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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

Events

Calendar of Events compiled by ICCROM
Events this month

8 May. National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and University of Hawaii, United States
Conference: 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, 12-16 May 2014,Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Registration deadline: contact organizers

22 April . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Germany
Conference: LIBER 42nd Annual Conference, 26-29 June 2013, Munich, Germany
Registration deadline: 13 June 2013

22 April . The Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (MOWLAC)
Call for nominations: Memory of the World Register for Latin America and the Caribbean
Registration deadline: 31 August 2013

22 April . The Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom
Symposium: Furniture: making and meaning?, 17 May 2013, London, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: contact organizers

13 April. ICOMOS-ISCS
Call for papers: International Conference on Conservation of Stone and Earthen Architectural Heritage, 20-23 May 2014, Gongju, Republic of Korea
Application deadline: 1 August 2013

8 April . The Heritage Emergency National Task Force, United States
Event: Mayday
Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2013

4 April . The Best in Heritage, Europa Nostra
Conference: The Best in Heritage, 19-21 September 2013, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Registration deadline: contact organizers

2 April . The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, United States
Conference: Environmental Management: Stewardship & Sustainability, 18 June 2013, Pennsylvania, United States
Registration deadline: contact organizers

25 March. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Modèles et Simulations pour l'Architecture et le Patrimoine (CNRS-MAP)
Call for papers: Digital Heritage 2013,28 October-1 November 2013, Marseille, France
Submission deadline for abstracts: 9 June 2013

14 March. Digital Curator Vocational Education Europe (DigCurV) Project
Conference: Framing the digital curation curriculum, 6-7 May 2013, Florence, Italy
Registration deadline: contact organizers

14 March. Centro de Estudos da imaginária Brasileira (Ceib), Brazil
Call for papers: Congresso Internacional do Centro de Estudos da imaginária Brasileira (Ceib), 8-12 October 2013, Pium/Parnamirim, Brazil
Submission deadline for abstracts: 28 June 2013

13 March. The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), United States
Call for papers: 40th International Symposium on Archaeometry (ISA), 19-23 May 2014, Los Angeles, United States
Submission deadline for abstracts: 16 December 2013

11 March. The British Association of Paintings Conservator-Restorers (BAPCR), United Kingdom
Conference: The Picture So Far... 50 years of Painting Conservation, 12 July 2013, London, United Kingdom
Registration deadline: contact organizers

7 March. ICOM-CC
Conference: Metals Working Group triennial meeting, 16-20 September 2013, Edinburgh, Scotland
Registration deadline: 1 July 2013 (early bird)

7 March. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
Call for papers: Special Issue on Trafficking in Cultural Objects for the EJCPR
Submission deadline for abstracts: 28 June 2013

5 March. National Archives and Records Administration, United States
Conference: Hot Trends in Response and Recovery: 40 Years after the Fire, 27 June 2013, St. Louis, United States
Registration deadline: contact organizers

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.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. 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. 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.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

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

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

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

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 organizers3

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

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, 23-25 October 2013, Paris, France
Registration deadline: 15 September 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

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

Grants, scholarships, internships, funding, volunteers

7 May. Library of Congress, United States
Internship: The Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI)
Applications deadline: contact organizers

2 May. Chester Beatty Library, Ireland
Internship: Internship in conservation
Applications deadline: 26 July 2013

2 May. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States
Fellowship: Sherman Fairchild Fellow -- Furniture and Frame Conservation
Applications deadline: 31 May 2013

2 May. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States
Fellowship: Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Advanced Training in Textile Conservation
Applications deadline: 31 May 2013

2 May. University College London, United Kingdom
Studentship: AHRC Studentship: Colour in the New Kingdom Town: the Technology of Painted Vernacular Architecture at Amara West and Tell el-Amarna, and its Implications
Applications deadline: 24 May 2013

2 May. Walters Art Museum, United States
Fellowship: Kress Fellowship - Painting Conservation
Applications deadline: 24 May 2013

30 April. Archives de France, France
Internship: Stage techinque international d'archives (STIA) 2014
Applications deadline: 1 November 2013

24 April. The University of Sussex and the National Portrait Gallery, United Kingdom
Scholarships: AHRC-funded PhD Studentship: University of Sussex (History of Art) & the National Portrait Gallery
Applications deadline: 8 May 2013

22 April. Judd Foundation, United States
Internship: Paper Conservation Internship
Applications deadline: 13 May 2013

8 April. The Preservation Society of Newport County, United States
Fellowship: Curatorial Fellowship
Applications deadline: contact organizers

26 March. Erasmus Mundus Programme
Scholarships:Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions
Applications deadline: 20 May 2013

6 March. The Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Scholarships:Manfred and Hanna Heiting Fund: Photo-historical Research Programme
Applications deadline: 15 May 2013

Jobs

3 May. Old Dominion University, United States
Doctoral Research-Extensiver
Applications deadline: contact organizers

2 May. Tate Gallery, United Kingdom
Assistant Sculpture Conservator
Applications deadline: 15 May 2013

2 May. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States
Art Storage Coordinator, Shipments and Art Movement
Applications deadline: contact organizers

2 May. Walters Art Museum, United States
Assistant objects conservator
Applications deadline: 28 May 2013

2 May. Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States
Conservation Scientist
Applications deadline: 1 June 2013

2 May. Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States
Senior Conservator of Furniture and Woodwork
Applications deadline: 1 June 2013

17 April. University of Utah, United States
Book and Paper Conservator
Applications deadline: contact organizers

17 April. Folger Shakespeare Library, United States
Book Conservator
Applications deadline: 30 May 2013

2 April. The Getty Conservation Institute, United States
Head of Science
Applications deadline: 15 June 2013

Publications, e-publications, e-journals

2 May. BROMEC (Bulletin of Research on Metal Conservation)

2 May. Paper Conservation: Decisions and Compromises, Lieve Watteeuw & Christa Hofmann, ICOM-CC

17 April . UNESCO, Cultural Heritage, and Outstanding Universal Value, Sophia Labadi

21 March. Building synergies between education and culture, The Network of European Museum Organisations

20 March. Constructive Conservation: Sustainable Growth for Historic Places, English Heritage

8 March. The EPA Newsletter, N°27 : janvier-mars 2013

Survey

2 May. A Survey of Preservation Activities in Cultural Heritage Institutions--FY2012, the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS).
The goal of this survey is to document the state of preservation activities in this digital era via quantitative data that facilitates information sharing and tracking changes in the preservation and conservation fields over time.

2 May. Survey on use of shipping containers for storage, ICOM CC Education and Training in Conservation Working Group
The survey seeks to gather data on the experiences of conservation graduates, the conservation programmes, practising conservators as well as those employing conservators.

2 May. Survey on use of shipping containers for storage, students from the UCLA/Getty Conservation. Training Program, MA in Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials
If you use or have used metal shipping containers as short or long-term storage or in post-disaster situations, please help us by completing this brief (approximately 5 minute) survey on your experiences. We hope to use these results to develop solutions for a low-cost, low-tech, and efficient protocol for improving the performance of these containers as storage.

8 April. Questionnaire on retouching Japanese tissue papers, Mona Soleymani
The survey is a part of the PhD research in Cultural Heritage Conservation being undertaken by Mona Soleymani at the University of Canberra. The aim of this survey is to seek conservators' opinions about the paper conservation processes and the common dyeing materials used in paper conservation centres.

Training and development

8 May.University of Mauritius, Mauritania
Training: MA Heritage Management, Reduit, Mauritius
Application deadline: contact organizers

6 May. Public Administration International (PAI), United Kingdom
Course: Heritage, Culture and Tourism: policy and practice for maximising results, 17-21 June 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 17 June 2013

3 May. University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
Course: The History of European Bookbinding 1450-1830 and Identifying and recording bookbinding structures of the Eastern Mediterranean, 26 – 30 August and 2 – 7 September 2013, Upsala, Sweden
Application deadline: contact organizers

29 April. Centro Universitario Europeo per i Beni Culturali, Italy
Course: Climate change, global change and cultural heritage, 7-10 October 2013, Ravello, Italy
Application deadline: 15 June 2013

29 April. University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
Training: Metodi e strumenti per la conservazione dei beni architettonici e delle superfici decorate, September 2013- May 2014, Lugano, Switzerland
Application deadline: contact organizers

23 April. University of Torino , the Politecnico di Torino , the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO), and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Training: Master in World Heritage & Cultural Projects for Development, 14 October 2013-30 September 2014, Turin, Italy
Application deadline: 20 June 2013

22 April. The University of Cambridge Museums (UCM), United Kingdom
Training: Risk Management in Collections Care, 21 June 2013, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 20 June 2013

22 April. The British Library, United Kingdom
Training: Writing and using a preservation policy, 21 May 2013 , London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

22 April. The Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH)and the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), United States
Training: X-ray Fluorescence Boot Camp for Conservators, 5-8 November 2013, New Haven, CT, United States
Application deadline: 3 June 2013

17 April. The Sheridan Libraries, United States
Workshop: Eastern Mediterranean Bookbinding Structures, 10- 14 June 2013, Baltimore, United States
Application deadline: contact organizers

17 April. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Training: Seminar on risk management, 21 June 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

8 April. Tate Gallery, United Kingdom
Training: Trainee Conservators, 1 July 2013- August 2014, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 24 April 2013

8 April.The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, United States
Workshop: Modern/Contemporary Print Identification, 16-19 October 2013, Washington, DC, United States
Application deadline: contact organizers

8 April. International Academic Projects, United Kingdom
Course: Digital Photography of Museum Objects, 18 - 19 June 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

5 April. The Institue of Conservation, United Kingdom
Workshop: Wet cleaning: the appliance of science, 27 June 2013, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

4 April. European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration
Course: Byzantine Endbands, 20-24 May 2013, Horn, Austria
Application deadline: contact organizers

2 April. Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Institue (CHARISMA)
Workshop: New techniques for the non-invasive investigation of the surface and subsurface structure of heritage objects & Training on application of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to structural analysis, 25-28 June 2013, Torun, Poland
Application deadline: 15 April 2013

28 March.European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration
Course: The deterioration of leather and parchment in the light of the possible impact of conservation, restoration and storage, 2-4 July 2013, Horn, Austria
Application deadline: contact organizers

28 March. Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Course: Maritime Archaeology, 8 July; 8-9 July; 8-12 July 2013,Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

28 March. Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Course: Underwater Cultural Heritage, 20-21 May; 20 - 24 May 2013, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

25 March. UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management
Course: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2013, 7 to 21 September 2013, Kyoto, Kobe, Tohoku, Japan
Application deadline: 20 May 2013

1 March. University College London, United Kingdom
Workshop: PARNASSUS: Ensuring Integrity, Preserving Significance, 17 May 2013, London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: 15 May 2013

1 March . London Metropolitan Archives, United Kingdom
Workshop: Mounting paper in frames and showcases: Exhibiting works of art and historic artefacts on paper, 20-21 June 2013,London, United Kingdom
Application deadline: contact organizers

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

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: Underwater Cultural Heritage, 20-24 May 2013, Florence, Italy
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

Video

18 March. Installation Art: Who Cares?
The maintenance and conservation of contemporary visual art is a new challenge for museums and art conservators. More and more artists have taken leave of the painter's brushes and are moving on to new media, such as video. Or they are making installations of transient materials like polystyrene, wax and scotch tape. Can these works be saved for the art lovers of the future?

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

7 May. PRESERVING HISTORY. How to Digitally Archive and Share Historical Photographs, Documents, and Audio Recordings
It provides practical, technical guidelines for creating archival digital files for historical photographs, documents, and audio recordings. The site describes methods and workflow for preparing the master files for presentation and covers the use of inexpensive consumer technology as well as more expensive professional technology, addressing the cost benefits of the different levels products. The website is aimed at historical organizations, families, and individuals, and should be particularly useful for anyone working with budget limitations.

17 April. Heritage and development
Publications(books, reports, articles, handouts for training courses) on Cultural Heritage; Culture and Development; Historic Cities: Conservation, Management and Sustainable Human Development; the Urban Environment. Publications compiled, prefaced and/or written by Sylvio S. Mutal with specialized experts.

4 April. Portal Euromed Heritage Digital Resources
The portal Euromed Heritage Digital Resources collects in one space the total production of Euromed Heritage since its inception fifteen years ago. Most of the documents, introduced in one common space online for the very first time, are useful and necessary to cultural heritage actors – manuals, books, articles, presentations, technical and educational tools, studies, manuscripts, videos, audio files, etc.

2 April. Rock Art Studies Bibliographic Database
Rock Art Studies: A Bibliographic Database is a compilation in progress which was begun in March, 1993. Currently the database contains over 27,000 citations to the world's rock art literature, with an emphasis on English language and North American citations.

updated on: 8 May, 2013