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By Graham Voce
At IIC, as a learned society, we depend on the participation of our members, heritage conservation professionals across many specialisms and in many parts of the world. Their mission, their passion, is to conserve our shared cultural heritage. In 2020, as IIC celebrates its 70th anniversary year, it is fitting that this philosophy should be applied to IIC’s own archives and records.
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By Mirta Pavić
In the early morning of 22nd March, a devastating earthquake shook the Croatian capital, Zagreb. Only two days after the state agencies had introduced strict measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, we were dealt a blow that shifted our focus away from the battle against the dangerous epidemic.
Submitted by Kate Stonor on
In recent years, museums and cultural heritage organizations around the world are taking note of the potential impact that vibrations from music can have on their collections. In addition, new questions are being raised about the potential impact of vibrations that objects experience during transport.
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By Melissa Tedone
In early spring 2019, I started treatment on a Victorian-era publisher’s case binding bound in bright green bookcloth, never anticipating that this mass-produced binding would set into motion an engrossing exploration of a hidden hazard in library collections.
Submitted by Sharra Grow on
June 7, 2020 through March 28, 2021 in the Kress Gallery, Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania, USA
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The IIC Spain Regional Group (GEIIC) is starting a weekly webinar series called “GEIIC Desde Casa” or “GEIIC From Home”
Week One:
“Reflections on the conservation of stone materials in the time of Covid-19”
Presented by Ana Laborde Marqueze, IPCE
Tuesday, 28 April 19:00 (CET Berlin zone) http://meet.google.com/mnn-gwwk-mtd
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Historic England have just launched an Emergency Response Fund https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/covid-19-emergency-respons.... The grants available will help organisations, voluntary groups and self-employed contractors survive the immediate challenges posed by the pandemic, and to prepare for recovery.
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CONSERVATION IN CONTEXT: A TALE OF TWO VILLAS
Review by Graham Voce
Buried by Vesuvius – the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum
Edited by Kenneth Lapatin
Los Angeles: J Paul Getty Museum, 2019
276 pages / $65.00 / Hardcover
ISBN 978-1-60606-592-1
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The IIC Community is here for you through Covid-19.
If you are a member and haven't yet joined, there is no time like the present, as we have launched several new sections, offering opportunities for learning and development as well as discussion. You can explore:
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By Indra Tuņa and Anna Kozorovicka
Founded in 1989, The Latvian Society of Restorers (LRB) is the association of restorers and conservation related specialists who are professionally involved in preserving cultural heritage in Latvia. The LRB has nearly 200 members. The majority are certified conservators in different areas of conservation who work in museums, libraries, archives and private companies and also includes architects, art collection managers and construction industry specialists.
