ICCROM Forum on Conservation Science

How does science research influence conservation practice, and vice versa? How is the research agenda decided? What is the relevance of conservation science to wider social priorities? What will be the future challenges in conservation, and what sort of science will these require?

28 February. From 16-18 October 2013, 60 professionals from different disciplines and contexts within the heritage field will meet in Rome to consider these and other questions, and reflect on future directions for science in cultural heritage conservation. This event is organized by a consortium of 16 organizations which have joined with ICCROM to carry this project forward.

• ICCROM
• The AHRC/EPSRC Science and Heritage Programme, United Kingdom
• Bern University of the Arts , Switzerland
• The Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France, France
• The Canadian Conservation Institute, Canada
• The National Heritage Center of Tsinghua University, China
• The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Administration,Republic of Korea
• The National Research Council, Italy
• The Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, UNL, Portugal
• The Getty Conservation Institute, United States
• The Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique Belgium
• The National Heritage Board, Sweden
• The Cultural Heritage Agency, the Netherlands
• The Smithsonian Institution, United States
• The University College London Qatar, United Kingdom/Qatar
• The Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-CECOR, Brazil

Making it Evidence Based

To support reflection on the current situation, the Forum has to be evidence based. Over the coming months, we will be gathering information concerning research trends and strategy development; dissemination and access to information; education and training; and the practical impacts of science within conservation.

Also, we want to hear from as many voices as possible, to feed the Forum debate through the experiences and opinions of those working within the field. Over the next months we will be regularly posting discussion questions and opinion polls about the role, relevance and impact of science within conservation.

Get involved!

If you would like to contribute, contact us at: science.forum(at)iccrom.org. Or watch out for postings on the ICCROM website, Facebook and Twitter. Please share this message amongst your network, and join us! We want to hear from you.

updated on: 4 March, 2013