Awards, competitions, and prizes

25 January. Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Direzione Generale per i BeniArchitettonici e Paesaggistici
Prize for architectural thesis: moving in the immovable
Deadline for application: 31 July

21 January. European Association of Archaeologists
The European Archaeological Heritage Prize 2008
Deadline for application: 1 May

18 January. UNESCO Office of the Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific
2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation
Deadline for application: 31 March

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

Call for projects

22 January. UNESCO
Participation Programme in the activities of Member States for 2008-2009
Application deadline: 28 February

22 January. Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) and French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Les musées au service du développement
Application deadline: 15 March and 31 July 2008

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

29 January. ICOMOS 16th General Assembly
Call for abstracts: ICOMOS 2008 - International Forum of Young Researchers and Professionals in Cultural Heritage
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 1 March

29 January. World Association for the Protection of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage During Times of Armed Conflict (WATCH); et alii
Call for abstracts: Sixth International Conference On Science and Technology in Archaeology and Conservation, Italy
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 27 February

29 January. Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC); et alii, Portugal
Call for abstracts: Historical Mortars Conference (HCM2008), 24-26 September 2008, Portugal
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 15 April

29 January. Museum of Science, Portugal
Call for abstracts: Symposium of the Scientific Instrument Commission (SIC2008), 16-21 September 2008, Portugal
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 15 May

24 January. ATLAS (Association for Tourism and Leisure Education) Annual Conference 2008
Conference: Selling or Telling? Paradoxes in Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2 - 4 July 2008, United Kingdom
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 29 February

16 January. CENCREM - Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología, Cuba
Lecture: VII International Congress on Cultural Heritage: Safeguard and Management, 17-21 March 2008, La Habana, Cuba
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 15 February
Registration deadline: 20 February

15 January. C.T.S. Spain; Museo Nacional-Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS); GE-IIC
Lecture: Disolventes, soluciones acuosas y nuevos polímeros para la restauración, 22 February 2008, Madrid, Spain
Application deadline: see website

15 January. Archives of the Republic of Slovenia and the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Workshop : Limp and semi-limp vellum binding, and paper case bindings, 3 – 14 November 2008
Tutor: Prof. Christopher CLARKSON, Oxford, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 28 February

14 January. Uludag University Mosaic Research Center, Faculty of Science-Literature, Archaeology Department and Association Internationale pour l'Etude de la Mosaique Antique (AIEMA)
11th International AIEMA Mosaic Symposium, Bursa, Turkey, 16-20 October 2009
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 30 August

9 January. Structural Analysis of Historical Construction (SAHC)
SAHC 2008 Conference, Bath, United Kingdom, 2-4 July 2008
Early bird registration deadline: January 2008

9 January. Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region (CSAAR)
CSAAR 2008 Conference, Amman, Jordan, 3-6 November 2008
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 1 February 2008

7 January. ICOM - Conservation Committee (ICOM-CC)
Diversity in Heritage Conservation -  Tradition, Innovation and Participation, New Delhi, India, 22-26 September 2008
Early bird registration deadline: 31 March 2008

17 December. UNESCO Programme: Memory of the World, held at National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Registration: Third Memory of the World Conference, Australia, 19-22 February 2008
Deadline for registration: 1 February 2008

5 December. Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Call for abstracts: Stone 2008: 11th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, 15 - 20 September 2008
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: see website

9 Octobre. Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal and Getty Conservation Institute
Call for papers: International Symposium on Stone Consolidation in Cultural Heritage, 6 - 7 May 2008
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 31 January 2008

September. Association internationale des sociologue de langue française (AISLF)
Call for papers: Mémoire et patrimoine à l'ère de la globalisation, 7 - 11 juillet 2008, Istanbul, Turquie
Dans le cadre du XVIIIe congrès international de l'AISLF, « Être en société. Le lien social à l'épreuve des cultures », le GT 14 « Institutions du patrimoine » propose de s'interroger sur les mutations des pratiques patrimoniales et mémorielles à l'ère de la globalisation et dans la mesure où ce phénomène marque l'affaiblissement de la référence territoriale.
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 30 January 2008

Grants, scholarships, internships

24 January. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, United States
2008 Fellowship
Application deadline: 3 March 2008

21 January. Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), United States
Fellowship: Paper Conservation
Application deadline: 1 March 2008
Contact : Jessica Hoffman <jhoffman [at] ccaha__org>

21 January. Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship: Objects Conservation
Application deadline: 1 April 2008
Contact: Christopher Wasson <cwasson [at] philamuseum__org>

7 January. ICOM - Conservation Committee (ICOM-CC)
Diversity in Heritage Conservation -  Tradition, Innovation and Participation, New Delhi, India, 22-26 September 2008
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is offering a limited number of bursaries to museum and/or conservation professionals from eligible countries to attend the 15th Triennial Conference of ICOM-CC. For further details see: www.icom-cc2008.org
Application deadline: 29 February 2008
Contact: <secretariat [at] icom-cc__org>

27 December. Society for the History of Technology
Fellowships: Chemical Heritage Foundation 2008-09
Application deadline: 15 February 2008
Contact: <fellowships [at] chemheritage_org>

19 December. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Conservation Center (LACMA), United States
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship: conservation of objects, textiles, paintings, paper and conservation science
Application deadline: 14 March 2008
Contact: Mark Gilberg <mgilberg [at] lacma__org>

19 December. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Conservation Center (LACMA), United States
Summer internships: conservation of objects, textiles, paintings, paper and conservation science
Application deadline: 14 March 2008
Contact: Mark Gilberg <mgilberg [at] lacma__org>

19 December. Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship: Conservation Science
Application deadline: 31 January 2008
Contact: Kim Muir <kmuir [at] artic__edu>

6 December. Erasmus Mundus Programme
Scholarships: Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions
Application deadline: 31 January 2008

16 November. Smithsonian Institution, United States
Fellowship: Museum Practice Guidelines and Application Information
Application deadline: 15 February 2008

14 November. Museum of Modern Art New York City, United States
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship: Photography Conservation
Application deadline: 1 March 2008
Contact: Lee Ann Daffner <leeann_daffner (at) moma__org>

14 November. Buffalo State College Art Conservation Department, United States
Tuition remission and book allowances

September. The Getty, United States
Getty Conservation Grants
Application deadline: see website

Jobs

21 January. University of Michigan Library, United States
Digital Preservation Librarian
Application deadline: 15 March 2008
Contact: Library Human Resources <libhumres [at] umich__edu>

21 January. Kyla Ubbink Book and Paper Conservation, Ontario, Canada
Part-Time Assistant Conservator (Books and Paper)
Application deadline: contact Kyla Ubbink
Contact: Kyla Ubbink <kyla.ubbink [at] sympatico__ca>

21 January. Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
Conservator-Preparator
Application deadline: 15 February 2008
Contact: Chris Collins <chris.collins [at] nhm__ac__uk>

21 January. Langelands Museum, Denmark
Paper conservator
Application deadline: 7 February 2008
Contact: Ida Hovmand <nj (at) langelandkommune__dk>

21 January. Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), United Arab Emirates
Paper conservator/restorer
Application deadline: 15 February

17 January. Jardin de l’Etat, Saint-Denis, île de la Réunion
Territorial Heritage Conservation Manager
Application deadline: 31 January

17 January. Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Saint-Denis, île de la Réunion
Heritage Conservation Manager
Application deadline: 31 January

17 January. Musée Léon Dierx, Saint-Denis, île de la Réunion
Heritage Conservation Manager
Application deadline: 31 January

17 January. Musée d’Histoire Naturelle (Musée du Sel), Saint-Denis, île de la Réunion
Heritage Conservation Assistant
Application deadline: 31 January

17 December. Museum Conservation Services Ltd, United Kingdom
Conservator, art on paper
Application deadline: see website
Contact: Nicholas Burnett <mcs [at] paperconservation__co__uk>

17 December. Musées d'art et d'histoire, Geneva
Conservation scientist
Application deadline: end of January 2008
Contact: Kilian Anheuser <kilian.anheuser [at] ville-ge__ch>

Publications

8 January. The Art Heritage of Bangladesh by Dr. Enamul Haque
Speakers at the launching programme of art historian Dr. Enamul Haque's comprehensive publication on Bengal art, The Art Heritage of Bangladesh, said it is the first book of its kind, dealing with a huge corpus of material related to the sculpture, architecture, painting, folk arts and more of Bangladesh that will appeal to the art historians, scholars and lay readers alike.

2 January. Heritage Journal, Cultural and Historical Research Trust, India.
The first issue of Heritage, a six-monthly journal published by the Cultural and Historical Research Trust, Imphal was formally released by the principal, DM College of Commerce, and well-known archeologist, Okram Kumar today at the Manipur Press Club.

17 December. Standard-setting in UNESCO, UNESCO Publishing.

17 December. Philosophy : A cosmic responsibility, UNESCO Courier, November 2007.

5 December. IFLA: principles for the care and handling of library material.

5 December. Visual resources: an international journal of documentation.

Training and development

24 January. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Course: Rehabilitación de Jardines y Parques Históricos, March, 2008
Application deadline: see website

24 January. Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), in partnership with the Academy of Fine Art and Design (AFAD) in Bratislava and the Slovak National Library (SNL) in Martin, Slovak Republic
Course: Fundamentals of the Conservation of Photographs, phase 1, summer course: 21 July - 15 August, 2008; phase 2, distance learning: 1 September - 30 April, 2009
Application deadline: see website

21 January. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, United States
Summer Course: Pre-Program Archaeological Conservation Field School, 22 June - 26 July, 2008
Application deadline: see website

21 January. Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), United States
Course: Archival preservation management, 17-18 April 2008
Application deadline: 3 April

21 January. International Academic Projects Ltd (IAP), United Kingdom
Course: Pigments and the polarizing microscope, 9-13 June 2008
Application deadline: see website

21 January. Northern States Conservation Center
Online course: Introduction to Museum Security: Protecting Museums, Collections Staff and Visitors, 4 - 29 February 2008
Application deadline: 30 January

21 January. Northern States Conservation Center
Online course: Applying Numbers to Collection Objects: Materials and Methods of Object Numbering, 4 - 28 February 2008
Application deadline: 30 January

18 January. UNESCO-UNITAR
Lecture: 5th Workshop in the Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites, 30 March - 4 April 2008, Hiroshima, Japan
Application deadline: 30 January

15 January. C.T.S. Spain; Museo Nacional-Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS); GE-IIC
Lecture: Disolventes, soluciones acuosas y nuevos polímeros para la restauración, 22 February 2008, Madrid, Spain
Application deadline: see website

15 January. Archives of the Republic of Slovenia and the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Workshop: Limp and semi-limp vellum binding, and paper case bindings, 3 – 14 November 2008
Tutor: Prof. Christopher Clarkson, Oxford, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 28 February 2008

4 January. AIC online courses
- Establishing a Conservation Practice, 17 Jan – 13 Feb - Digital Photography 101 for Conservation, 14 Feb – 13 Mar
- Description Coming Soon! Marketing for Conservation, 27 March – 23 April
- Estimating Conservation Projects, 1 May – 28 May
- Laboratory Safety for Conservation, 5 June – 2 July
- Mitigating Risk: Contracts and Insurance for Conservation, 10 July – 6 Aug
- Professional Responsibility in Conservation, 11 Sept – 8 Oct
- Records and Information Management for Conservation, 16 Oct – 12 Nov
Scholarships available
Application deadline: see website

4 January. AIC workshops
- Mastering Inpainting, 5-9 May, Shepherdstown, WV
- Conservation of Plastics and Rubber, 15-18 May, New York, NY
- Digital Inkjet Printing for Textile Conservators, 13-15 June, Philadelphia, PA
- Conservation of Tracing Paper, two sessions: 4-5 Aug or 7-8 Aug, Williamstown, MA
- Adhesives for Conservation, 6-10 Oct, Omaha, NE Scholarships available
Application deadline: see website

21 December. Erasmus Mundus Programme
Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions
Scholarships available
Application deadline: 31 January 2008

20 December. Northern States Conservation Center, Australia
Distance learning course on collections areas: 2008 calendar
Application deadline: see website

14 November. International Academic Projects, United Kingdom
Distance learning course on chemistry for conservators, March - June 2008
Application deadline: see website

September. Archaia.eu
Training Seminars: Research Planning, Characterisation, Conservation and Management in Archaeological Sites, 28 - 30 January and 15 - 17 May 2008
Application deadline: see website

5 December. Cultural Resource Management Program, University of Victoria, Canada
Courses and workshops: 2008
Application deadline: see website

Websites, e-journals, e-publications

29 January. Statistiques culturelles en Europe
Downloadable publication on European cultural statistics carried out by the French Ministry of Culture.

29 January. e_conservation magazine: January
The fourth number of e_conservation magazine is now online and can be downloaded for free.

25 January. Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Anjuman-e-Falah-e-Aama in Co-Operation with German Society for the Advancement of Culture
This report reviews the situation of the cultural heritage in Pakistan and in particular it focuses on Gogera Fort, gives inventory of the fort and proposals for its preservation as well as management.

16 January. 2007-2008 World Heritage Map Available, UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC)
The 2007-2008 World Heritage map, the third to be produced in collaboration with National Geographic and Hewlett Packard, is now downloadable from the WHC website.

16 January. Cahier 4 - L'action en patrimoine, Observatoire de la culture et des communications du Québec (OCCQ)
4th publication on the État des lieux du patrimoine des institutions muséales et des archives in Canada is now available and can be downloaded from the OCCQ website.

15 January. Grupo Español del IIC (GE-IIC)
Website in Spanish: GE-IIC
Official website of the IIC Spanish Group (International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works).

9 January. University of Minho, Portugal
Updated version of the website of the Historical and Masonry Structures at University of Minho:
1.- ISISE - Institute for Sustainability and Innovation for Structural Engineering
2.- Masonry
3.- Structures

27 December. English Heritage, United Kingdom
Our Place network
English Heritage has launched a networking website for heritage sector staff working in education and community engagement. Miriam Levin, Head of Outreach for English Heritage, said “Our Place is a groundbreaking networking site and the first of its type in the country. It’s the Facebook for the cultural sector.”

27 December. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage
The official website of the Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage.

27 December. Voluntariado Cultural, Fundación Sophia
A new website for promoting cultural volunteering in initiatives on tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

20 December. e_conservation magazine: December
The second number of e_conservation magazine is now online and can be downloaded for free.

18 December. e-journal: CeROArt N. 1
CeROArt is an e-journal and interactive platform, devoted to a multidisciplinary approach of art and objects conservation, exhibition and restoration.

17 December. Best practices for audio preservation
This publication presents the results of research and development carried out by the Sound Directions Project with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities in the United States.

12 November. e-petition: Textiles Conservation Centre
The Masters Textile Conservation Programme of the TCC is considered the leading course internationally. The University of Southampton proposes to close TCC commencing summer 2008 with full closure by September 2009. This petition is to hopefully prevent the closure of such an important academic institution which has a distinguished history and international reputation.

updated on: 24 May, 2010