Awards, competitions, and prizes

28 May. Instituto Estatal de la Cultura, Guanajuato, Mexico
Prizes: Built cultural heritage conservation in Guanajuato, 2008
Deadline for application: see website

25 May. Cité de l´Architecture et du Patrimoine, France
Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2008
Deadline for application: see website

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 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

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

28 May. International Centre for the Study of Herculaneum, Italy
Documentary screening of Herculaneum: Diari del buio e della luce (pdf), 4 June 2008, Herculaneum, Italy

26 May. Italian Association of Conservation Scientists (AICS) and the “Younger Chemists”  Group of Italian Chemical Society (SCI-Young Group)
Conference on Youth in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage - YOCOCU, 24 – 25  November 2008, Rome, Italy
Abstract proposal submission deadline: 5 July 2008

21 May. McGill University, Canada
Symposium on Media in Motion: The Challenge of Preservation in the Digital Age, 29 October 2008
Abstract proposal submission deadline: 15 June 2008

19 May. Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali and U.O. Monumenti Medioevali e Moderni, Rome, Italy
Conference on L’Acqua le pietre i bronzi, le fontane monumentali. Gestione e conservazione. Esperienze a confronto, 23 - 25 October 2008, Rome, Italy
Abstract proposal submission deadline: see website

5 May. British Museum, United Kingdom
The Fifth International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2008), 29-30 September 2008, London, United Kingdom
Abstract proposal submission deadline: 28 May 2008

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. 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

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

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

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

9 May. Erasmus Mundus Programme
Scholarships for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions
Application deadline: 31 May

5 May. Herculaneum Conservation Project, Italy
Research internships (pdf): application form (doc)
Application deadline: 9 June

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

28 May. Preservation Maryland, United States
Preservation Services Director
Application deadline: see website

21 May. Institute of Archaeology, University College London, United Kingdom
Senior Lecturer/Reader in Museum Studies
Application deadline: 12 June 2008

13 May. World Heritage Centre, Paris, France
Deputy Director of the World Heritage Centre in charge of Management Culture Sector (pdf)
Application deadline: 30 June 2008

6 May. Art Conservation Program, Department of Art, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Sabbatical Replacement Position in Artifact Conservation
Application deadline: 23 May 2008

5 May. Council for British Archaeology, United Kingdom
Head of Development
Application deadline: 30 May 2008

5 May. Council for British Archaeology, United Kingdom
Head of Development
Application deadline: 30 May 2008

24 April. International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM)
Executive Director (pdf)
Application deadline: 23 June 2008

24 April. International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM)
Programme Manager, Sustainability/Fundraising Officer, Membership Officer, Library & Information Assistant
Application deadline: 23 June 2008

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

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

5 May. Confidences du monde, Azedine Beschaouch, Editor
It is the first publication of a new series, half way between an art book and a travel guide which aims at discovering through a new perspective, the rich historical, cultural and turisitic Tunisian heritage.

Training and development

20 May. Cornell University, United States
Short courses on Preservation: Sustainability, New York, United States, 2 - 5 June 2008
Application deadline: see website

16 May. The New School for Scanning, NEDCC, United States
Short course on Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections, Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 10 - 12 June 2008
Application deadline: 30 May 2008

16 May. Instituto Valenciano de Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales, Spain
Short course on illuminated manuscripts conservation (pdf), Valencia, Spain, 24 - 27 September 2008
Application deadline: 10 September 2008

13 May. International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy
Master in World Heritage at Work, 15 June 2008 - 14 June 2009
Application deadline: 31 May 2008

6 May. National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), India
Short courses on library and information science (pdf), New Delhi, India, April 2008 - March 2009.
Application deadline: see website
Contact: Dr. Narendra Kumar < narendrakumar [at] niscair . res . in >

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

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
- 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
- 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

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

Websites, e-journals, e-publications

26 May. e_conservation magazine: April
The fourth number of e_conservation magazine is now online and can be downloaded for free.

19 May. Monte 'e Prama, Cabras, Sardinia
Website on the project to conserve the unique statues, dating to the 7th century BC, from Monte ‘e Prama which were found in the late 1970s.

13 May. Cultural Heritage Laws Database, UNESCO
The aim of the database is to protect the cultural heritage as a whole by combating the looting, theft, illegal export and import and illicit trafficking of cultural property as well as the degradation and all other forms of deterioration of the heritage.

5 May. Legal and Policy Framework for Promoting Equitable Access to Documentary Heritage
UNESCO helps complete study on equitable access to documentary heritage in South Asian countries. The study seeks to accurately identify and critically examine the legal and policy framework.

5 May. International Journal of Heritage Studies : Volume 14 Issue 3, United Kingdom
Special issue on Sense of Place: New Media, Cultural Heritage and Place Making.

5 May. CulturalHeritage.cc Foundation, formerly the MuseumDepot.org
The Foundation's mission is to distribute this affordable digital documentation system - constructed upon international standards.

updated on: 24 May, 2010