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Announcements
19 June. CoOL is going to AIC!
Having reviewed a proposal from AIC and following several discussions, Stanford University Libraries has agreed that AIC will be given responsibility for CoOL and the Conservation DistList. If you comments or questions, please contact:
<coolinfo [at] conservation-us__org>
10 June. Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation, United States
A multi-disciplinary team of experts issues Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation. Declares: Historic preservation must play a central role in efforts to make the built environment more sustainable.
22 May. CoOL and the Conservation DistList
For over twenty-two years, Stanford University Libraries' has served and supported the conservation community by hosting Conservation OnLine.
Sadly, the economic downturn has affected Stanford as it has many other institutions. As a result, Stanford has made the difficult choice no longer to support CoOL. If you have any suggestions on carrying this initiative forward, please contact:
<Walter Henry <request [at] cool__stanford__edu>
Awards, competitions, prizes
28 July. American Academy in Rome
Rome Prize Fellowships
Deadline for application: 1 November 2009
25 June. Europa Nostra
Europa Nostra Awards 2010
Deadline for application: 1 October 2009
22 May. Archaeological Photography Prize
Antiquity invites the submission of high-quality archaeological photographs for publication in the journal.
Deadline for application: see website
Events
Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month
31 July. ICON conference, United Kingdom
Call for papers: Conservation in Focus 2010 - CF10, 25 - 26 March 2010, Cardiff University
Application deadline: 31 August 2009
28 July. Ravello LAB, Italy
Call for papers: Ravello LAB Research, 29 - 31 October 2009
Application deadline: 30 September 2009
19 June. Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco et Associazione Amici della Galleria del Costume, Italy
Call for papers: Costume Colloquium II: Dress for Dance, 4-7 November 2010, Florence.
Application deadline: 30 July 2009
2 June. Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI)
2009 Conference: Preservation in the City without Limits, 2-6 November 2009
APT extends a special invitation to preservationists from Latin America who can apply for Getty Foundation Travel Support (pdf).
Application deadline: 1 August 2009
2 juin. European Foundation for Landscape Architecture
Conference list 2009 (pdf)
Application deadline: see website
16 May. Parjap Portugal 2009
Event: Congreso Iberoamericano de Parques y Jardines Públicos, 24 - 27 June 2009. Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal
Application deadline: see website
5 May. ICOM-CC working groups: wood, furniture, lacquer; textiles; sculpture, polychromy and architectural decoration; mural paintings and rock art; leather.
Call for abstracts: Multidisciplinary conservation: a holistic view of historic interiors, 23 - 25 March 2010, Rome, Italy
Submission deadline: 30 September 2009
4 May. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of Czech Academy of Siences, Czech Republic
Event: 2nd Historic Mortars Conference HMC2010, 22 - 24 September 2010, Prague
Application deadline: see website
3 April. Mexican Materials Research Society (MRS-MEXICO); Materials Research Society (MRS); NACE International Section Mexico
Conference: XVIII International Congress on Materials Research 2009, 16 - 21 August, Cancún, Mexico
Early registration: 17 July 2009
11 March. Biblioteca "Fernando Ortiz", Cuba
Call for abstracts: BIBLIOARCHI 2010 (pdf), 16 - 20 February 2010, Centro Habana
Submission deadline: 31 October 2009
10 March. UNESCO World Heritage Center Paris; German Commission for UNESCO; Chair of Intercultural Studies; UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies; BTU Cottbus
Conference: World Heritage and Cultural Diversity – Challenges for University Education, 23 - 25 October 2009, Cottbus
Application deadline: see website
20 February. SAHC2010 Conference, China
Call for abstracts: SAHC-2010, 7th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions 'Strengthening and Retrofitting' (pdf), 6 - 8 October 2010, Shanghai
Submission deadline: 30 September 2009
20 February. College of Civil Engineering,
Fuzhou University, China
Call for abstracts: Arch10 - 6th International Conference on Arch Bridges, 11 - 13 October 2010, Fuzhou, Fujian
Submission deadline: 31 July 2009
15 January. Wessex Institute of Technology, United Kingdom
Conference: ISUF 2009 - Sixteenth International Seminar on Urban Form,
4 - 7 September 2009, Guangzhou, China
Abstracts presentation deadline: as soon as possible
15 January. Wessex Institute of Technology, United Kingdom
Conference: STREMAH 2009 - 11th International Conference on Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture,
22 - 24 July 2009, Tallinn, Estonia
Abstracts presentation deadline: as soon as possible
13 January. Universitá di Bologna, Italy
International Congress: Chemistry for Cultural Heritage (ChemCH), 11 – 3 July 2010, Ravena, Italy
First announcement
19 December. Museum Computer Network (MNC), United States
Annual conference: MNC 2009, 11 - 14 November 2009
Application deadline: see website
15 December. Society of American Archivists (SAA), United States
2009 Conferences/Workshops
Application deadlines: see website
Films and videos
16 June. ICOM-Italy
Abruzzo earthquake
Video produced by Legambiente and ICOM-Italy about the earthquake in the Abruzzi Region.
2 June. Getty Conservation Institute, United States
Videos of a panel discussions on:
Grants, scholarships, internships, funding
29 July. British Library, United States
Conservation internships
Applications deadline: 14 August 2009
20 June. National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
H.D.T. Williamson Foundation Painting Conservation Fellowships
Applications deadline: 16 July 2009
15 June. Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS), United States
Fellowship
Applications deadline: 15 February 2010
2 June. Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI)
2009 Conference: Preservation in the City without Limits, 2-6 November 2009
APT extends a special invitation to preservationists from Latin America who can apply for Getty Foundation Travel Support (pdf).
Application deadline: 1 August 2009
6 May.International Conservation Centre, Old City of Acre, Israel
Internship: Saving the Stones programme
Applications deadline: see website
2 March. National Gallery, United States
Fellowships: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Charles E. Culpeper Foundation
Applications deadline: see website
2 January. The Getty, United States
Jobs
28 July. Library of Congress, United States
Foreign law specialists
Application deadlines: 7 and 10 August 2009
30 June. Sotheby's Institute of Art, United Kingdom and United States
Director of Resources
Application deadlines: 6 July 2009
29 June. Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), United States
Assistant Scientist (pdf)
Application deadline: 16 July 2009
26 June. Cultural Heritage Project (CHP), Iraq
Program Director, Archaeological and Historic Preservation Program, Erbil, Iraq
Application deadline: see website
20 June. National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
Conservator of Objects
Applications deadline: 17 July 2009
8 June. Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand
Preservation Services Manager
Applications deadline: 17 July 2009
11 June. British Museum, United Kingdom
11 June. The National Trust, United Kingdom
Programme Manager
Applications deadline: 17 July 2009
11 June. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States
Assistant Conservator, Paintings
Applications deadline: 6 July 2009
21 May. Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), United Arab Emirates
Job openings:
Petitions and proposals
2 June. Help Create an Archive of Photographic Materials from the Pre-Digital Age
Scientists at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) are creating a reference collection for future generations of photo conservators and scholars. They are soliciting donations from the general public of old photographic papers, film, negatives, and prints, so as to build an archive of knowledge and materials from the era of classical chemical-based photography.
Publications
2 June. GCI Newsletter 24.1
Just published by the Getty Conservation Institute.
2 June. Fundación Caja Madrid
Online list of new publications in Spanish on cultural heritage.
28 May. Scientific examination for the investigation of paintings. A handbook for conservators-restorers, edited by D. Pinna, M. Galeotti, R. Mazzeo, Ed. Centrodi, Florence, Italy
Handbook on the activities of the consortium of thirteen European artwork conservation institutions (Eu-ARTEC).
Surveys
1 July. English Heritage, United Kingdom
Conservation Areas at Risk – English Heritage Survey Results
On Tuesday 23 June, English Heritage revealed the results of the first ever national survey of conservation areas. How many are at risk and what are the top 10 threats?
Training and development
24 July. Getty Conservation Institute, United States
Conserving Heritage in Southeast Asian Cities: Planning for Continuity and Change, 31 October -
14 November 2009, Chiang Saen, Thailand
Application deadline: 15 August 2009
22 July. University of Nova Gorica, Università IUAV di Venezia
Economics and Techniques for the Conservation of the Architectural and
Environmental Heritage, October 2009 - June 2010
Application deadline: 31 August 2009
22 July. Facoltà di Architettura, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
Cultura del progetto in ambito archeologico, September 2009 - February 2010
Application deadline: 10 September 2009
22 July. Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), Canada
Archaeological Conservation:
Specialized Techniques and Research for Wet Objects, 21 - 24 September 2009
Application deadline: 20 August 2009
22 July. Cultural Resource Management Program, School of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria, Canada
Upcoming courses and workshops autumn 2009
15 July. International Academic Projects, United Kigdom
Globes: History, Technology and Conservation, 13 – 14 October 2009
Application deadline: 24 July 2009
15 July. Heritage Digital Campus, South Africa
Heritage Digital Campus 2009, 17 - 21 August 2009
Application deadline: 24 July 2009
14 July. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Traditional consolidation treatments for canvas paintings, 22 - 5 September 2009
Application deadline: 31 August 2009
2 June. Museum Studies Program, University of Queensland, Australia
MUSM7010: Vietnam Field School in Museums and Sustainable Heritage Development, 11- 30 January 2010
Application deadline: see website
6 May. Australian National University, Australia
New graduate programme: Cultural and Environmental Heritage, Canberra
Application deadline: see website
7 April. Fratelli Alinari Fondazione and Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, Italy
Management of photographic archives (pdf), November 2009 - April 2010
Application deadline: 30 September 2009
1 April. International Conservation Centre, Old City of Acre, Israel
Training: Saving the Stones, Summer program: (6 weeks:- July - August 2009) Fall Semester (5 months: September - January 2009),
Spring Semester (5 months: February - June 2010), Acre, Israel
Application deadlines: see website
27 March. Sotheby's Institute of Art, United Kingdom and United States
Training: Spring and summer short courses
Application deadlines: see website
26 March. SAHC Erasmus Mundus Masters Course
Training: Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of
Monuments and Historical Constructions 2009/2010, October 2009 - July 2010
Scholarships available
Application deadlines: 10 September 2009
20 March. ABER-SENAI (Associação Brasileira de Encadernação e Restauro), Brazil
Training: 2009 Courses
Application deadline: see webite
18 March. Monastery of Saint John the Theologian,
Patmos, Greece
Workshops on historic bookbindings, 31 August - 4 September, 2009; 14 - 18 November, 2009; and 21 - 25 September, 2009
Application deadline: 31 July 2009
16 March. Institut National du Programme (INP), France
2009 programme: Professional development short courses and seminars
28 December. Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología (CENCREM), Cuba
CENCREM: 2009 course programme (pdf)
Application deadlines: see programme
19 December. The Getty Leadership Institute, United States Museum Leadership
Institute 2009 Programmes
Application deadlines: see webite
17 December. The Campbell Center, United States
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies 2009
Application deadlines: see webite
16 December. Hornemann Institute, Germany
Online courses in English:
Online courses in German:
Application deadlines: see website
15 December. American Association of Museums (AAM)
AAM professional development programme in 2009
Application deadlines: see website
15 December. Fundación ILAM (Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos)
Talleres ILAM 2009
Application deadlines: see website
15 December. Society of American Archivists (SAA), United States
SAA Continuing Professional Education in 2009 and 2009 Conferences/Workshops
Application deadlines: see website
22 October. American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
Upcoming courses and workshops: 2009
Scholarships available
Application deadlines: see website
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
Websites, e-journals, e-publications
31 July. INTI-Celulosa y Papel
Boletín sobre Conservación
y Restauración, Argentina
The July edition of the online newsletter on paper conservation in Spanish.
31 July. Museum With No Frontiers (MWNF)
Website of MWNF, an organisation whose ground-breaking and visionary programme aims to establish a vast trans-national museum that presents works of art, architecture and archaeology in the context in which they were created.
30 July. e-conservation magazine: June
The second number of e-conservation magazine is now online and can be downloaded for free.
15 July. Museo Virtual de América Latina y el Caribe
A website, in development, of virtual museums in Latin America and the Caribbean.
14 July. Global Heritage Fund (GHF)
A non-profit International Conservancy established in 2002 in Palo Alto, California, with the mission to save the earth’s most significant and endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries (Cambodia, China, Guatemala, India, Laos, Libya, Peru and Turkey), through scientific excellence and community involvement.
13 July. The Virtual Museum of Iraq
Website of the Museum of Iraq developped by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR).
6 July. Bow and arrow archery in the Castle of Enna, Sicily, Italy
Members of the Italian Association of Medieval Archers training in the grounds of the Castle of Enna in Sicily, Italy.
29 June. Festival of British Archaeology 2009, Council of British Archaeology, United Kingdom
The Council for British Archaeology has launched a new Festival of British Archaeology website. The countdown has begun to this annual event, described by the CBA as an ‘extravaganza of heritage-related activities’, taking place between 18 July and 2 August 2009.
16 June. Rust Never Sleeps: Recognizing Metals and their Corrosion Products, Bart Ankersmit, Martina Griesser-Stermscheg, Lyndsie Selwyn, and Susanne Sutherland
An international collaborative effort involving corrosion scientists
and conservators. So far, the booklet, is very popular with non-conservators,
conservators, community museum staff and museum/conservation educators and
consultants.
10 June. Portal of Culture: Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCO website on culture in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.
2 June. Access artists' recipe books online.
In 2008, the GCI identified a number of Conservation Collection books to include in the Getty Research Institute's Internet Archive Digitization Project. The materials selected for digitization relate to the history of technology -- specifically pre-twentieth-century artists' recipe books. To date, nearly half of the 200 titles selected from the Conservation Collection have been digitized, cataloged, and made available for free online.
updated on:
24 May, 2010
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