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The 21st International Radiocarbon Conference is co-­‐organized by the French Radiocarbon community and UNESCO. It will be hosted at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, from 9 to 13 July 2012. The interdisciplinary nature of UNESCO provides an ideal platform for this international Conference, cutting across numerous scientific disciplines as well as cultural aspects.

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.

History of conservation

Submission deadline 20 February 2012

This is the open call for papers for the next Art History Supplement (AHS).

The proposed general theme, but not limited to, is "History of conservation".

Submission deadline 20 February 2012.

Aspects of conservation in theory and in practice. Conservation of material and immaterial, conservation of tangible and intangible culture, of paintings and buildings, natural places and sites. Conservation of personal and oral histories, or else when conservation becomes commemoration.