Archives

The archives of the ICR will be closed for two years, from September 2007. Documents on restoration projects will be digitized and posted online.
Istituto Centrale per il Restauro (ICR)

Awards, competitions, and prizes

Convenio Andrés Bello (CAB)
VII prize CAB 'Somos Patrimonio'
Deadline for application: 15 February 2008

Din l-Art Helwa, Malta
2007 Award for Cultural Heritage Journalism
Deadline for application: 15 September 2007

American Academy in Rome, Italy
Rome Prize 2008
Deadline for application: 1 November 2007

Europa Nostra
Europa Nostra Awards 2008
Deadline for application: 15 August 2007, 15 September 2007

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

British Museum, United Kingdom
Call for papers: Holding it all together; ancient and modern approaches to joining, repair and consolidation, 21 - 22 February 2008, London, United Kingdom.
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 14 September

Northern Seafaring Fellowship (NSF)
Conference on maritime museums, 22 September - 2 October, Solovki, Russia.
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: see website

Centro Cultural Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), International Committee for the Conservation of Industrial Heritage (TICCIH) and the Comité Argentino de Patrimonio Industrial (COAPI)
V International Congress on Industrial Heritage, 18 - 20 September, Puerto Madero, Argentina.
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: see website

VIII Encuentro para la Promoción y Difusión del Patrimonio Inmaterial de Países Iberoamericanos, dedicado en esta ocasión a las Relaciones Interétnicas y Culturales, se desarrollará por primera vez en Bolivia, en la ciudad de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (9 - 14 September 2007).

British Film Institute, United Kingdom
Screen heritage is becoming a key phrase in the discussion about the preservation, dissemination and understanding of moving image history, particularly in the UK. The British Film Institute has announced a Strategy for UK Screen Heritage, with a strategy document published and an invitation for comments. A seminar on screen heritage will take place on 22 September 2007 at Roehampton University.
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 7 September

Nautical Archaeology Society, United Kingdom
Call for papers: Third International Congress on Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA3), Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom, 10 - 12 July 2008
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 30 September 2007

ICON Archaeology Group and the Fitzwilliam Museum,
University of Cambridge
Decorated Surfaces on Ancient Egyptian Objects: Technology, Deterioration and Conservation, Cambridge, United Kindgom, 6-9 September 2007
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: see website

National Center for Conservation, Restoration and Museology (CENCREM), Cuba
VII International Congress on Cultural Heritage: Safeguard and management, Cuba 17 - 21 March, 2008
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 30 January 2008

Costume Colloquium: A tribute to Janet Arnold, Florence, Italy - November 2008
Deadline for returning the intention form: 1 November

Grants, scholarships, internships

Department of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Leverhulme Post-doctoral Visiting Fellowship to museum and heritage researchers:
University of Leicester
Application deadline: see website

Institute for Conservation (ICON), United Kingdom
Setting up an Icon Internship
Application deadline: see website

UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi (Japan)
2008 Cycle: Co-Sponsored Research Fellowships Programme
Application deadline: 11 January 2008

The Getty, United States
Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships: Networks and Boundaries
Application deadline: 1 November
Getty Conservation Grants
Application deadline: see website

Jobs

New South Wales Department of Planning, Australia
Director, Heritage Office
Application deadline: 24 August

Entec UK Ltd, United Kingdom
Consultants: Cultural Heritage
Application deadline: 14 September

King's College London, United Kingdom
Museums and Heritage: training consultant/researcher
Application deadline: see website

University of Leicester, Museum Studies, United Kingdom
Digital Heritage Research Associate
Application deadline: 5 September

International Centre for the Study of Herculaneum, Italy
Assistant to the Centre Manager
Application deadline: 13 September

National Library of Australia
Conservation bookbinder
Application deadline: 20 August

Publication

Just published:
Journalisme et Patrimoine Mondial
The international workshop which was held at Laval University, Quebec, from 23 to 30 May 2005, aimed at facilitating the media's understanding of the complexity of World Heritage issues. This book contains interventions from journalists, university teachers and heritage experts, managers and users, made during this workshop. 

Training

University of Catania, Italy
Economics and Administration of Cultural Heritage
Application deadline: 8 October

Observatory of cultural politics in Africa (OCPA)
Directory of African Cultural Administration Training Centres

Archaia.eu
Training Seminars: Research Planning, Characterisation, Conservation and Management in Archaeological Sites
Application deadline: see website

Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, Canada
Courses and workshops: autumn 2007 and 2008
Application deadline: see website

Università Roma 3, Italy
Cultura del progetto nel ambito archeologico
Application deadline: 5 September

National Museum, India
Three Months Course on Care of Paintings, 14 November 2007 - 13 February 2008
Application deadline: 27 August

Institut du Patrimoine (INP), France
Séminaire formation permanente "Enrichissement des collections: pratiques et enjeux", 13 - 15 November, Paris, France
Application deadline: see website

Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos, ILAM.
Talleres ILAM 2007: Desarrollo y Comercialización del Producto Turístico Cultural; Registro y catalogación de colecciones; creación y gestión de un museo.
Application deadline: see website

Websites, e-journals, e-publications

UNESCO/ICOM Museum Studies Training Package
The package and training programme, aiming at improving or enhancing the knowledge and competencies of museum personnel in developping countries, were prepared jointly by UNESCO and ICOM. The Russian version of these publications is presently under preparation. 

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
WIPO: Guide on Managing Intellectual Property For Museums
Museums, and the broader cultural heritage community, now have access to a new guide to help them use the intellectual property (IP) system to improve the management of their collections in the digital environment.  The "WIPO Guide on Managing Intellectual Property for Museums" recognizes the important role that IP plays in providing access to collections, and in preserving and managing the valuable works they contain.  A printed version of the Guide will be available shortly.

Maney Publishing launches new online Archaeology and Heritage Collection for 2008
Maney Publishing has the largest single publisher’s list of archaeology journals and is building on this specialism with the introduction of the MORE (Maney Online Research E-journals) Archaeology and Heritage Collection in 2008. This E-journal collection will allow university and college archaeology departments, consultancies, architecture practices, heritage workers, and archaeological societies to access journal content online that is highly specific to their subject area.

Preserving digital heritage, Library of Congress, USA
Several of the partners in the Library's National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation program addressed attendees at the American Library Association's Annual Meeting during the convention in Washington (25 June 2007). The partners described the types of at-risk digital content they are collecting and the hurdles they face and have overcome in their collaborative initiatives.

Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa (OCPA)
Directory of African Cultural Administration Training Centres
In cooperation with UNESCO and ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres), OCPA is developing a regional directory of African training centres and institutions existing throughout the continent in the field of cultural policy, administration and management as well as cultural development.

TEL - Thesis on Line, France
Multidisciplinary thesis server. The purpose of TEL (thèses-en-ligne) is to facilitate the self archiving of thesis manuscripts, which are important documents for direct scientific communication between scientists.

Laboratoire Pierre Süe, France
Le DRECAM, Département de Recherche sur l'État Condensé, les Atomes et les Molécules, rassemble 8 Services ou Laboratoires de Recherche, dont la plupart sont en association avec d'autres partenaires : (CNRS , École Polytechnique et ENSICAEN).

IRUG - Infrared and Raman User Group
Collaboration visant à encourager l’échange d’informations, élaborer les normes du spectre infrarouge et du spectre Raman, et à fournir des données comparatives sur les spectres pour l’étude des œuvres d’art, de l’architecture et de matériaux archéologiques.

e-Preservation Science
Electronic journal on scientific research for the preservation of cultural heritage.

Cameo: Conservation and Art Material Encyclopaedia Online
Cameo is a searchable information center developed by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The materials database contains chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on over 10,000 historic and contemporary materials used in the production and conservation of artistic, architectural, archaeological, and anthropological materials.

Eu-ARTECH
Eu-ARTECH (Access, Research and Technology for the Conservation of the European Cultural Heritage) is a consortium among thirteen internationally distinguished European infrastructures operating in the field of artwork conservation. 

Best practices in museum web design
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

China Heritage Quaterly
June Edition focuses on: the cultural uniqueness of the North-West: Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia.

In October 2006, the Heritage Emergency National Task Force launched a “Lessons Applied” initiative designed to help Task Force members develop and implement projects to address the major issues that Katrina and other major storms brought to light. The goal was to convert analysis to action. Over the past several months, panels composed of Task Force members have developed new tools to aid libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and historic preservation and arts organizations in disaster preparedness and recovery.
Heritage Emergency National Task Force

updated on: 24 May, 2010