Awards, competitions, and prizes

9 April. British Archaeological Awards
British Archaeological Award 2008
Deadline for application: 31 May 2008

9 April. Romualdo del Bianco Foundation
International competition: Best degree projects
Deadline for application: 30 September 2008

28 March. Convenio Andrés Bello (CAB)
VII prize CAB 'Somos Patrimonio'
Deadline for application extended: 20 June 2008

25 March. English Heritage, United Kingdom
Awards for the Presentation of Heritage Research 2008
Deadline for application: 2 May 2008

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 (pdf)
Deadline for application: 31 July 2008

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

Call for projects

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

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

24 April. Fundación Caja Madrid, Spain
IV Bienal de Restauración Monumental: 25 años de restauración monumental (1975-2000), 22 - 25 January 2009, Madrid, Spain
Abstract proposal submission deadline: 6 June 2008

21 April. National and University Library and University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Slovenia
Second International Symposium and Workshops Durability of Paper and Writing, 7 - 9 July 2009 (dates to be defined), Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract proposal submission deadline: 15 May 2008

21 April. Museum of the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang Xi’an, China
Second International Symposium of Conservation and Research of the Terracotta Army and Polychrome Cultural Relics, March 2009 (dates to be defined), China
Abstract proposal submission deadline: 1 June 2008

16 April. National Technical Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
Legacy of Three-Color Photography, 29-31 October, Prague, Czech Republic
Paper proposal submission deadline: 30 May 2008

14 April. World Association for the Protection of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage During Times of Armed Conflict (WATCH)
6th International Conference on Science and Technology in Archaeology and Conservation, 8 - 14 December 2008, Rome, Italy
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 30 April 2008

10 April. Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation
12th International Conference on Sustainable Development of Historical Cities, based on Sound-Tourism and Education, 11 - 14 July 2008, Florence, Italy
Registration deadline: 10 May 2008

2 April. 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia (VSMM)
VSMM 2008, 20 - 26 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 2 June 2008

1 April. Brazilian Association of Conservators and Restorers of Cultural Property (Associação Brasileira de Conservadores e Restauradores de Bens
Culturais – ABRACOR)
Preservation of Cultural Heritage: ethics and social responsibility (pdf), 8 - 12 September 2008, Brazil
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 22 April 2008

31 mars. International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA)
Conserving the present: synthetic binders, plastic materials, videos and installations, 7, 14 and 21 April 2008, Milan, Italy
Application deadline: see website

16 March. Danish Branch of the Nordic Association of Conservators
Preserving the Evidence of Industrial Society, 24 - 27 May 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
Application deadline: 31 September 2008

26 February. Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation - Association of Friends of the Costume Gallery of Florence
Costume Colloquium: A tribute to Janet Arnold, 6 - 9 November 2008, Florence, Italy
Early bird registration : 30 June 2008

25 February. VSMM 2008
Call for papers - VSMM 2008: Digital Heritage: Our Hi-tech-STORY for the Future, 20 - 26 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus
Deadline for presentation of papers: 2 June 2008

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 2008

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 2008

Grants, scholarships, internships

27 February. Museum of Ethnology, Vienna, Austria
Internships: objects and textiles conservation
Application deadline: 1 May 2008
Contact for objects: Christiane Jordan <christiane.jordan [at] ethno-museum__ac__at>
Contact for textiles: Elisabeth Tarawneh <elisabeth.tarawneh [at] ethno-museum__ac__at>

February. Smithsonian, United States
Conservation fellowships and internships
Application deadline: see website

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

Jobs

24 April. International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM)
Executive Director (pdf)
Application deadline: 30 May 2008

24 April. International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM)
Programme Manager, Sustainability/Fundraising Officer, Membership Officer, Library & Information Assistant
Application deadline: 15 May 2008

8 April. Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA)
Director for CHDA (pdf)
Application deadline: 1 June 2008

28 March. UNESCO, World Heritage Centre, Culture Sector Unit
Chief of Latin America and the Caribbean region (pdf)
Application deadline: 22 April 2008

16 March. Columbia University Libraries, United States
Conservation Assistant
Application deadline: Open until filled

16 March. Simon Gillespie Studio, United Kingdom
Conservator-restorer
Contact: Simon Gillespie Studio <info [at] simongillespie__com>
Application deadline: see website

26 February. Pole d'Archeologie Interdepartemental Rhenan (PAIR), France
Archaeozoologist
Application deadline: 10 June 2008
Archaeological conservation: metal artefacts
Contac: Elise Alloin <elise.alloin [at] pair-archeologie__fr>

Publications

25 April. Juventud, Museos y Patrimonio, DIBAM, Chile
Proceedings of the Education, Museums and Heritage Congress organized by ICOM-Chile. The publication is available in pdf format.

16 April. Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation, Volume 24, No. 1
Devoted to the study of images and their uses. While images of architecture and works of art constitute its main focus, it also includes other subjects and contexts in a wide range of formats.

Training and development

30 April. International Centre for the Study of Herculaneum, Italy
Call for Italian participants for the international workshop on Heritage Site Management Practices, Herculaneum, Italy, 13 – 24 October 2008
Application deadline: 12 May 2008

28 April. Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Interactive training workshop on Assessing and Managing Risks to Your Collections, Ottawa, Canada, 15 - 17 October 2008
Application deadline: see website
Contact: Laura Smyk < lsmyk [at] mus-nature . ca >

28 April. British & Irish Sound Archives (BISA), Wales
BISA Training Day, Aberystwyth, Wales, 23 - 24 May 2008
Application deadline: see website

21 April. Universidad de Ibagué, Colombia
Summer course on Urban conservation, Colombia, 14 July - 2 August 2008
Application deadline: see website
Contact: Diego Londoño < diego.londono [at] unibague . edu . co >

1 April. University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
MSc in Forensic Conservation (Heritage Science) programme, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 1 August 2008
Contact: bcolston [at] lincoln . ac . uk

16 March. International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA)
Workshop: INCCA Database for Artists' Archives, 6 June
Application deadline: 23 May 2008

4 March. University of Northumbria at Newcastle, United Kingdom
Distance training: MA in Preventive Conservation, October 2008
Application deadline: September 2008

11 February. UCLA, United States
Document Imaging and Document Management, 6 - 8 June
Application deadline: see website

8 February. The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material Inc. (AICCM), Australia
New methods of cleaning paintings, 28 July - 1 August
New methods of cleaning painted surfaces of 3D objects, 4 - 8 August
Scholarship application deadline: see website

5 February. International Academic Projects and the Corning Museum of Glass, United States
Short course: Conservation of glass, 19 - 23 May, United States
Application deadline: see website

5 February. Lesvos Petrified Forest Museum, Greece
Placements for conservation students in the Lesvos Petrified Forest Museum
The Museum is offering up to five (5) placements for conservation and restoration students in the period May-September 2008. The students will work with the conservation and restoration team. Their duties will include conservation, restoration, photography and documentation of the fossils, and their work is expected to be realized both within the museum premises, as well as in the outdoor parks.
Application deadline: see website

1 February. Royal College of Art, United Kingdom
Conservation at the RCA 2011 Onwards
The Royal College of Art will be suspending its intake of new students to the RCA/V&A Conservation programme from 2008-9.

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

4 January. AIC online courses
- 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

September. Archaia.eu
Training Seminars: Research Planning, Characterisation, Conservation and Management in Archaeological Sites, 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

25 April. Cultural Heritage Policy Documents, compiled by The Getty
A list of charters, conventions, and recommendations representing the chronological development of cultural policy over the last 95 years.

14 April. Guía práctica sobre software libre: su selección y aplicación local en América Latina y el Caribe by Fernando da Rosa and Federico Heinz
A pdf publication issued by UNESCO.

4 April. Audiovisual research collections and their preservation by Dietrich Schüller, Phonogrammarchiv, Austrian Academy of Sciences
A pdf publication issued by the TAPE project.

1 April. HAL (Hyper Articles en Ligne)
A website for posting scientific documents.

updated on: 24 May, 2010