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Awards, competitions, and prizes

14 February.The European Cultural Foundation (ECF), the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and the leading European Network on Cultural management and cultural policy education (ENCATC)
2013 Cultural Policy Research Award (CPRA)
Applications deadline: 31 May 2013

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

27 February.The European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (EURAC), Italy
Call for papers: 3rd European Workshop on Cultural Heritage Preservation (EWCHP 2013), 16-18 September 2013, Bolzano, Italy
Submission deadline for abstracts: 20 May 2013

27 February.The National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO
Call for papers: Problems and experience of the engineering protection of the urbanized territories and a safeguarding of the heritage under conditions of the geo-ecological risk, 5-7 November 2013,Kiev, Ukraine
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 April 2013

27 February.Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC), Canada
Event: 39th Annual CAC Conference and Workshops, 21 - 25 May 2013, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Registration deadline: contact organizers

26 February. ICOM-CC
Call for papers: Heritage Wood: Research and Conservation in the 21st Century, 28-30 October 2013,Warsaw, Poland
Submission deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2013

26 February. The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT), United States
Call for papers: Cemetery Preservation Summit, 8-10 October 2013, Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Submission deadline for abstracts: 6 May 2013

25 February.Dipartamento di Scienze dell'antichità, Sapienza-Università di Roma and École Française de Rome, Italy
Event: XIX Rencontre sur l'epigraphie, 21-23 March 2013, Rome, Italy
Registration deadline: contact organizers

25 February. The University of Minho, ISISE and the International Masonry Society (IMS)
Call for papers: 9th International Masonry Conference, 7-9 July 2014, Guimarães, Portugal
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2013

21 February. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Italy and Durham University, United Kingdom
Event: AFRICA - IFRIQIYA. Cultures of Transition in North Africa between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, 28 February-2 March 2013, Rome, Italy
Registration deadline: contact organizers

19 February. The University of Minho, ISISE and the International Masonry Society (IMS)
Call for papers: 9th International Masonry Conference, 7-9 July 2014, Guimarães, Portugal
Submission deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2013

18 February. The Modern Materials and Contemporary Art (MMCA)
Symposium: Conserving Outdoor Painted Sculpture meeting 2013, 4-5 June 2013, Otterlo, Netherlands
Registration deadline: 5 June 2013

18 February. The Heritage Research Group, United Kingdom
Call for papers: 14th Annual Heritage Seminar Call for Papers: "Heritage Scapes", 15 April 2013, Cambridge,United Kingdom
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2013

18 February. The Conservation Department, Die Neue Sammlung--The International Design Museum Munich, Germany
Call for papers: Future Talks 013: Technology and conservation of modern materials in design, 23-25 Octobter 2013, Munich, Germany
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2013

18 February.ICOM-CC
Call for papers: The Non-Invasive Analysis of Painted Surfaces: Scientific Impact and Conservation Practice, 20-21 February 2014, Washington, D.C., United States
Submission deadline for abstracts: 1 July 2013

15 February. The European Academic Heritage Network UNIVERSEUM
Call for papers: XIV Universeum network meeting: University heritage today: Beyond public engagement?, 6-8 June, Valencia, Spain
Submission deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2013

15 February. The Yachay Wasi Conservation and Restoration Institute, Peru
Call for papers: I Congress of Students of Art Conservation/Restoration, 30-31 August, Lima, Peru
Submission deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2013

12 February. Liberation Day Committee 1945 Wageningen, Netherlands
Call for papers: Post-Conflict, Cultural Heritage and Regional Development: An International Conference, 9-11 October 2013, Wageningen, Netherlands
Submission deadline for abstracts: 8 June 2013

12 February. ICOM-CC
Symposium: Polychrome Sculpture: Decorative Practice and Artistic Tradition, 28-29 May, Tomar, Portugal
Registration deadline: contact organizers

12 February. ICON Paintings Group, United Kingdom
Conference: Up the Wall; the multi-disciplinary approach of Rescue Public Murals, 30 April 2013, London, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: 26 April 2013

11 February. International Institute for conservation of historic and artistic works (ICC)
Call for papers: IIC 2014: An Unbroken History: Conserving East Asian Works of Art and Heritage, 22-26 September 2014, Hong Kong, China
Submission deadline for abstracts: 17 May 2013

11 February. ICON Ethnography Group, United Kingdom
Conference: Positive Futures in an Uncertain World, 10-12 April 2013, Glasgow , United Kingdom
Registration deadline: contact organizers

11 February. Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, University of Birmingham and The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, United Kingdom
Call for papers: Rust, Regeneration and Romance: Iron and Steel Landscapes and Cultures, 10-14 July 2013, Ironbridge, United Kingdom
Submission deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2013

11 February. The Rome Department of the German Archeological Institute, Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali di Roma Capitale and l'Istituto Storico Austriaco, Italy
Conference: La Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi: stratigrafia storica di un monumento, 28 February-1 March 2013, Rome, Italy
Registration deadline: contact organizers

7 February. Society for Imaging Science and Technology, United States
Conference: Archiving 2013, 2-5 April 2013, Washington D.C., United States
Registration deadline: 3 March 2013

7 February. ICOM-CC
Conference: Metals Working Group triennial meeting, 16-20 Septmeber 2013, Edinburgh, Scotland
Registration deadline: 1 July 2013

6 February. The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Conference: MEDPRO: Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region, 26 February 2013, Brussels, Belgium
Registration deadline: contact organizers

6 February. 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

5 February. The Centre for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Call for papers: International Conference Built Heritage 2013. Monitoring Conservation Management, 18-20 November 2013, Milan, Italy
Submission deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2013

5 February. The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM), Australia
Call for papers: Contexts for Conservation, 23-25 October 2013, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Submission deadline for abstracts: 12 April 2013

4 February. ICOM-CC
Call for papers: ICOM-CC session at ICOM General Conference, 10-17 August 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Submission deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2013

4 February. Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings, United Kingdom
Conference: Conservation and (Post) Colonialism, 1 March 2013, London, United Kigndom
Registration deadline: contact organizers

4 February.Buffalo State. Art Conservation Department , United States
Symposium: Asian Lacquer International Symposium, 20-24 May 2013, New York, United States
Registration deadline: contact organizers

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

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. 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
Registration deadline: contact organizers

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. 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. 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

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. ICOM-CC Working Group: Graphic Documents
Conference: Paper Conservation: Decisions & Compromises, 17-19 April 2013, Vienna, Austria
Registration deadline: contact organizers

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

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: contact organizers

Grants, scholarships, internships, funding, volunteers

26 February. International Conservation Center - Citta di Roma Old Acre, Israel
Internship: Saving the Stones
Applications deadline: contact organizers

26 February. The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), United States
Funding: Preservation Needs Assessment Program Grant Awards
Applications deadline: 19 April 2013

22 February. Department of Art History and Communication Studies McGill University, Canada
Fellowship: Media@McGill Postdoctoral Fellowships
Applications deadline: 28 March 2013

18 February. The National Gallery of Ireland, Ireland
Fellowship: Fellowship in Paintings Conservation
Applications deadline: 25 February 2013

15 February. Wits Art Museum, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Fellowship: Post Doctoral Fellowships
Applications deadline: 22 February 2013

11 February. The Library of Congress and The Institute of Museum and Library Services, United States
Internship: National Digital Stewardship Residency
Applications deadline: contact organizers

11 February. University of Kansas Libraries, United States
Internship: Conservation Summer Internship
Applications deadline: 27 February 2013

11 February. National Manuscripts Conservation Trust (NMCT), United Kingdom
Grant: Conservation and preservation of manuscripts and archives
Applications deadline: 1 April 2013

7 February. University of Virginia Library, United States
Internship: Digital Curation Services Summer internship
Applications deadline: contact organizers

7 February. Northwestern University-Art institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS), United States
Fellowship: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applications deadline: 15 March 2013

6 February. Norton Museum of Art, United States
Internship: Summer Internship Program
Applications deadline: 22 March 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

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

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

26 February. Image Permanence Institute, United States
Research Scientist
Applications deadline: contact organizers

25 February. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, United States
Conservator
Applications deadline: contact organizers

25 February. The International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland
Head of the Records Management Unit
Applications deadline: 20 March 2013

22 February. UNESCO Bangkok
1 partner organization in the field of intangible cultural heritage in education for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific Region
Applications deadline: 28 February 2013

22 February. The UCL Institute of Archaeology, United Kingdom
Lecturer in Conservation
Applications deadline: 20 March 2013

21 February. National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
Objects Conservator
Applications deadline: 3 March 2013

21 February. Artlab Australia, Australia
Conservator
Applications deadline: 1 March 2013

21 February. Artlab Australia, Australia
Conservation Officer
Applications deadline: 1 March 2013

21 February. Artlab Australia, Australia
Conservation Officer
Applications deadline: 1 March 2013

21 February. National Gallery of Australia, Australia
Objects Conservator
Applications deadline: 3 March 2013

18 February. Yale University, United States
Digital Preservation Manager / Librarian 1-5
Applications deadline: contact organizers

18 February. UCLA, United States
Preservation Officer
Applications deadline: 18 March 2013

18 February. Hampshire County Council Arts and Museums Service, United Kingdom
Principal Conservator
Applications deadline: 28 February 2013

11 February. Yale University, United States
Conservation Scientist
Applications deadline: 17 March 2013

11 February. The Mount Vernon Ladies Association, United States
Collections Conservator
Applications deadline: 28 February 2013

7 February. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Curation and Preservation Services (Librarian II)
Applications deadline: contact organizers

7 February. Northwestern University-Art institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS), United States
Senior Scientist
Applications deadline: 15 March 2013

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

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

Publications, e-publications, e-journals

26 February. e-Preservation Science

25 February.Herald Journal of Geography and Regional Planning

15 February. América Patrimonio, No 4 (2013)

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.

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)

Survey

7 February. Hazards In Museum Collections. Identifying Toxic Residues, Christina Ireland
The aims of this questionnaire are to establish how museum professionals identify and investigate toxic residues in their collections.

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.

Training and development

27 February. The French National Research Agency, the École française de Rome, the Centre Jean Bérard, AOROC, the UMR 5140 Archaelogy of Mediterranean societies and the Nicolas Garnier laboratory
Workshop: Food and bioproducts archaeological research: problematic situations and methods, 2-9 May 2013, Rome and Cerveteri, Italy
Application deadline: 27 March 2013

26 February. Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material, Australia
Course: Salt Attack and Rising Damp, 8 March 2013, Melbourne, Australia
Application deadline: contact organizers

26 February. Doheny Library, University of Southern California, United States
Workshop: Water Salvage, 19 March 2013, Los Angeles, United States
Application deadline: 12 March 2013

22 February. Cultural Heritage without Borders, Sweden
Workshop: CHwB’s Regional Restoration Camps, Western Balkans
Application deadline: contact organizers

21 February. École française de Rome, Italy
Workshop: Italy "à parts égales" : How to write the History of Italy before the Roman conquest, 1-5 July 2013, Rome, Italy
Application deadline: 15 April 2013

20 February. CSMVS Museum Art Conservation Centre, India
Workshop: Building and Environment Design for Care Of Cultural Collections in Coastal Areas, 27-28 February 2013, Mumbai, India
Application deadline: contact organizers

12 February. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Workshop: World Heritage Serial Nominations and the Vital Role of Comparative Analysis, 22-26 April 2013, Hiroshima, Japan
Application deadline: 18 March 2013

12 February. Institut national du patrimoine (INP), France
Training: Méthodes simples et pratiques pour identifier les plastiques dans vos collections, 25-26 March 2013, Paris, France
Registration deadline: contact organizers

11 February. Institut national du patrimoine (INP), France
Training: Les émaux sur métal : identification, altérations et conservation, 25-26 April 2013, Paris, France
Registration deadline: contact organizers

11 February. Eagle Hill Institute, United States
Training: Lichens, Biofilms, and Stone, 14-20 July 2013, Steuben, United States
Registration deadline: contact organizers

8 February. Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology (IESL-FORTH), Greece
Workshop: Advanced optical technologies for the non-invasive analysis and characterisation of materials and surfaces, 20 May- 15 June 2013; 17 June- 27 July 2013; 2- 14 September 2013, Crete, Greece
Application deadline: contact organizers

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 February. Conservation Reel
Sharing the knowledge to preserve and conserve works of art, cultural objects, and historical artifacts through video content developed by museums and conservation organizations internationally to educate one another. Creating conversation for conservation.

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