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ICOM-CC Modern Materials Contemporary Art & Theory, History and Ethics of Conservation Virtual Joint Meeting Feb 2026

November 7 2025 ICOM-CC Working Groups On Line Event Interim meetings Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Theory, History, and Ethics of Conservation

Participation and Community Involvement in Conservation of Contemporary Art in Institutional Collections

Join us for a virtual interim meeting organized by the ICOM-CC's Theory, History, and Ethics of Conservation and Modern Material and Contemporary Art Working Groups to explore community participation in conserving contemporary art within institutional collections.

We are asking for proposals for presentations that address the disconnect between museums' growing participatory approaches and their limited application in contemporary art collection care.

The goal is to examine how contemporary art conservation practices are involving communities, the value of “expert knowledge” in these settings, and the challenges and hurdles that arise in practice.

How do institutional practices maintain professional standards whilst working with communities, and what roles do conservation professionals assume in these contexts?
What does community participation look like beyond the assumed binary between conservation professionals and “non-experts”?
How are diverse perspectives brought together and how is (or isn’t) consensus achieved?

By showcasing both successful and unsuccessful participatory efforts, it aims to map current practices and discuss future initiatives.

For more information, please download the Call For Presentations.

The meeting will be open to both ICOM-CC members and non-members.

Key dates:

December 20, 2025: Deadline for submitting proposals
January 15, 2026: Informing speakers via email invitation
End of January, 2026: Announcing the program and opening registration
February 19, 2026: Virtual Join Interim Meeting

To propose a presentation, please send the following to ICOMCC.JointInterimMeeting@gmail.com:

The full title of the presentation
Full names, job title, institution, and e-mail address of the contact author
Abstract of the presentation (between 300 and 500 words)
Biographies of authors (max. 100 word each)

Lead Organizers:

Aga Wielocha and Brian Castriota (Assistants Coordinators – ICOM-CC Theory, History and Ethics of Conservation Working Group).

Selection Committee:

Aga Wielocha and Brian Castriota (ICOM-CC Theory, History and Ethics of Conservation Working Group Assistants Coordinators)

Natalya Swanson (ICOM-CC Modern Materials and Contemporary Art Working Group Assistant Coordinator)

Working Group Coordinators:

Anna Laganà - Modern Materials and Contemporary art Working Group

Ayesha Fuentes - Theory, History and Ethics in Conservation Working Group

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