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The French Regional Group of IIC (SFIIC) announces “CORE" journal reborn / Section Française de l’Institut International de Conservation : la revue CORE reparait

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Journal cover. Image courtesy of SFIIC

Since the first issue, published in 1996, Coré has its place in the French landscape of journals dedicated to the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. In 2016, due to difficult circumstances, the new board of the SFIIC decided to stop its publication. Once a better functioning dynamic was restored, convinced of Coré's place in the professional community, the SFIIC set out to relaunch its publication under a renewed format, with a bi-annual online publication.

The Future of Sustainability : Online Meeting

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This meeting is part of the Sustainability and Climate Action Challenge #Together We Make the Future.

The first introductory meeting online will enable participants to examine and discuss how COVID-19 has impacted us from the point of view of sustainability. What lessons have we learned? What positive impacts has this experience given us? In what ways can we continue some of this progress? What will be some of the major issues for incorporating sustainability when we return to work? How can we envision and ensure our future will be sustainable?

29 Jul 2020

IIC Congress Behind the Scenes: Student Poster Session

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We are gearing up for the 2020 IIC Congress, and with registration now open and presenter selections being finalized, we thought this would be a great opportunity to give you some behind-the-scenes peeks of the whole process. In this issue, we will introduce you to the student poster committee and the amazing work they do to select and mentor congress poster presenters.

Izmir's historic Kerimaga mansion to undergo preservation

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Old houses in the village of Birgi, in the province of Izmir, Turkey. Photograph by Ozbalci/iStock. Photo ID: 83558240. Original location: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/village-houses-in-birgi-turkey-gm835580240-135979467

Restoration work at the Kerimağa mansion located in Birgi, a historical quarter of western Turkey's İzmir province, has been inaugurated with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

China's Yungang Grottoes

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Yungang Caves. Taken on July 31, 2011. Photographer Julie Laurent. Image licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Original image location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/julielaurent/6033941621/in/faves-154263974@N03/.

In May Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Yungang Grottoes, located near Datong city in the Shanxi Province of China. The aim of this visit was to bring attention to this important cultural heritage site despite it being closed for several months due to COVID-19. President Xi called the Grottoes a “treasure of human civilization” and discussed projects past, present, and future to protect this important monument.

Latin America's indigenous peoples shield elders as COVID-19 threatens their cultural heritage

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Indigenous Peruvian woman from the Chinchero District in the Andes Mountains demonstrating traditional weaving using locally produced and dyed wool. March 2016. Photograph by Robert R. Oxborrow.

Latin America’s 42 million indigenous people are already acutely aware of ongoing threats to their cultural heritage due to activities such as mining, oil extraction, and deforestation, but now the coronavirus has been added to the list. From the Andes to the Amazon, indigenous groups are closing access to their communities in order to protect their elders—the keepers of their cultural heritage—from COVID-19.

Register for 'Heritage Conservation and Learning in the COVID world - Challenges and Opportunities' webinar

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During this moment of pandemic, many heritage conservation training programmes around the world have faced an abrupt shift from face-to-face to remote teaching and virtual learning.

IIC is pleased to be supporting ICCROM and Athabasca University and is looking forward to working closely with these key partners to encourage critical discussions on the challenges and opportunities of heritage conservation  learning  in the Covid-19 world. Please take the survey here.

22 Sep 2020

Iconem shares 20 of its world heritage 3D models

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In line with our policy of free dissemination of cultural content, Iconem has decided to share advance access to twenty of our heritage site pointclouds.

3D professionals or enthusiasts, travelers or archaeologists hobbyists, we invite you to discover famous or unknown sites: the cliffs of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, Angkor temples in Cambodia, pyramids of Meroë in Sudan, Christian monasteries in Armenia.... Find our 3D models online on here: https://app.iconem.com/#/3d

Conservators Lending a Hand

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Healthcare professionals in the ICU at DMC Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit using the face shields made and donated by Whitney Museum of American Art assistant conservator Margo Delidow. Image courtesy of DMC Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit.

It is no secret that conservators have big hearts. Caring for cultural heritage makes us keenly aware of the public we serve and their wellbeing. As manifested by your activities during the pandemic, it is clear that caring for your communities extends beyond the work bench.

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