Submitted by Kate Stonor on
The most recent meeting of the IIC French Group’s "Stone, Plaster and Clay/Terracotta" group was held on Friday, 8th of June, at the French Museum's Research and Conservation Center (C2RMF) in Paris.
It discussed chromatic alterations, measurement methods, as well as their origins and remedies.
Submitted by Kate Stonor on
The IIC French Group (SFIIC) is organizing a two-day meeting, to be held in Marseille on October 4th and 5th. The detailed program and registration form can be found here (in French):
https://sfiic.com/index.php/rencontres-2018/
The diversification of heritage fields in recent decades and the concomitant use of new materials, places and production processes encourage us to take a different look at cultural property and associated material history.
Submitted by Kate Stonor on
Call for Papers
The speciality group "Furniture and Wooden Objects" of the VDR (German Association of Conservator-Restorers), kindly supported by the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, invites you to the conference ”A Part Of Everyday Life - Furniture and other wooden objects of everyday life in conservation-restoration”, taking place from 9th-11th May 2019. In this context the panel will also celebrate their 40th anniversary.
You are invited to share your experiences and to contribute to the programme.
Submitted by Graham Voce on
The latest electronic ballot of candidates for election to IIC's Fellowship has just been posted on the IIC web-site and you are invited to take part in this. The ballot is open to all IIC Fellows in good standing (i.e. those whose membership fees are up to date) and to all IIC Honorary Fellows.
The ballot ends on Friday 3rd August 2018.
The link to these ballots on the IIC web-site is via the 'Vote' link you will see in the left hand column: www.iiconservation.org/vote
Tate and Maastricht University invite applications from eligible candidates for a full-time collaborative PhD studentship, funded for 4 years, to commence in September 2018.
£45,000 - £60,000 per annum
36 hours per week, with occasional weekend and evening working
A fractional teaching fellow is sought to deliver a module on the Theory and History of Conservation to second year History of Art students in the academic year 2018/19. The module is scheduled to be taught from 4-6pm on Tuesday afternoons from 1st January - 31st May 2019. In addition to this teaching, and the administration that comes with the delivery of undergraduate teaching which includes marking and the preparation of learning materials, the successful candidate may be asked to supervise undergraduate dissertations.
Submitted by Kate Stonor on
The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC) presents the "Analysis of Weave Structures in Museum Textiles: Textile Basics and Non-Woven Structures" workshop October 8 - 10, 2018 at The George Washington University and The Textile Museum in Ashburn, VA. The workshop will be instructed by Elena Phipps and organized by Maria Fusco.
Submitted by Kate Stonor on
Tutor(s): David Pinniger
Price(s): £150.00
Places available: 20
Location: The National Archives, Richmond, UK
Course objectives
1/ To introduce the main insect pests which attack collections.
• What they need to live; How to identify them; The damage they cause; Ways to prevent them becoming established.
2/ Understanding pest environments
3/ Selecting the most appropriate treatments to control pests
4/ Making plans to establish an IPM programme
5/ Examining available resources to help with IPM
Submitted by Kate Stonor on
Tutor(s): Stephen Hackney
Price(s): £150.00
Places available: 20
Location: The National Archives, Richmond, UK
