Award and prizes

Digital Preservation Coalition, United Kingdom
Digital Preservation Award
Application deadline: 31 March 2007

UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize
Significant contributions to the preservation and accessibility of documentary heritage are now being sought to be nominated for the second UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize.
Deadline: 31 December 2006

Donations

World Archaeological Congress
Global Library Project - a project developing the archaeological literary collections of libraries in economically disadvantaged countries.

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

French Cultural Centre of Damascus, Syria
Programme « ATHAR »: Contribution à la gestion des sites patrimoniaux habités dans le monde arabe, 12 December 2006

National Archives of Cuba
Workshop on the conservation of documentary heritage in tropical climates, 7 - 9 May, 2007
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 31 January 2007

The World Monuments Fund is now accepting nominations to the 2008 World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites.
2008 Watch Nomination Form
Application deadline: 15 January 2007

Second International Conference and Exhibition, 11 – 13 February 2007, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Architectural Conservation – Opportunities and Challenges in the Twenty First Century
Application deadline: 31 December 2006

Grants

2007 US/ICOMOS International exchange Program
US/ICOMOS will be offering 10 -15 internships overseas in 2007 for U.S. preservationists who are at the early stages of their careers. Between 10 and 15 internships in the United States for non-U.S. citizens are also expected to be available

Herculaneum Conservation Project (British School at Rome), Ercolano, Italy
Scholarship with the Herculaneum Conservation Project
The Herculaneum Conservation Project (represented by the British School at Rome) is looking for an outstanding individual who can assist the project on a day-to-day basis, supporting the on-site team and helping, above all, to implement the research and outreach programme. (Further particulars and application form)
Application deadline: 1 January 2007

MET (Metropolitan Museum of Art), New York, United States
Research Scholarship in Photograph Conservation 2007 - 2009
Application deadline: 5 January 2007

MET (Metropolitan Museum of Art), New York, United States
Internships for College and Graduate Students, 2007–2008
Application deadline: 19 January 2007

ICOM 60th Anniversary Project Assistance
One-time only grants
Application deadline: 15 January 2007

Jobs

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
Head of Conservation
Application deadline: 3 December 2006

A.R.S. Progetti
Cultural heritage projects worldwide
Application deadline: 31 December 2006

National Park Service, United States
Summer jobs : document America's historic sites and structures
Application deadline: 15 January 2007

University of California, USA
Professor or Associate Professor in the area of world heritage
Deadline: 15 January 2007

Publications & films

Historic Rare Book Conservation Footage - a film on the Florence flood, the catastrophic event that galvanized conservators internationally and from which modern book conservation was born.

RLG - a not-for-profit organization of over 150 research libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural memory institutions.
RLG DigiNews Volume 10, Number 5: RLG's online Newsletter for digital imaging and preservation.

Training

Heritage Conservation Network
International hands-on workshops for architectural and site conservation 2007
Deadline for application: 15 December 2006, 1 May 2007, 15 June 2007

To be held in Xi'an, China. Organized by Bologna University, Italy and Xian Jaotong University, China
MA Conservation/restoration of archeological materials
Deadline for application: 31 December 2006

Web

Boston Public Library launches new state-of-the-art website for the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
http://maps.bpl.org/

New website on Geneva's cultural heritage.
www.geneve.ch/patrimoine

CNCPC (Coordinación Nacional de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural) -INAH, Mexico.
http://www.conservacionyrestauracion.inah.gob.mx/

updated on: 24 May, 2010