[Consdistlist] A death

Obituary over Puccio Speroni (1939-2019) After a long period of illness, conservator and former head of Painting Conservation at the National Museum of Denmark, Puccio Speroni, died at almost 80. Puccio came to the world in Impruneta, a town situated between the rolling hills south of Florence.

[Consdistlist] Call for Proposals, IIC 28th Biennial Congress: 16th - 20th November 2020 - Current practices and challenges in built heritage conservation

This congress, planned to be held in New Delhi, will cover the conservation of a wide range of built heritage including: archaeological sites, archives and collections; historic buildings, castles and palaces; religious buildings including churches and temples; built structures including bridges

[Consdistlist] February 2019 issue of the Journal of the Institute of Conservation (Vol 42, no 1) is now available online

The February 2019 issue of the Journal of the Institute of Conservation (Vol 42, no 1) is now available online http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcon20/current In the first issue of Volume 42 we are pleased to announce - in what is a first for any

[Consdistlist] Extended Call for Posters - 2019 Icon Ceramics and Glass Group and ICOM-CC Glass and Ceramics joint meeting

We are pleased to announce an extended call for posters for the joint conference convened by Icon UK’s Ceramics and Glass Group and the Glass and Ceramics Working Group of ICOM-CC, hosted by the British Museum from 5-7 September 2019. The conference titled ‘Recent Advances in Glass and Ceramics

[Consdistlist] ARA Section for New Professionals call-out for contributions to 'Off the Record' blog.

Dear Condistlist members, The Archives and Records Association Section for New Professionals’ blog, Off the Record, shares the insight and experiences of new and more established professionals in the conservation, archives and record management sector

[Consdistlist] Wallpaper History Society Bursary for UK Applicants: The Merryl Huxtable Prize

Wallpaper History Society Bursary for UK Applicants: The Merryl Huxtable Prize The Wallpaper History Society offers a bursary of £1,000 each year to support historical research and/or developments in the conservation of wallcoverings. The prize is offered in memory of Merryl Huxtable, a founder

[Consdistlist] SAVE THE DATE - May 10, 2019 - SFMOMA Artist Initiative Symposium on Reprinting Color Photographs As a Preservation Strategy

SFMOMA ARTIST INITIATIVE SYMPOSIUM: REPRINTING COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS AS A PRESERVATION STRATEGY Friday, May 10, 2019 Phyllis Wattis Theater San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The practice of reprinting damaged photographic artworks as a preservation strategy has increasingly become a topic of resear

[Consdistlist] Icon Book & Paper Group AGM 2019

Saturday 30 March 2019, 14:00 - 19:30 Bridewell Hall St Bride Foundation 14 Bride Lane, EC4Y 8EQ All members are warmly invited to join us for the Icon Book and Paper Group AGM 2019. The AGM will be followed by a lightning talk session featuring students and emerging professionals. The eve

[Consdistlist] Two-day Workshop on Identification and Care of Photographic Materials

Special Workshop on ID and Care of Photographic Materials ** A few seats still available. Register now. IDENTIFICATION AND CARE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS: Daguerreotypes to Inkjet Prints DATE: March 14 and 15, 2019 LOCATION: Addison Gall

[Consdistlist] Position: Assistant Conservator of Paintings, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Assistant Conservator of Paintings Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Toronto, Canada ART + AUDIENCE + LEARNING Located in Toronto, the AGO is one of the largest art museums in North America, with a collection of close to 100,000 works. Through the collection as well as collaborations with leading mu

[Consdistlist] The British Museum - Conservator: Organics

Conservator: Organics Conservation Part time: 2 days per week Fixed term: 3 months in duration £26,931 per annum pro-rata Application Deadline: 12 Noon on Wednesday 13 March 2019 Interviews: approx. 8 April 2019 We are recruiting for a Conservator: Organics with specialist knowledge and experienc

[Consdistlist] Scroll preservation and housing workshop, May 2019, Wiltshire, UK (Lori Sauer)

BINDING re:DEFINED, based in Wiltshire, UK., is holding a workshop about the housing, accessibility and display of scrolls. It is lead by Claudia Benvestito, conservator at the Marciano Library in Venice, from May 21st - 23rd. Claudia has developed a very unique method for the safe storage of

[Consdistlist] Conservation Fellowship Vacancy at the National Gallery

The Robert Gavron Conservation Fellow The National Gallery, which houses one of the finest collections of Western European paintings in the world, has a long established Conservation department with an international reputation. The National Gallery is seeking to recruit a full time Conservation

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[Consdistlist] Akapad cleaning sponges

I'm an independent book and paper conservator from Israel. I have come across Akapad (Germany) cleaning sponges (white) for the surface cleaning of paper. In their website ( https://www.aka-art.de/en/dry-cleaning/akapad-cleaning160sponges.html) the company says they are made from latex and other ma

[Consdistlist] Survey on the restoration of sewing supports in Gothic structures

Hello, I am student in Conservation-Restoration of Works of Art, specializing in Books and Paper, at ENSAV La Cambre in Brussels (Belgium). I created a questionnaire on the restoration of the sewing supports, and I would like to diffuse it to a maximum of professionals. This questionnaire is p

[Consdistlist] Summer Conservation Fellow position at the Portland Art Museum

Summer Conservation Fellow position at the Portland Art Museum Are you knowledgeable about museum collections, photographic processes, preservation issues, conservation treatment, and data collection? Do you seek to join an encouraging shared learning environment? We urge you to join us for an 8-w