Photo by Valerie Magar, 2006.

22 December. The journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (CMAS) has published a review of the most recent book in the ICCROM Conservation Studies series. Navin Piplani of the University of York provides a detailed analysis of ‘Conserving the authentic: essays in honour of Jukka Jokilehto’.

22 December. Velázquez at Metropolitan Museum of Art is genuine, experts claim
18 December. Doha et le culot de l'art moderne arabe
3 December. Spain's cultural heritage under threat amid economic crisis
1 December. Pompeii wall collapse damage inspected by Unesco team

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21 December. ICCROM is saddened to learn that María Jesús San Segundo, former Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Kingdom of Spain to UNESCO, passed away on 17 December 2010.

21 December. Abdellatif El Hajjami, celebrated teacher, architect, and pioneer of conservation and urban rehabilitation in Morocco, left us on 14 December 2010 after a long illness.

16 December. The Bookshop will be closed from 24 December 2010 and will reopen on 10 January 2011. Online book orders will be filled and posted when we reopen.

14 December. This course will assist professionals in facing the challenges of conserving modern architecture in the Latin American context. It will combine theory and practice through distance learning lectures, in-situ lectures (in Brazil), group work, and study tours. This edition of the MARC-AL will be in Portuguese.

8 December. On 7 December, a reception was held to say farewell to two members of the ICCROM Library staff: Margaret Ohanessian and Christine Georgeff.

7 December. On 1 December, the Institute of Conservation (Icon), United Kingdom, presented ICCROM Consultant Simon Lambert with the Student Conservator of the Year Award for his project on the carbon footprint of museum loans.

1 December. The Herculaneum Centre has produced a free downloadable guide to a multisensory trail for the site. This offers a new way of visiting Herculaneum that is suitable for blind and partially sighted visitors, but may also be of interest to anyone wanting a different experience of the ancient city. The guide is already online in Italian – French and English versions will be available soon.

1 December. ICCROM is saddened to learn of the death of Christina Huemer on 12 November 2010, after a long and determined struggle with cancer.

25 November. Conference: New Approaches to Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration
12 November. Job: Director, Conservation Centre
9 November. Call for abstracts: 11th Conference of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM)
3 November. Job: Senior project specialist

16 November. SOIMA 2011: Safeguarding sound and image collections.
12 November. Management and monitoring of World Heritage sites with special reference to China.
11 November. ATHAR - conservation of organic materials in heritage sites and collections.
10 November. Reducing risks to cultural heritage.