Awards

22 June. Hands On! International (HO! I) and European Museum Academy
Children’s Museum Award
Application deadline: 31 October 2011

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

28 June. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Future events
Registration deadline: see website

23 June. Nordic Development Research Associations
Call for papers: Culture and Development : The role and meaning of culturally sustainable development in development research and praxis, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-25 November 2011
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 August 2011

23 June. American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Event: International Conference on the Use of X-ray (and related) Techniques in Arts and Cultural Heritage, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 7-8 December 2011
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 August 2011
Registration deadline: 2 November 2011 (advanced)

20 June. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Event: World Library and Information Congress : 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 13-18 August 2011
Registration deadline: 25 July 2011

20 June. ICOM international committee for collecting (COMCOL) and ICOM Europe
Event: CAMOC's 2011 conference, Berlin, Germany, 31 October - 3 November 2011
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2011
Registration deadline: 1 August 2011 (advanced), 25 September 2011

31 May. The Best in Heritage
Event: The Best in Heritage, Dubrovnik, Croatia 22 - 24 September 2011
Registration deadline: see website

31 May. International Association of Books and Paper Conservators (IADA)
Event: IADA XIIth Congress, 29 August - 2 September 2011, Berne Switzerland
Registration deadline: see website

26 May. International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
Event: 17th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 27 November - 2 December 2011, Paris, France
Earlybird registration deadline: 27 August 2011

4 May. Organizing Secretariat of Costume Colloquium, Florence, Italy
Call for papers: Costume Colloquium III: Past Dress – Future Fashion , 8-11 November 2012, Florence, Italy
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2011

4 May. ICOM Costume Committee
Conference: Annual meeting: Culture of Dress between East and West, 25 - 30 September 2011, Belgrade, Serbia
Registration deadline: 30 June 2011

8 April. Wallraf-Richartz-Museum and Foundation Corboud, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, and the Doerner Institut, Germany
Symposium: Let the Material Talk – Technology of Late Medieval Cologne Painting in Context, 24–26 November 2011, Cologne, Germany
Registration deadline: contact organizers

8 April. Cultural Center – National University of San Marcos, Peru
Symposium: 3er Simposio Latinoamericano de Métodos de Física y Química para la conservación del patrimonio cultural de Arqueología, Arte y Patrimonio Cultural (LASMAC 2011), 8-10 November 2011, Lima, Peru
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2011
Registration deadline: 30 July 2011

4 April. British Museum and partners, United Kingdom
Conference: Pest Odyssey 2011: Ten Years Later, 26-28 October 2011, London, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: 30 June 2011 (advanced); 25 October 2011

22 March. ICOM-CC
Conference: Triennial 16th Conference, 19-23 September 2011, Lisbon, Portugal
Registration deadline: 31 March 2011 (advanced); see website

22 March. United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO and partners
Call for papers: “I Know Where I'm Going”: Remote Access to World Heritage Sites from St Kilda to Uluru, 23-24 November 2011, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: 30 June 2011 (advanced); 11 November 2011

22 March. European project CHARISMA (Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Infrastructures: Synergy for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Conservation/Restoration) and the British Museum
Call for papers: The Renaissance Workshop: The Materials and Techniques of Renaissance Art, 10-11 May 2012, London, United Kingdom
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2011

21 March. Gobierno de la Provincia de Chaco et le Federación de Archiveros de la República Argentina (FARA), Argentina
Conference:IX Congreso Argentino de Archivistica: Demanda y Actualización de conocimientos archivísticos, el desafío del saber hacer, 7-9 September 2011, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
Registration deadline: 15 August 2011

1 March. Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones In Antiquity
Call for papers: ASMOSIA Xth International Conference, 21-26 May 2012, Rome, Italy
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2011

8 February. Palais des Papes, Avignon, France
Exhibition: Blessures d'archives, rêve d'éternité, 17 January - 28 October 2011, Palais des Papes, Avignon

14 December. Asian Academy for Heritage Management (AAHM)
Conference: Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, 8-12 November 2011, Manila, Philippines
Registration deadline: see website

19 October. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Events Calendar
Registration deadline: see website

22 April. Life Beyond Tourism
Calendar of events:2011
Registration deadline: see website

Grants, scholarships, internships, funding, volunteers

20 June. Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Fellowships: Cambridge/Africa Collaborative Research Programme
Applications deadline: 1 October 2011

9 June. National Trust, United Kingdom
Internships: External Affairs
Applications deadline: 3 July 2011

9 June. Chester Beatty Library, Ireland
Internship: Book and/or paper conservation
Applications deadline: 15 July 2011

15 April. International Conservation Centre, Old City of Acre, Israel
Internship: Saving the Stones programme
Applications deadline: see website

15 April. Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC)
Scholarship : FAIC Latin American Scholarships
Applications deadline: contact organizers

Jobs

29 June. Museum Victoria, Australia
Materials Scientist
Application deadline: 11 July 2011

9 June. University of Tartu, Estonia
Professor of Laboratory Archaeology
Application deadline: 1 July 2011

31 May. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH), Smithsonian Institution, United States
Development Specialist
Application deadline: open until filled

Multimedia

29 June. Audio: Voices of History, Old Radio World, United States
Listen to some of the most famous speeches and broadcasts of the yesteryear.

Publications, e-publications, e-journals

28 June. Journal of African Studies and Development, Open Access Journals

28 June. International Preservation News No. 53, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

20 June. World Heritage n°59 - world heritage: living with water, UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Issue No. 59 of World Heritage takes a closer look at humanity’s interaction with water over time.

20 June. Conference proceedings from METAL 2010, ICOM-CC Metal Working Group
The Editors and ICOM-CC Metal Working Group Coordinator are pleased to announce that the conference proceedings from METAL 2010 are now available for sale.

10 June. AFRICOM News 2010/11, International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM)
Electronic newsletter of AFRICOM is now available.

10 June. Protection du patrimoine architectural aux États-Unis et au Royaume-Uni, by Christel de Noblet
This study aims to examine the possibility that these models can become a source inspiration for the protection of French heritage.

10 June. Patrimonio y Desarrollo, Boletín Digital No. 7 - 2011, Cuba
Electronic newsletter of CENCREM (Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología) is now available.

31 May. Bulletin de l'ISPAN 23 (pdf), Haiti
The latest edition of the Bulletin de l'ISPAN is now available.

31 May. The Picture Restorer, United Kingdom
The journal is aimed at Paintings Conservators, students of conservation, conservation scientists, art historians and researchers. It aims to unite those working in museums, heritage institutions, and the private sector.

Training and development

29 June. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Course: IV Lecciones Jacobeas Internacionales en la USC: los sentidos en el Camino, 20-23 July 2011
Application deadline: 8 July 2011

29 June. Libera Università LUSPIO and Istituto Superiore per le Tecniche di Conservazione dei Beni Culturali e dell'Ambiente "Antonino De Stefano" (ISAD), Italy
Course: Master annuale di I livello Esperto in Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni culturali, 15 November 2011 - 15 December 2012, Rome Italy
Application deadline: 10 October 2011

28 June. Middle East Photograph Preservation Initiative (MEPPI)
Course: MEPPI Beirut 2011, 10 – 18 November 2011 (face to face), Beirut, Lebanon; December 2011 – July 2012 (distance component)
Application deadline: 31 August 2011

20 June. California Rare Book School, UCLA, United States
Course: Preservation Stewardship of Library Collections, 1-5 August 2011
Application deadline: contact organizers

10 June. Academy of Fine Arts and Restoration-ABADIR, Archaeological Park of the Calatino area, Regional Councillorship for the Cultural Heritage of Sicily, Municipality of Militello in Val di Catania, Italy
Training: International Summer School of Archaeology and Restoration , Session II: 1-15 September 2011
Application deadline: 25 July 2011

3 June. World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP), Architecture School of Southeast University, Suzhou, China
Course: 2011 Advanced Course on Conservation and Restoration Techniques of Traditional Architecture for the Asia-Pacific Region
Application deadline: 20 July 2011

31 May. European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, Horn, Austria
Courses 2011
Application deadline: see website

5 May. Humboldt Field Research Institute, United States
Seminar: Lichens and Gravestones, 17-23 July 2011, Maine, United States
Application deadline: contact organizers

15 April. Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK), Switzerland
Course: Master of Advanced Studies in Curating; Certificate in Curating, September 2011, Zurich, Switzerland
Application deadline: 30 June 2011

15 April. Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Course: MSt in Historic Environment, September 2012 to July 2014, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Application deadline: applications will be accepted from 1 September 2011 to 30 March 2012

22 March. MOMART Summer School, Università di Bologna, Italy
Course: Preservation and study of modern materials and contemporary art, 18-23 July 2011, Comacchio , Italy
Registration deadline: contact organizers

10 March. University of Kent, School of Arts in partnership with ENCATC (European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers)
Training: International Arts Professionals Summer School, 18-22 July 2011, Brussels, Belgium
Registration deadline: see website

15 February. Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design, Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI), Switzerland
Bachelor of Arts SUPSI in Conservazione
Registration deadline: 31 May 2011 (early enrollment); 31 July 2011

14 February. Cátedra Regional de Ciencias de la Conservación Integral de los Bienes Culturales y Naturales para América Latina y el Caribe de la UNESCO (CRECI), Cuba
Actividades de Superación profesional, Año Académico 2011

5 January. Escola SENAI Theobaldo de Nigris, São Paulo, Brazil
Conteúdos abordados nos cursos de Preservação 2011
Registration deadline: contact organizers

Websites, online databases

20 June. Blog: CHISPA Conservacion-Restauracion
CHISPA es un grupo de conservadores-restauradores hispano hablantes.

20 June. Inrap, France
INRAP ensures the detection and study of the archaeological heritage affected by development and infrastructural works. It undertakes the study of these finds, disseminates the research results within the scientific community and contributes to spread the knowledge of archaeology to the general public.

10 June. The Film Foundation, United States
The Film Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1990 by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to protecting and preserving motion picture history by providing annual support for preservation and restoration projects at the leading film archives.

31 May. The Silk Road in Stereo, by Kara Van Malssen, United States
The Silk Road in Stereo will be an audio exploration of Europe, Central Asia, and Mongolia, presented as a series of curated audio pieces.

31 May. National Heritage List for England, United Kingdom
For the first time, details of all protected places such as listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered parks, are available to search online in one place.

17 May. National Portal to Historic Collections, United States
Search the most comprehensive national collection of historic artifacts, photographs, paintings, and documents in the U.S.

updated on: 1 July, 2011