المركز الدوليEvery gilded art object is a delicate source of technical and art historical information. With a personal experience of ancient crafts, we better grasp why one object ages more gracefully than another, supporting us in making choices for interventions (if any), and preserving objects for future...
Join us for the ANCHISE Forum— a pivotal moment of conversation where policy makers, heritage professionals, researchers, experts, and innovators come together to drive positive change. Don't miss this opportunity, register now for the ANCHISE Forum. Date: April 3, 2024 Time: 2.00 PM - 6.00 PM (+...
In this seminar Lara Broecke shows how Cennino Cennini changed the practice and understanding of art and its history. Around 1400, a little-known Italian artist, Cennino Cennini, wrote a book describing the techniques and materials of his craft. Historians were aware that the manuscript existed, but...
Cultural heritage organisations face the challenges of ensuring future sustainability while preserving and displaying collections. This seminar traces the history and development of best practices and guidelines in the protection of collections from agents of deterioration and look at how these have...
Glass is recognised as a material that is susceptible to damage from many possible sources e.g. water, everyday use, impact and even neglect. This seminar, based on the presenter’s long experience in the field of conservation of glass, looks at the issues, materials and techniques associated with...
The RAHMSA project invites applications for a one-week training workshop in presenting rock art sites. The workshop aims to share experiences of presenting sites and to assess the diversity of perception, uses and practices. It is directed towards graduate and postdoctoral students, museum staff and...
Join us for two transformative days at the conservation event of the year. Embark on a journey of innovation and inspiration at the forefront of conservation as we delve deeper into the vital role conservation plays in shaping both our sector and wider society. Icon24 will bring together speakers...
The National Trust is looking for a new Head of Collections Conservation and Care to support conservation practice at sites across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This exciting role will provide inspirational leadership to the professional communities of preventive and remedial collections and...
Montefiascone is a small medieval walled city about 100 k (80 miles) north of Rome, on Lake Bolsena. Since 1988, conservators, curators, art historians, book artists, and others interested in books and their history have come together to work, to learn and to enjoy this special place. Participants...
The Department of Social Studies of Medicine (SSoM) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship on the contemporary medical museum. This timely theme marks a new administrative link between of McGill University’s Maude Abbott Medical Museum to the Department of Social Studies of Medicine. We...