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Awards, competitions, and prizes

18 January. UNESCO
2013 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards
Applications deadline: 31 March 2013

15 January. Joint Heritage European Programme
Funding of Research Projects in Cultural Heritage
Applications deadline: 5 April 2013

25 October. World Monuments Fund (WMF)
2014 World Monuments Watch nominations
Launched in 1996, the World Monuments Watch calls international attention to cultural heritage around the globe that is at risk from the forces of nature and the impact of social, political, and economic change. The 2014 Watch continues this tradition of identifying places with compelling opportunities for positive change.
Applications deadline: 1 March 2013

8 October. Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Spain; Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Trust; University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, United States
Premio Rafael Manzano Martos de Arquitectura Clásica y Restauración de Monumentos
Applications deadline: see website

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

30 January.The Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Call for papers: International Symposium on Painting Techniques, 18-20 September 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 April 2013

28 January. Association for Preservation Technology International
Call for papers: APT NYC 2013: Preserving the Metropolis, 11-15 October 2013, New York, United States
Submission deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2013

28 January. European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration
Call for papers: HornII conference -From Microorganisms to Mega-organisms, 23-25 April 2014, Horn, Austria
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 July 2013

22 January. International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA)
Conference: 3RD International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA-3), 27-31 May 2013, Ifrane, Morocco
Application deadline: contact organizers

22 January. UCL Centre for Sustainable Heritage, United Kingdom
Event: A future for the past – enabling the use of built heritage assets, 21 February 2013, London, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: contact organizers

22 January. Eagle Hill Institute, United States
Event: Lichens, Biofilms, and Stone, 14-20 July 2013, Steuben, United States
Registration deadline: contact organizers

21 January. Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Call for papers: 10th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects, 2-5 September 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
Submission deadline for abstracts: 21 April 2013

21 January. Digital Curator Vocational Education Europe Project
Call for papers: Framing the digital curation curriculum, 6-7 May 2013, Florence, Italy
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2013

21 January. The American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), United States
Call for papers: Conservation and site preservation in the Near East, 20-23 November 2013, Baltimore, United States
Submission deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2013

21 January. Rathgen Research Laboratory, National Museums Berlin, Germany
Call for papers and posters / Workshop: Heritage Science and Sustainable Development for the Preservation of Art and Cultural Assets - On the Way to the Green Museum, 11-12 April 2013, Berlin, Germany
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2013
Registration deadline: 15 February 2013 (early bird)

21 January. The Getty Conservation Institute, United States
Symposium : Minding the Gap: The Role of Contemporary Architecture in the Historic Environment, 21 May 2013, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, United States
Registration deadline: contact organizers

16 January. Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Event: De la préservation à la conservation. Stratégies pratiques d'archivage, 18-19 April 2013, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Registration deadline: 11 April 2013

15 January. Ecological Movement of Novi Sad, Serbia
Call for papers: 17th International Eco-Conference on Environmental Protection of Urban and Suburban Settlements, 25-28 September 2013, Novisad, Serbia
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2013

14 January . International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Call for papers: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, 17-23 August 2013, Singapore
Submission deadline for abstracts: 20 February 2013

14 January. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Conference: Knowing the need and optimising the preservation of library and archive collections, 1 March 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

8 January . The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
Call for papers: XII World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, 19-22 November 2013, Oaxaca, Mexico
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2013

27 December. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Germany
Call for papers: LIBER 42nd Annual Conference: Research Information Infrastructures and the Future Role of Libraries, 26-29 June 2013, Munich, Germany
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2013

27 December. British Library Preservation Advisory Centre, United Kingdom; International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
Call for papers: Evolution or revolution? The changing face of collection care, 14-15 October 2013, London, United Kingdom
Submission deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2013

27 December. Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan, and INTERPOL
Conference: Protection of Cultural Property in Asia, 15-18 February 2013, Thimphu, Bhutan
Registration deadline: contact organizers

19 December. Hercules Laboratory, Evora University, Portugal
Call for papers: InART-13: 1st International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, 10-13 July 2013, Evora, Portugal
Submission deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2013

14 December. Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Call for papers: BUILT HERITAGE 2013 Monitoring Conservation Management, 18-20 November 2013, Milan, Italy
Submission deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2013

14 December. European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, Austria
Call for papers: Book and Paper Conservation: Horn II conference - From Microorganisms to Mega-organisms, 23-25 April 2014, Horn, Austria
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 April 2013

6 December. Centre de recherche sur la conservation des collection (CRCC), France
Call for papers / Conference: Cultural heritage conservation science and sustainable development: experience, research, innovation, 263-25 October 2013, Paris, France
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2013
Registration deadline: 15 September 2013

20 November. Inter-University Center; University of Dubrovnik; Institute of Art History; Center Cvito Fiskoviv in Split; Arts Academy of the University of Split, Croatia
Call for papers: Our Modern: Re-appropriating Vulnerable 20th century Heritage, 21–24 May 2013, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2013

20 November. ICOM-CC Working Group: Graphic Documents
Conference: Paper Conservation: Decisions & Compromises, 17-19 April 2013, Vienna, Austria
Registration deadline: 15 February 2013 (early bird)

25 October. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Kunsthistorische Museum, Austria
Conference: International Conference on IPM in museums, archives and historic houses, 5-7 June 2013, Vienna, Austria
Registration deadline: 1 May 2013

25 October. International Scientific Commitee LASMAC, Brazil, Mexico and Peru
Call for papers: IV Latin American Symposium on Physics and Chemistry Applied to Archaeology, Art and Cultural Heritage Conservation, 16-18 October 2013, Bogotá, Colombia
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 May 2013

25 October. Centre de recherche sur la conservation des collections (CRCC), France
Call for papers: Cultural Heritage Conservation Science & Sustainable Development: Experience, Research and Innovation, 23-25 October 2013, Paris, France
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2013

2 October. ICOM-CC Working Groups (Wood, Furniture, & Lacquer, Scientific Research, and Sculpture, Polychromy, & Architectural Decoration)
Call for papers: Heritage Wood: Research & Conservation in the 21st Century, 28-30 October 2013, Warsaw, Poland
Submission deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2013

2 October. Users' Group for Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography (MaSC)
Call for papers: Sixth MaSC Workshop and Meeting, 3-7 June 2013, Pisa, Italy
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2013

26 September. American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Photographic Materials specialty group (AIC-PMG) and the International Council of Museums Conservation Committee's Photographic Materials Working Group (ICOM-CC-PMWG)
Conference: Photographs conservation joint meeting, 11-15 February 2013, Wellington, New Zealand
Registration deadline: contact organizers

23 August. The Canadian Association for the Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC), Canada
Conference: 39th Annual Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC) Conference and Workshops, 21-25 May 2013, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Registration deadline: contact organizers

13 August. Institute of Conservation (ICON), United Kingdom
Conference: Conserving Context: relating object treatment to collections & settings, 14 March 2013, London, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: 14 February 2013 (early bird)

Grants, scholarships, internships, funding, volunteers

30 January. IstitutoEuropeo del Restauro, Italy
Scholarships: Europa for Arte. Course in wood restoration
Applications deadline: 9 February 2013

21January. Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Internship:Conservation department
Applications deadline: 1 March 2013

14 January. National Gallery of Art, United States
Internship:2013–2014 Graduate Internships
Applications deadline: 25 February 2013

9 January. European Cultural Foundation
Grant:Collaboration grants, ECF
Applications deadline: contact organizers

8 January. Friends of Rathgen (Förderkreis des Rathgen-Forschungslabors e.V), Germany
Internship:Rathgen Heritage Science Scholarship 2013
Applications deadline: 10 February 2013

7 January. The Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC),Singapore
Internship:Cultural materials conservation
Applications deadline: 31 January 2013

7 January. The Buffalo Bill Historical Center, United States
Internship:Learning experiences in a museum setting, with options in conservation, education, public relations
Applications deadline: 15 April 2013

6 December. Sheridan Libraries and Museums; Johns Hopkins University, United States
Fellowship: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Heritage Science for Conservation
Applications deadline: 15 February 2013

22 November. Hamilton Kerr Institute, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Internship: Internships in the conservation of easel paintings, September 2013
Applications deadline: 31 January 2013

21 November. Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, United States
Fellowship: Levy Visiting Fellowship in Archaeological Conservation
Applications deadline: 1 February 2013

21 November. International Council of Museums (ICOM)
Travel Grants to attend ICOM Rio 2013
Applications deadline: 4 February 2013

12 November. University of Kent, United Kingdom; Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Scholarships: MA in Heritage Management (Kent-AUEB)
Applications deadline: contact organizers

Jobs

30 January. The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material, Australia
Paper Conservator
Applications deadline: 8 February 2013

30 January. East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and Local Studies Service, United Kingdom
Paper Conservator
Applications deadline: 9 March 2013

30 January. Tate Britain, United Kingdom
Archive Conservator
Applications deadline: 18 February 2013

30 January. Tate Britain, United Kingdom
Conservator, Sculpture
Applications deadline: 18 February 2013

30 January. The Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Junior Paintings Conservator
Applications deadline: 4 February 2013

21 January. Durham University, United Kingdom
Assistant Conservator
Applications deadline: 31 January 2013

21 January. Hampton Court Palace, United Kingdom
Treatment Conservation Manager
Applications deadline: 11 February 2013

21 January. Hampton Court Palace, United Kingdom
Interpretation Manager
Applications deadline: 29 January 2013

16 January. ARS Progetti, Italy
Supervision for Renovation and Rehabilitation Works  for Mardin 1st Street, Turkey
Applications deadline: 1 February 2013

14 January. Watts Gallery, United Kingdom
Curator
Applications deadline: 11 February 2013

14 January. The Huntington Library, United States
Senior Conservator, Paintings
Applications deadline: 1 March 2013

14 January. The Huntington Library, United States
Paper Conservator
Applications deadline: see website

9 January. Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, United States
Assistant Archivist
Applications deadline: see website

Publications, e-publications, e-journals

14 January. Cambridge Heritage Bulletin, Cambridge Heritage Research Group

11 January. Journal of Cultural Management and Policy. Vol. 2 , European network on cultural management and cultural policy education (ENCATC)

7 January. Arts Organizations and Digital Technologies, Kristin Thomson, Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, United States

27 December. MOSAIKON e-Bulletin
This is a free, biannual electronic newsletter produced by the MOSAIKON partners—the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, ICCROM, and the International Committe for the Conservation of Mosaics—that focuses on activities related to the conservation and management of archaeological mosaics in the Mediterranean region.

27 December. Actes des XXIIIèmes Journées des restaurateurs en archéologie, novembre 2007, Laboratoire de conservation de Draguignan, France

19 December. Research and Technical Studies Postprints, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)

18 December. Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies: Voices in (and around) the Museum Seminar Series, Vol 10, No 1 (2012)

12 December. CD-Rom para ayudar a los museos a trabajar con comunidades locales, Oficina de UNESCO en Costa Rica y el Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos (ILAM)

6 December. AP: Online Journal in Public Archaeology, JAS Arqueología S.L.

6 December. Newsletter 23, World Heritage Institute of Training and Research-Asia and Pacific (WHITRAP)

6 December. Project Newsletter No. 5, War Free World Heritage Listed Cities

6 December. Salvaging library and archive collections, Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom

Survey

19 December. International Survey on Paper Conservations Methods, Department of Library Science and Information Systems, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece
Aims at determining the level of acceptance and implementation--at the international level--of the various paper conservation methods found in literature.

12 November. Earth Architecture and Earth Building, National University of Malaysia
The aim of this survey is to investigate the conditions needed for the earth building and earth architecture. It investigates the building industry’s understanding of earth architecture and earth buildings.

12 November. Selection for Preservation Action, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Prioritization for Preservation Treatment Decision Making in a Collaborative Library Environment

Training and development

28 January. The New Jersey State Library, United States
Workshop : New Jersey Collections Care Network training programme, 20-24 May 2013, New Jersey, United States
Application deadline: contact organizers

28 January. European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration
Course: Endbands in the Bookbinding Traditions of the East (Byzantine Endbands), 20-24 May 2013, Horn, Austria
Application deadline: contact organizers

25 January. Università di Bologna, Italy
Workshop: Analyses of paintings : new advances in the development of micro-destructive and non destructive techniques, 14 June 2013, Bologna, Italy
Registration deadline: contact organizers

25 January. The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), United States
Workshop: Digital Imaging for Conservators and Museum Professionals, 12-15 March 2013, Washington, D.C., United States
Registration deadline: contact organizers

22 January. The British Museum, United Kingdom
Workshop: Innovations in evaluation: new technologies in museum visitor research, 12 March 2013, London, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: 15 February 2013

21 January. Wellcome Library, United Kingdom
Workshop: Workshop on digitization, 15 April 2013, Oxford, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

21 January. Icon Book and Paper Group Co-operative Training Register (CTR), United Kingdom
Workshop: Identifying prints: What is the process, and how is it done?, April-July 2013, Oxford, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

21 January. Significance International, Australia
Workshop: Risk Management for Collecting Organisations Workshop 2013, 7-8 February 2013, Canberra, Australia
Application deadline: contact organizers

18 January. Simmons School of Library and Information Science, United States
Course: Digital Stewardship Certificate (Online program), Boston, United States
Application deadline: contact organizers

18 January. University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Workshop: International Restoration Workshop , 7 April 2013, Naples, Italy
Application deadline: 31 January 2013

14 January. University of Balamand, Lebanon
Training: Faculty of Library and Information Studies (FLIS), Deir El-Balamand, Al-Kurah, Lebanon
Application deadline: contact organizers

11 January. Getty Conservation Institute, United States
Workshop: Advanced-Level Photograph Conservation, 15–26 July 2013, Zagreb, Croatia
Application deadline: 4 February 2013

11 January. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Workshop: Understanding digital preservation, 12 February 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

9 January. Public Administration International, United Kingdom
Workshop: Heritage, culture and tourism, 17-21 June 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

27 December. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Workshop: Promoting good handling, 7 February 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

27 December. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Workshop: Preventing pests by IPM, 10 January 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

14 December. European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration, Austria
2013 courses, Horn, Austria
Application deadline: see website

6 December. Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Course: Maritime Archaeology, 11-15 March 2013, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

6 December. Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Course: Underwater Cultural Heritage, 20-24 May 2013, Florence, Italy
Application deadline: contact organizers

22 November. Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (FAIC), United States
Course: Digital Imaging for Conservators and Museum Professionals, 12-15 March 2013, Washington DC, United States
Application deadline: contact organizers

20 November. Image Permanence Institute, United States
Development: Calendar of free webinars 2013
Application deadline: contact organizers

12 November. Institut National du Patrimoine (INP), France
Training: Formation permanente et colloques, programme 2013, Paris, France
Application deadline: contact organizers

12 November. Preservation Advisory Centre, British Library, United Kingdom
Workshop: Preservation Assessment Survey, 30 January 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

22 October. Significance International, Australia
Workshop: Risk Management for Collecting Organisations, 7 February 2012, Canberra, Australia
Application deadline: contact organizers

9 July. Herculaneum Centre, Italy
Course: Vesuvian Archaeology Study Programme, March 2013, Ercolano, Italy
Application deadline: see website

Video

6 December. Neil MacGregor: 2600 years of history in one object, TED
A clay cylinder covered in Akkadian cuneiform script, damaged and broken, the Cyrus Cylinder is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism. In this enthralling talk Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, traces 2600 years of Middle Eastern history through this single object.

6 December. The Art and Science of Conservation: Behind the Scenes at the Freer Gallery of Art
What's possibly the most calming yet nerve-racking job in the world? Come behind the scenes of the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art to find out!

6 December. Maurizio Seracini: The secret lives of paintings, TED
Art history is far from set in stone. Engineer Maurizio Seracini spent 30 years searching for Leonardo da Vinci’s lost fresco “The Battle of Anghiari,” and in the process discovered that many paintings have layers of history hidden underneath. Should they be part of the viewing experience too?

6 December. Intervista con Stefano De Caro Direttore Generale ICCROM
RADIO ITALIA IRIB Hamid Masoumi Nejad corrispondente della RTV Iraniana in Italia.

Websites, online databases

31 January. Connecting to Collections
Their goal is to help smaller museums, libraries, archives, and historical societies get answers to collections care questions and quickly locate reliable preservation resources and to help staff members network with their colleagues.

27 December. The Big Internet Museum
The interactive collection about the Internet.

19 December. The Winchester Palace Roman Wall Paintings
The excavation and restoration of the Winchester Palace Roman wall painting was an extremely important project that owed its success to the expertise of Sean A. MacKenna (Tony MacKenna), who was the conservator for the Department of Greater London Archaeology.

12 December. Open Glam
Open Glam is an initiative run by the Open Knowledge Foundation that promotes free and open access to digital cultural heritage held by Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM).

updated on: 4 March, 2013