value of Photograph Holdings Around the World - Now and in the Future

Soledad Abarca. Director, National Library of Chile (Chile)

Sérgio Burgi. Head Curator of Photography, Instituto Moreira Salles (Brazil)

Denise Bethel. Independent Advisor, Researcher, Writer, Lecturer (USA)

Moderator: Clara von Waldthausen. Lecturer in Photograph Conservation and Preventive Conservation, University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

Global Challenges, Education, and Building Capacity

Paul Ninson. Founder and Executive Director, Dikan (Ghana)

Estíbaliz Guzmán. Senior Conservator of Photographs, Centro Instituto Nacional de

Antropología e Historia (Mexico)

S. Girikumar. Conservator in Private Practice (India)
Moderator: Dr. Richard Mulholland. Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University and ICOM-CC Photographic Materials Working Group Coordinator (UK)

Future Direction in the Field of Photograph Conservation

Rana Nasser Eddin. Director, Arab Image Foundation (Lebanon)

Fred Ritchin. Author, Educator, Editor, and Curator (USA)

Paul Messier. Photographic Print Research, Analysis and Consulting (USA)

Moderator: Marta García Celma. Senior Conservator, M+ Museum and ICON Photographic Materials Chair (Hong Kong)

ZOOM LINK

Registered participants will receive a Zoom meeting link shortly before the event.

Please do not share the Zoom link, instead encourage interested parties to register using this form. Only registered participants will be allowed to enter the meeting.

RECORDING

Please note that the meeting will be recorded and maintained for one month after which it will be deleted. All registered participants will receive a link to the recording after the event.

REGISTRATION
Registration is free and Routledge has generously offered a 20% discount code for all registrants who purchase the book, Conservation of Photographs: Significance, Use, and Care.

We hope for a rich discussion and encourage everyone to participate.

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