Conference: “The Future’s Bright: Managing Colour Change in Light Sensitive Collections” in Stockholm, Sweden, 15-16 November 2012

Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
15-16 November 2012

This two day event will address one of the most pertinent issues in modern collections care: How to assess and manage colour change in light sensitive objects whilst still enabling collections access. The event will cover: accelerated fading techniques (microfading and spectrophotometry) anoxic framing and solid state lighting (SSL) and will include workshop demonstrations of microfading technology. This conference will be of interest to anyone who works with light sensitive collections; however, it is primarily aimed at conservators and conservation managers. The focus will be the practical application and use of these techniques and technologies for conservators who do not work with an in-house conservation science team.

The event will be held in English.

Cost: 995 SEK

For more information please email futuresbright [at] nationalmuseum__se.

Call for Papers and Posters : 12th ICOM-CC Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference (WOAM)

Call for Papers and Posters : 12th ICOM-CC Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference (WOAM)

Istanbul, Turkey

May 13-17, 2013

Aims of the Conference

  • To present relevant case studies in the conservation of wet organic archaeological materials
  • To disseminate scientific research results in the field of wet organic archaeological materials
  • To promote the application of new materials and technologies for conservation as well as new tools for analysis and documentation
  • To identify further research and to provide networking for future activities

The Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Working Group has decided to focus on the following subjects. The list is not inclusive and all topics of relevance to the analysis, treatment and care of wet organics are welcome.

  • Pre-conservation storage
  • In-situ preservation and reburial
  • New materials for the conservation of organic materials
  • Re-treatment of artifacts with particular reference to alum in  wood
  • Acids (sulphur and iron) formation in organic materials
  • Categorization of materials, wood degradation and analysis
  • Post-conservation display and storage
  • Review of the samples from the 1987 International Comparative Wood Treatment Study
  • Reports on ongoing conservation projects and case studies

Due Dates:

Sept 15, 2012: Submission of abstracts for papers or posters

Abstracts for Peer Review papers (title, authors and text, maximum 800 words, no images or graphs)

Please indicate if Paper is for Peer Review.

Abstracts for all other papers and posters (title, authors and text, maximum 400 words, no images or graphs) Abstracts for papers or posters should be submitted by e-mail to: tara.grant [at] pch__gc__ca

Oct 15, 2012: Approval of abstracts, speakers and posters, notification of authors

Jan 15, 2013: Submission of Peer Review Papers

April 30, 2013: Submission of all other papers or posters submitted for publication.

Late acceptance of Non-peer reviewed papers may be accepted if space remains.

All papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

For more information about submitting an abstract, please contact tara.grant [at] pch__gc__ca

For more information concerning the conference please go to http://www.icom-cc.org/42/working-groups/wet-organic-archaelogical-materials/

Tara Grant, Coordinator WOAM

Senior Conservator – Archaeology

Canadian Conservation Institute

1030 Innes Road

Ottawa ON K1A 0M5

613-998-3721 ext 227

2012 IIC Vienna Congress- ‘The Decorative: Conservation and the applied arts’: registration now open

Registration is now open for IIC’s twenty-fourth international Congress, which will take place in Vienna from the 10th to the 14th of September 2012.
Full details, including the technical and social programmes, are available at the Congress pages of the IIC web-site: http://www.iiconservation.org/congress

The 2012 Congress will focus on a topic that is uniquely well-suited to Vienna’s wealth and breadth of decorative and applied arts heritage. Ornament and decoration have been evident in human endeavour since the beginning of human history, ranging from the bold clarity of ancient Egypt to the great period of Jugendstil and the Vienna Secession around 1900 and on to the exuberant revivals of today. Wherever civilisations have developed, many of their forms of cultural expression can be considered as ‘decorative’ or ‘applied’ arts. The congress topic coincides with Vienna’s Klimt 2012 celebrations, on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Klimt.

Over 40 speakers and a further 40 poster presenters will report on contemporary thinking, current research and examples of best practice on a wide range of conservation topics including:
–       glass
–       furniture
–       textiles and carpets
–       porcelain
–       precious metals
–       jewellery
–       musical instruments
–       manuscripts
–       wall paintings
–       lacquerware

As with all IIC Congresses, the conference will bring together the international professional community to present and exchange ideas, to debate conservation practices and cutting-edge research, to consider exciting new developments and thought-provoking challenges, and to make new connections between this region and all corners of the world.  There is a full social programme of receptions and the Gala Diner, plus the tours in and around Vienna on the Wednesday and the IIC Round Table event on the Wednesday evening.  After the Congress a series of visits to neighbouring cultural centres is also available.

Book now at www.iiconservation.org to secure your place at what is already a very popular event.

Call for Papers: Reaching and Teaching Through Material Culture Symposium at Winterthur

On September 28-29, 2012, a symposium at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library will mark the 60th anniversary of Winterthur/University of Delaware graduate education. Speakers are not limited to Winterthur graduates and will address the following topics:

  • What to Collect & How to Maintain: Availability, Acquisition, Responsibility
  • Technology and Accessing Collections
  • Balancing Intellectual Relevance with Popular Interest
  • The Role of Cultural Heritage Professionals in World Events.

The symposium will present subjects relevant to material culture and conservation. Speakers may be alumni of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (est. 1974), and from other institutions and programs.

The symposium structure will explore the topics through five-minute lightening rounds, twenty- to thirty-minute presentations, and discussion with speaker panels. Please review the more detailed information on each topic at the end of this announcement.

Scholars and independent consultants, museum and allied professionals, and conservators are invited to submit a 100- to 200-word abstract for their proposed topic. Proposals are due February 27th for review by the Winterthur Fellows board; announcements will be made by March 19th. Please send abstracts via email to info@sowf.org. For general information about the symposium, please visit www.sowf.org/symposium2012.

In addition, to highlight a broad spectrum of accomplishments in the related fields, a “slide show” will present relevant institutional and individual projects either underway or completed. All are invited to apply by providing a digital image of yourself or your institution/project/publication, etc., with up to five bullet points outlining the goals/successes. Topics can relate to various aspects of cultural management, including fundraising, institutional expansion, actual or virtual exhibitions and public programs, art conservation, advocacy, publication, and more. Please send submissions to the contact information above.

Thank you,
Society of Winterthur Fellows Board
The symposium is sponsored by the Society of Winterthur Fellows

 

Conference on Modern Chemical in the Protection of Cultural Heritage (MCTPCH)

International Conference on Modern Chemical Technology in the Protection of Cultural Heritage
MCTPCH 2012
Xi’an, China
September 21-22, 2012

Organizer: Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
Sponsor: School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Supported by:

Chemistry Department, School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong
University, China

Institute of the Protection for Cultural Heritage, Xi’an
Jiaotong University, China

Rathgen Research Laboratory, the National Museum of Berlin,
Germany

The National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program,
No.2012CB720904)

The International Conference on Modern Chemical Technology in the Protection of Cultural Heritage, China 2012 (China MCTPCH 2012) will be held on September 21-22, 2012 in Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China. The conference will focus on modern analytical technology in the conservation of cultural heritage, development and application of nondestructive detection technology, research on the protective materials, natural protective materials and traditional protective technology, the cross-discipline subjects between chemistry and other disciplines, and the development direction in protection of Culture Heritage.

Chairpersons:

Prof. Ling He
School of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

Prof. Stefan Simon
Rathgen Research Laboratory
National Museums Berlin, Germany
Adjunct Professor of Xi’an Jiaotong University

Academic Committee (in alphabetical order of surnames):

Prof. Vincent Detalle
Laboratoire de Recherche des Monuments Historiques, Champs sur
Marne, France

Prof. Nicholas Eastaugh
University of Oxford, England

Prof. Erwin Emmerling
Technology University of Munich, Germany

Prof. Christoph HermH
Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Dresden, Germany

Prof. Weidong Li
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

Prof. Haida Liang
Nottingham Trent University, England

Prof. Ling He
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

Prof. Zhou Lu
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China

Prof. Hongjie Luo
Shanghai University, China

Prof. Qinlin Ma
China National Institute of Cultural Property, Beijing, China

Prof. Tao Ma
Conservation and Restoration Academy
Key Scientific Research Base of Conservation on Brick and Stone
Materials, Xi’an, China

Prof. Rocco Mazzeo
University of Bologna, Italy

Prof. Rolf Snethlage
Bamberg, Germany

Prof. Bomin Su
Dunhuang Academy
Key Scientific Research Base of Conservation for Ancient Mural
State Administration for Cultural Heritage Dunhuang, China

Prof. Xudong Wang
Dunhuang Academy
Dunhuang, China

Prof. Binjian Zhang
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China

Prof. Tie Zhou
Museum of the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang,
Key Scientific Research Institute for Ancient Polychrome Pottery
Conservation, Xi’an, China

The Theme of the Conference: Modern analytical technology in the
conservation of cultural heritage

Development and application of nondestructive detection
technology

Research on protective materials

Investigation on natural protective materials and traditional
protective technology

Study on the cross-discipline subjects between chemistry and
other disciplines

Development direction in the protection of Cultural Heritage

Call for Abstracts and Papers

Abstracts: Participants are invited to submit abstracts before March
30, 2012.

Abstracts should be submitted in English

Papers

The manuscript should focus on the theme of this conference and has not been published or submitted elsewhere;

In the manuscript, the description of some experimental principles and data is clear and accurate;

The manuscript should include the title, authors, affiliation, abstract (200 words), key words, text and contact information (telephone, address and zipcode);

Sign the name of topics in the upper right corner of your manuscripts;

The manuscript should be saved in the native format of the wordprocessor used and the length is limited to 3000 words;

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa).

Please submit your abstracts and papers by email to

heling [at] mail__xjtu__edu__cn
s.simon [at] smb__spk-berlin__de

The manuscripts will be peer reviewed and selected by the scientific committee of the conference. The second announcement will be sent on late July, 2012.

Deadline for Abstracts: March 30, 2012
Notification of abstract acceptance: April 30, 2012
Deadline for papers: July 30, 2012
Notification of paper acceptance: August 15, 2012

Registration Fees (RMB): The registration fees in September 21-22,
2012 include:

Welcome reception
Coffee breaks and food
Conference Kit (Bag and Scientific Program etc)

Fees: 1200 Yuan for Chinese representative, 600 Yuan for Chinese student representative and 600 Yuan for accompanying person. Note: The invited speakers will be free of charge.

Accommodation: We will make hotel reservations for you (4-star). The rate is about 280-600 Yuan per day.

Weather: The weather in Xi’an is fine in September with a temperature range between 15 – 25 deg. C.

Organizing Committee

Ling He
+86 29 82668554
+89 13088968385
heling [at] mail__xjtu__edu__cn

Junyan Liang
+86 13572904264
junyan [at] stu__xjtu__edu__cn

Zhongmin Zhu
+86 29 82663914
+86 13709211668
zmzhu [at] mail__xjtu__edu__cn

Department of Chemistry
School of Science
Xi’an Jiaotong University,
No.28, Xianning West Road
Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, P.R. China
+86 29 82663914
+86 29 82668554
Fax: +86 29 82668559

Mobile Technology for Conservation

The Washington Conservation Guild is a  professional organization for conservators in the Washington DC area.  Every January we hold a mini-conference the “3-Ring” meeting which offers three series of programs on three different topics.  This year my fellow Guild member Lisa Young and I developed a “Mobile Technology for Conservation” Ring.  The capabilities of mobile technology are growing by leaps and bounds and we wanted to share the ways in which people are using mobile technology and encourage our colleagues to explore the world of tablets and Apps and perhaps report back next year.

The first presentation was by Amber Kerr-Allison, a paintings conservator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Lunder Conservation Center.  Amber has been using an iPad and the App PDF Notes to do on-site condition assessments of paintings.

The second presentation was by Jenny Wiley of Heritage Preservation.  When I started looking for Apps to feature at this session, one of my first thoughts was “wouldn’t it be nifty if the Disaster Wheel was an App?”, and in a delightful coincidence, the response from Heritage Preservation was, “Yes, it’s in beta testing right now”.

The third presentation was by me and Lisa.  We talked about various Apps we had found to be useful in our daily conservation work; I like the free light meter App for iPhone and Lisa likes molecule and plastics related Apps.  I had iPads and an Asus droid tablet loaded with demo Apps for people to experiment with after the talk.  We were not trying to present a definitive list but rather ideas for getting started and exploring this rapidly growing world.

 

 

 

 

Presentations from Anoxia and Microfading: The impact on Collection Care (12-13 September 2011) are now available online

Presentations from Anoxia and Microfading: The impact on Collection Care (12-13 September 2011) are now available online and can be
found at http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/1240387754001#media:/media/1240387754001/1240462743001&context:/channel/most-popular

Presentations include:

Keynote Speaker: Dr David Grattan
Former Manager of Conservation Research at Canadian Conservation
Institute, Ottawa
“Anoxia and Microfading: The Impact on Collection Care,
Context and Challenge”

Stephen Hackney
Senior Consultant for Conservation Science, Tate, London
“The Benefits of Sealed Enclosures for Works on Paper”

Zane Cunningham
Project Manager and Product Developer, Tate, London
“Designing Low Oxygen Frames”

Dr. Shin Maekawa
Senior Scientist, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles
“Getty’s Oxygen-Free Display and Storage Cases”

Dr. Matija Strlic
Senior Lecturer
Centre for Sustainable Heritage, University College London
“Hypoxic Storage of Organic Materials: Paper, Ink, Parchment,
Photographs, Canvas”

Jacob Thomas
Research Assistant, Kinetics of Heterogeneous Reactions Group,
Jagiellonian University, Krakow
“Early 20th Century Pastel Drawings: An Anoxic Case?”

David Thickett
Senior Conservation Scientist, English Heritage, London and
Salome Guggenheimer, Haute Ecole Suisse, Switzerland
“Oxygen and Archaeological Iron”

Chris Collins
Head of Conservation, Palaeontology Department, Natural History
Museum, London
“Reduced Oxygen Enclosures and Natural History and
Anthropological Materials”

Luisa Casella
Photograph Conservator, Harry Ransom Center, The University of
Texas at Austin
“Display of Original Autochrome Plates in Low-Oxygen
Enclosures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art”

Dr. Yvonne Shashoua
Senior Researcher, Department of Conservation, National Museum
of Denmark, Copenhagen
“Anoxic Storage of Polymers”

Bruce Ford,
Consultant Conservator and Scientist, Tate, London
“Microfading and Anoxic Enclosures”

Nicki Smith
Deputy Manager, Conservation, National Museum of Australia,
Canberra (with video from Guy Hanson, Senior Curator Guy Hanson,
National Museum of Australia)
“Into the Light: Lighting Guidelines at the National Museum
of Australia”

Dr. Mark Underhill
Analyst, Tate, London
“Oxygen Measurement”

Dr. Bertrand Lavedrine
Director, Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des
Collections (CRCC-CNRS), Paris
“Development of Microfading Testing for Transmission
Measurement on Colour Transparencies”

Dr. Haida Liang
Reader in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
“Latest Developments on Portable Microfading Spectrometry at
Nottingham Trent University”

Dr. Julio M. del Hoyo-Melendez
Scientist, National Museum of Krakow
“Microfade Testing: A Promising Tool for Evaluating the Light
Fastness of Coloured Fabrics and the Impacts on Lighting
Policy”

Dr. Eric Hagan
Conservation Scientist, The Canadian Conservation Institute,
Ottawa
“An Overview of Current Light-Fastness Testing at the
Canadian Conservation Institute”

Plus:

A group discussion with Dr Shin Maekawa, Senior Scientist, The
Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles; Deborah Potter, Head
of Conservation, Collection, Tate, London and Nicki Smith,
Deputy Manager, Conservation, National Museum of Australia,
Canberra.

Roundtable discussion with panel: Bruce Ford, Consultant
Conservator and Scientist, Tate, London; Dr Eric Hagan,
Conservation Scientist, The Canadian Conservation Institute,
Ottawa; Dr Julio M del Hoyo-Melendez, Scientist, Laboratory of
Analysis and Nondestructive Investigation of Heritage Objects,
National Museum of Krakow; Dr Haida Liang, Reader in Physics,
Nottingham Trent University; Dr Bertrand Lavedrine, Director,
Centre de Recherche sur la Conservation des Collections
(CRCC-CNRS), Paris; Dr Han Neevel, Senior Conservation
Scientist, Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency, Amersfoort;
Boris Pretzel, Principal Scientist, Victoria and Albert Museum,
London.

A working session with George Gawlinski, Planning Together
Associates to build collaborations and explore the research
agenda.

The conference coincided with the culmination of a five-year Tate
research project funded by the Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills (BIS) Public Sector Research Exploitation Fund.

Dr. Pip Laurenson
Head of Collection Care Research
Tate
Millbank
London SW1P 4RG
+44 207887 8776
+44 796606 2962

Call for Papers: “‘The Real Thing?’: The Value of Authenticity and Replication for Investigation and Conservation:

The University of Glasgow
Research Network for Textile Conservation, Dress and Textile History
and Technical Art History.
December 6-7, 2012

Clarification: we welcome papers and posters on any aspect of
authenticity and replication. The paper or poster does not have to
be on the topic of textiles.

We look forward to welcoming you to the conference. Booking details
will be available in early 2012. The call for papers can also be
found, along with more information about the Research Network, at

http://tinyurl.com/3t3typr

Frances Lennard
Senior Lecturer, Textile Conservation
+44 141 330 7607/4097
Fax: +44 141 330 3513
Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History
School of Culture and Creative Arts
University of Glasgow
8 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QH
United Kingdom

Call for papers and Posters: 10th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Leather and Related Materials Working Group

10th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Leather and Related Materials Working Group
Offenbach, Germany
29-31 August 2012

The 10th Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Leather and Related
Materials Working Group will be held in Offenbach, Germany. The
Deutsches Ledermuseum Schuhmuseum last welcomed our group in 1989.
It is a new opportunity to see the collections and the new
exhibition rooms. There will also be an opening (together with the
reception on Aug 29, 2012 of a small exhibition at the DLM: “Leather
Conservation” (Aug 29, 2012 – Jan 12, 2013)

The 2 day conference (plus 1 day excursion) shall provide a forum
for leather conservators to discuss issues and challenges of
interest to the field of leather conservation in general, ranging
from rawhide and semi-tanned skins to leathers, including wall
hangings, upholstery, bookbindings, ethnographic art, archaeological
artefacts, etc.

This meeting will focus on presenting an overview of the current
state of research, practice and progress in the field of
conservation and restoration of leather and related materials.

Abstracts of no more than 500 words should include the title,
authors’ names, profession, institution, e-mail and address of the
corresponding author. They should be submitted to the Working Group
Coordinator, Celine Bonnot-Diconne, by March 16, 2012. Preference
will be given to ICOM members.

Papers may be presented in either English or French. No simultaneous
translation shall be provided. We kindly request all submissions be
proof-read by a native English or French speaker

Coordinator: cbonnotdiconne [at] aol__com

Celine Bonnot-Diconne
Coordinator ICOM-CC Leather and Related Materials Working Group
Pensionnaire a la Villa Medicis
Academie de France a Rome
Villa Medici
Viale Trinita dei Monti 1
00187 Roma, Italia

Upcoming programs of interest from the C2C Online Community

Heritage Preservation, along with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), is pleased to announce the schedule for the C2C Online Community’s next seven live chat events. Resources and further information on the following programs will appear in the Featured Resource section approximately a week before the event.  Don’t forget to mark your calendar for these upcoming chats:

  • Objects on the Move:  Packing and Transporting Collections – Wednesday, February 8 at 2:30 pm Eastern.  Join Wendy Jessup, conservator in private practice, and Tova Brandt, Curator of Exhibitions at the Danish Immigrant Museum to ask questions and learn tips and tricks for packing and transporting your collections.  Even if you are contemplating a move or just relocating objects within existing storage, this Webinar will be useful to you.
  • “Making the Most of the Storage You Have” – Thursday, Feburary 23 at 1:00 pm Eastern.  Featuring Laura Hortz Stanton, Director of Preservation Services at the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) and Julia Clark, Curator of Collections, Abbe Museum
  • “Choosing the Datalogger That Is Right for You” – Tuesday, March 6 at 1:00 pm Eastern.  Rachael Arenstein, Partner, A.M. Art Conservation, Inc.
  • “Applying to NEH’s Preservation Assistance Grant” – Monday, March 12 at 1:00 pm Eastern.  Elizabeth Joffrion, Senior Program Officer, Division of Preservation and Access, National Endowment for the Humanitites (NEH)
  • “Introduction to LED Lighting” – Thursday, March 29 at 1:00 pm Eastern.  Richard L. Kerschner, Director of Preservation and Conservation and Nancie Ravenel, Object Conservator, both at the Shelburne Museum
  • “Outsourcing Digitization” – Wednesday, April 4 at 1:00 pm Eastern.  Robin Dale, Director of Digital & Preservation Services, LYRASIS
  • “MayDay! Create a Game Plan” – Wednesday, April 18 at 1:00 pm Eastern.  Lori Foley, Vice President for Emergency Programs, Heritage Preservation

We hope you can join us live to share your experiences and ask your questions directly of our experts (and win great door prizes!) Your participation is key to the success of these events. However, we do post recordings of each live chat event if you are unable to attend the sessions live. Those recordings can be found here.

Please feel free to forward this email to your colleagues who you think would benefit from joining our community!  We are over 900 members strong at this point.  This community has been built and is being moderated as a service to you.  please contact Elsa Huxley, Director of Communications
Heritage Preservation, ehuxley@heritagepreservation.org, ph:  202.233.0800 with suggestions or ideas.  Your advocacy and input is appreciated.

Hope to see you in the virtual meeting room soon!

Heritage Preservation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of the United States. By identifying risks, developing innovative programs, and providing broad public access to expert advice, Heritage Preservation assists museums, libraries, archives, historic preservation and other organizations, as well as individuals, in caring for our endangered heritage.