The 2008 IIC Congress scored a notable success on its return to London after 41 years. The theme “Conservation and Access” attracted over 460 delegates to the event, held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, opposite Westminster Abbey. IIC Secretary-General, David Leigh, said “This has undoubtedly been a pivotal event. Conservators [...]

The Textile Conservation Centre announced at the IIC London Congress that discussions have been taking place with the University of Oxford about the possibility of transfer of elements of the TCC’s work to Oxford in late 2009. The world-renowned teaching and research Centre is due to close within the University of Southampton then, [...]

On the final day of its London Congress, IIC named the Lunder Conservation Center as the winner of the prestigious Keck Award for 2008. The Center, jointly administered by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington is the first art conservation facility in the USA that allows visitors to [...]

UNESCO teams have successfully reinstalled the Aksum Obelisk in its original location in Ethiopia. The 24m high, 152 ton stele is the second largest at the Aksum World Heritage Site and has become an important symbol of Ethiopian identity. The 1700 year old obelisk was taken to Rome in 1937 by Mussolini’s troops. Its reinstallation, [...]

A glossary of conservation terminology (Arabic-English and English-Arabic) has been developed by Dr Hossam Mahdy for ICCROM’s ATHĀR programme, which promotes the conservation of heritage sites in the Arab region. The glossary, which is still under development, only covers theoretical conservation terms, but it will be expanded in future to include technical terms, organised according [...]

The International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) launched a twelve-year programme to promote conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean. The LATAM programme is aimed at “improving and strengthening capacities for conservation, enhancing communication and exchange and increasing awareness in the region”. At the launch meeting, held [...]

Conservation projects from 15 European countries were distinguished in the 2008 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards, held in June. The annual awards are given to projects that promote best practice in the conservation of European cultural heritage and cover several categories including archaeological site interpretation, collection care and education and awareness-raising. [...]

The Editorial Advisory Board and Editors of Reviews in Conservation invite preliminary submissions for forthcoming issues.
IIC’s peer-reviewed journal is devoted to the literature of conservation, with each article providing comprehensive coverage of the publications within a particular conservation discipline. Contributions are welcomed on a range of topics, including (but not limited to) conservation treatments, materials, [...]