Awards, competitions, and prizes
18 September. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: Receipt of nomination files
Deadline for application: 30 September 2008
20 July. American Academy in Rome
Rome Prize Fellowships
Deadline for application: 1 November 2008
23 June. Daimler and UNESCO
Mondialogo Engineering Award
Deadline for application: 31 October 2008
4 June. Europa Nostra
Europa Nostra Awards 2009
Deadline for application: 1 October 2008
9 April. Romualdo del Bianco Foundation
International competition: Best degree projects
Deadline for application: 30 September 2008
Events
Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month
18 September. Call for papers: Forum UNESCO - Hanoi 2009: University and Heritage, 5 - 10
April 2009, Hanoi Viet Nam
Submission deadline: 30 October 2008
24 September. Rhode Island School of Design, United States
Opening: The Chace Center
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect José Rafael Moneo. After a two-year construction period the five-story, 43,000-square-foot glass and brick structure, built on a former parking lot, will significantly increase the exhibition and programming capabilities of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design.
18 September. Call for expressions of interest: 11th Terra Conference – 2012,
ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH)
The International Scientific Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH) is issuing this Call for Expressions of Interest to find organizations and countries to promote, host, run and administer the next international conference known as 'Terra'.
Submission deadline: 30 September 2008
18 September. Conservation and Curatorial Departments, Statens Museum for Kunst; The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts; INCCA (International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art)
Seminar on Permanence in Contemporary Art – Checking Reality, 3 - 4 November 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark
Application deadline: see website
10 September. TAG Exhibition: Visual biographies: object, art and archaeological practice, 15 - 17 December 2008
Deadline for application: 3 October 2008
10 September. UCL Institute of Archaeology, United Kingdom
CHAT 2008: ‘Heritage Chat’, 14 – 16 November 2008
Deadline for application: see website
8 September. Museums and the Web 2009, Etats-Unis
MW2009, 15 - 18 avril 2009
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 30 September 2008
Deadline for presentation of demonstrations: 31 December 2008
1 September. Ministry of Culture, Colombia
Calendar of events:
Cultural heritage month, September 2008
25 August. International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), United States
46th IFLA World Conference, 21-23 October 2009, Brazil
Deadline for application: 31 December 2008
25 August. The Getty, United States
Symposium: Facing the Challenges of Panel Paintings Conservation: Trends, Treatments and Training, 17 - 18 May 2009, United States
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 1 January 2009
20 August. The Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development
International Conference on Intangible Heritage: Sharing Cultures 2009, 30 May - 1 June 2009, Azores, Portugal
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 31 October 2008
19 August. English Heritage, United Kingdom
On The Waterfront, 19 - 21 November 2008, London, United Kingdom
Deadline for registration: see website
19 August. British Museum, United Kingdom
Going Green: towards sustainability in conservation, 24 April 2009, London, United Kingdom
Deadline for presentation of abstracts: 1 October 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
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
Grants, scholarships, internships
18 September. French Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Education and Research, the Department of Human and Social Sciences of the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS), and the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH)
Hermes postdoctoral fellowships
Application deadline: 30 September 2008 and 21 March 2009
19 August. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Researcher Civil Engineering
Application deadline: 30 September 2008
20 July. American Academy in Rome
Rome Prize Fellowships
Deadline for application: 1 November 2008
26 June. Getty Conservation Institute, United States
Guest Scholar Program, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Science
Application deadline: 1 November 2008
Graduate Internships at the Conservation Institute
Application deadline: 15 December 2008
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
19 September. Department of Historic Preservation, Mary Washington University, United States
Assistant professor, building forensics and architectural conservation (pdf)
Application deadline: 31 October 2008
19 September. School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia, United States
Director
Application deadline: see website
15 September. Cornell University, United States
Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources and Special Collections
Application deadline: 15 November 2008
27 August. ARS Progetti, Italy
Project Manager, Culture and Cultural Heritage Sector, Italy
Application deadline: 30 September 2008
27 August. American Academy in Rome
Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the School of Classical Studies (pdf)
Application deadline: 10 November 2008
25 August. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Faculty position: Master of Science in Historic Preservation Program
Application deadline: 1 November 2008
19 August. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Researcher Civil Engineering
Application deadline: 30 September 2008
Publications
1 September. Visual Resources, Vol. XXIV, No. 3, September 2008: Imaging
Just published: the new issue of 'Visual Resources', an international journal of documentation.
1 September. Establishing the national digital cultural heritage repository in Malaysia
The purpose of this study is to uncover the perceptions of information professionals with regards to the establishment of a National Digital Cultural Heritage Repository Center (NDCHR) in Malaysia.
27 August. Revista Iber de Ciencias Sociales, October 2008
The October edition will deal with the conservation of industrial heritage.
Training and development
24 September. University of Victoria, School of Continuing Studies, Canada
Campus courses:
Distance learning:
24 September. Universitá di Firenze, Italy
MSc in Restauro degli Edifici Storici e Monumentali, Progetto Cantiere Sicurezza
Application deadline: 24 October 2008
8 September. University College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Ireland
MSc in World Heritage Management
Application deadline: see website
8 September. Scuola Superiore di Catania, Italy
Masters in Economics and Administration of Cultural
Heritage (pdf)
Application deadline: 25 September 2008
18 August. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Digital Preservation Management: Short-Term Solutions for Long-Term
Problems, May and October 2009, May 2010, United States
Application deadline: see website
18 August. American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
Workshops and courses, August - December 2008, United States
Application deadline: see website
10 June. Fundación ILAM (Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos)
Talleres ILAM 2008
Application deadline: see website
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 >
4 March. University of Northumbria at Newcastle, United Kingdom
Distance training: MA in Preventive Conservation, October 2008
Application deadline: September 2008
4 January. AIC online courses
- Records and Information Management for Conservation, 16 Oct – 12 Nov
Scholarships available
Application deadline: see website
4 January. AIC workshops
- Adhesives for Conservation,
6 - 10 October, 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
30 September. AAAV - Anagrafe Archivi AudioVisivi
Website of Italian audivisual archives.
23 September.
Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Travel
Guide published by National Geographic for traveling responsibly as a means for conserving natural resources, supporting local cultures, and making a positive impact on the places visited.
23 September. GCI Bulletin subscription
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) announces the launch in
October 2008 of the its new electronic bulletin.
18 September. ARCHIMEDES project
Website of ARCHIMEDES: Actions to regenarate cities and help innovative Mediterranean economic development enhancing sustainability.
10 September. UNESCO releases film on Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention
A short documentary film produced by UNESCO on the Convention of the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
10 September. Maritime Archaeological Archives (MAG), United Kingdom
Website on a project for Securing a Future for Maritime Archaeological Archives.
8 September. CeROArt e-Journal
The second issue will be published on 15 October 2008.
1 September. The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings: Proceedings of a Symposium
at the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 1995, Dardes, Kathleen, and Andrea Rothe, eds.
Online publication offered by the GCI in pdf.
The Getty Panel Paintings Initiative Project is multi year project developed to address the need for educational resources and training opportunities in the structural treatment of panel paintings.
28 August. Museodata
This portal site provides information on museums, cultural heritage, conservation and restoration, and many related topics. Online community in Spanish, with forum.
updated on:
24 May, 2010
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