Events

A course on the conservation of cultural heritage made of wood
Place: Oslo, Norway (premises of Riksantikvaren)
Partners
The course is organized under the auspices of UNESCO by:
ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property)
Riksantikvaren - The Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Norway
NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

The ICON Paintings Group invite you to a talk given by Harriet Standeven, freelance paintings conservator

"Household paints 1900-1960: history, properties & use by artists"

Thursday, 7th June 2012

Doors open at 6pm, talk begins at 6.30pm prompt

In the Grand Robing Room, at Freemason’s Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AZ UK

Close to both Covent Garden and Holborn Tube Stations

Tickets: ICON members: £10, non- members: £15

A one day conference organised by Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, The Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales and Cardiff University.

To be held on Thursday 14th June 2012 in the Oakdale Committee room at St Fagans: National History Museum Wales

Please note bookings close on 4th June 2012.

CHAIR: Adam Webster, Chief Conservator for Art, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

Programme:

10.45 Registration and coffee

Friday 15 June (time tbc)
Saturday 16 June (time tbc)

Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK

This two day conference will explore the use of painted cloths in religious ceremony, pageantry, domestic interiors and scenic art. It will focus on their change of context and significance from the fourteenth to the twenty-first century exploring their different function, materials, and method of creation.