[Consdistlist] Use of Profume for pest treatments

[Gabrielle Flexer]

Dear all,

We have recently been in discussion with a well known company regarding a 
potential pest treatment on very large wooden beams, to be undertaken in-situ 
at a museum store. As a possible alternative to anoxia by Carbon dioxide, a 
fumigant Profume has been suggested, active ingredient Sulfuryl Fluoride - 
99.8%. Has anyone had experience using this product as a fumigant with museum 
objects? Any experiences or concerns people have had with the product would be 
very helpful.

Many thanks,

Gabrielle Flexer

Conservator

Conservation and Museums Advisory Service

Wiltshire Council

gabrielle.fle...@wiltshire.gov.uk
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[Consdistlist] Vacancy Rijksmuseum

[Lieke Boers]

Migelien Gerritzen Fellowship for conservation and scientific research at the 
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (The Netherlands)



The Migelien Gerritzen Fund/Rijksmuseum Fund enables candidates to conduct 
conservation and/or scientific research on art works and historical artefacts. 
Focus should be the Rijksmuseum collection or ideation that has been initiated 
at the Rijksmuseum. A suitable project might entail technical research into 
objects in the Rijksmuseum’s collection and/or analytical techniques, 
preventive conservation, and treatment methodologies. This fellowship enables 
candidates to collaborate with conservators, curators and scientists active at 
the Rijksmuseum. The Fellowship will result in an article for publication, the 
content and form of which will be decided by the Fellow and his/her supervisors 
in consultation with the Rijksmuseum. This is a one-year Fellowship, with the 
possibility of renewal for one additional year. The Rijksmuseum will provide 
working space for the Fellows, in order to stimulate an exchange of knowledge, 
ideas and experience. Access will be provided to all necessary information in 
the museum, as well as to the library, conservation laboratories of the 
Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam.



Eligibility
· The Migelien Gerritzen Fellowship is open to MA graduates, as well as 
PhD students and post-doctoral candidates.
· Fellowships are open to candidates of all nationalities and with 
varied specialisms. They may include conservators and scientists.
· Candidates should have proven research capabilities, academic 
credentials and excellent written and spoken knowledge of two languages 
(English and preferably Dutch or German).
Funding

Fellowship stipends are awarded to help support a Fellow’s study and research 
efforts during the tenure of their appointment. The stipend of €33,000 (subject 
to taxes and deductions) is for a period of twelve months commencing 1 
September 2018, the start of the academic year. It is funded by an endowment 
legacy. The Fellowship will allow for limited travel for research in art 
collections and archives elsewhere in Europe to a maximum value of €5,000 
annually. The Rijksmuseum will cover visa fees for the Fellow, but not for 
dependents.

Application and procedure

Complete applications have to be submitted through the online application 
system. Please follow the link below to learn about the required documents for 
application.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/migelien-gerritzen-fellowship

The closing date for all applications is 14 January 2018, at 6:00 p.m. 
(Amsterdam time/CET), but candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest 
convenience. No applications will be accepted after the deadline. All 
applications must be submitted online and in English. Applications or related 
materials delivered via email, postal mail, or in person will not be accepted.

Selection will be made by an international committee in February 2018. The 
committee consists of eminent scholars in the relevant fields of study from 
European universities and institutions, and members of the curatorial and 
conservation staff of the Rijksmuseum. Applicants will be notified by 1 March 
2018. All Fellowships will start in September 2018.

Further information
For questions concerning the application procedure, contact Marije Spek, 
Coordinator of the Fellowship Programme 
(m.s...@rijksmuseum.nl), +31 (0)20-6747395.
For questions concerning the Migelien Gerritzen Fellowship, contact Robert van 
Langh, Head of the Conservation Department 
(r.van.la...@rijksmuseum.nl), +31 (0)20 
6747233





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[Consdistlist] Conservator Positions, Anthropology Redisplay Project, Horniman Museum and Gardens, London

[Scott Devine]

Conservator (Anthropology Redisplay) Ref: CCE10.17
Salary: GBP27,835 p.a. (rising to GBP28,403 on successful completion of 
probation)
Hours of work: 35 per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Two posts. Commencing 1st January 2018 until 31st July 2018


The HLF (Heritage Lottery Fund) has awarded GBP3.3m to the Horniman Museum and 
Gardens in south east London to create a World Gallery, due to open in 2018.

We are looking for two enthusiastic and experienced Conservators to assist with 
the conservation of anthropological objects for the new gallery. As well as a 
degree in Conservation, you'll have wide-ranging post-qualification experience, 
encompassing the care, documentation and treatment of both organic and 
inorganic anthropological objects in a museum environment.

You will be working with both the Collections Conservation & Care Department 
and the Anthropology Redisplay project team. As the Redisplay project comes to 
an end and the gallery is prepared for opening to the public you will work 
mostly at the Museum, but partly at our Study Collections Centre, so the 
ability to work flexibly within teams and on your own, as well as working to 
tight project deadlines, is essential.

Closing date: 17th November 2017, 10:00 GMT

Interviews: 1st December 2017

To apply, please visit our website: www.horniman.ac.uk/about/jobs


Charlotte Ridley
Conservation Officer
Horniman Museum and Gardens
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[Consdistlist] Fluid preservation course in December

[Simon Moore]

Simon Moore is once again offering a few places on the Fluid Preservation 
course, this year at the National Oceanographic Centre in Southampton (UK).
The dates are from the 11th to 14th of December and the cost for the 4 day 
course is being held at 300UKP and covers all aspects of fluid preservation and 
the practical conservation of fluid-preserved specimens.
The course comprises PowerPoint presentations each day for about 1 hour and the 
rest of the day is entirely devoted to practical work.
More information can be obtained by contacting Simon directly on 
couteau...@btinternet.com   Please advise him 
of any personal allergies you may have.
Full handouts, including risk assessments, are included in the cost.  
Accommodation can be sought in the local area via the course schedule which 
will be sent in advance to interested persons


Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR
Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian,
www.natural-history-conservation.com 




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[Consdistlist] Bone and Ivory CPD workshop, 12-13 December 2017

[Evelyne Godfrey]

The Institute of Conservation Archaeology Group is organising a CPD
workshop, led by Sonia O'Connor, where attendees can learn how to identify
different types of animal hard tissues.
>From ivory to bone and from antler to horn, even so far as investigating
materials that have been used as fakes or substitutes!
The two day course will include lectures, handling sessions, and the
opportunity to view various materials under magnification.
Please book your place early as there will be a maximum number of 27 places.
DATE AND TIME of Workshop: Tuesday 12 Dec 2017, 09:00 to Wednesday 13 Dec
2017, 17:00 GMT
LOCATION: Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, UK
Please book via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bone-and-ivory-identification-workshop-tickets-39184277228?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0_i=6S6,59329,92ZQC3,K8EXK,1

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Dr. Evelyne Godfrey  MCIfA
Chair, Institute of Conservation Archaeology Group
egodf...@heritage-watch.com
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[Consdistlist] Call for Papers: SBMK Summit on International Collaboration, 15-16 November, The Netherlands

[Scott Devine]

Call for Papers
SBMK Summit on (inter)national collaboration
Acting in Contemporary Art Conservation
15-16 November 2018, The Netherlands

Background
The Dutch Foundation for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (SBMK) was formed 
to manage the international project Modern Art: Who Cares (1995-1997). One of 
the results of this project was the foundation of INCCA: the International 
Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art.

Since the start of INCCA in 1999, many conservation related research projects 
have been carried out through international collaboration and the results 
shared through the INCCA website. SBMK continued to initiate projects, such as 
Inside Installations (2004 - 2007), Artist Interviews (1998 - 2004), and the 
international symposium Contemporary Art: Who Cares? (2010).
SBMK has taken the initiative to organise a new international symposium re 
ecting this background and to inspire future collaborations: Acting in 
Contemporary Art Conservation on 15-16 November 2018 in the Netherlands. The 
aim is to create a lively event where you can meet your peers, share current 
research and initiate new projects.

Museum Practices
One of the general outcomes of the research projects so far, has been a 
thorough understanding of the in uence that conservation treatments and museum 
practices have on the future existence of contemporary artworks. Museum 
professionals and the audience are often actively engaged in contemporary art, 
sometimes becoming participants in the creative process, which poses 
challenging questions to the preservation of such artworks. These developments 
create new challenges for museum professionals and ask for specialist 
expertise, as they are in fact all acting in contemporary art conservation.

Topics
Several timely topics have been selected for this symposium and you are invited 
to present a proposal that either ts these topics or to suggest an additional 
theme, as the programme is open to include one more. The themes selected are: 
decision making, artist participation and oral history in conservation. As we 
are aiming to create a dynamic event, the format of the presentations need not 
be a plenary talk. Ideas for workshops and panel discussions are also welcome.

Deadline
Please send your ideas for a contribution in a 250 word abstract accompanied by 
a 100 word biography before 31 December 2017 to: sum...@sbmk.nl 
.
If you have a suggestion for an additional theme; please let us know before
15 November 2017, so we can make an additional call for papers.

Please note
The Dutch project on the identi cation of plastics outside the lab will be the 
topic of the English spoken SBMK Day taking place just prior to the event, 14 
November 2018. You are more than welcome as a participant on this day too, to 
make it a three-day contemporary art conservation event.
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[Consdistlist] Deadline extended: 2018 AICCM Book, Paper & Photographic Materials Symposium - proposals due 10 November 2017

[Alice Cannon]

Call for papers – 2018 AICCM Book, Paper & Photographic Materials Symposium – 
deadline extended – proposals due 10 November 2017

The deadline for contributions to next year’s symposium has been extended – you 
now have until 10 November to send through proposals for presentations, 
posters, demonstrations and workshops. There’s no overall theme, but themed 
sessions will be offered around the concepts of ‘revisitation’, the 
Anthropocene, and ‘black and white’.

For more details, please see the original call for papers on the AICCM website: 
https://aiccm.org.au/national-news/call-papers-posters-workshops-demonstrations-book-paper-photographic-materials.

Please email your abstract or proposal (no longer than 500 words please) to 
Bonnie Hearn at ymhe...@gmail.com. Outline the type of contribution (paper, 
poster etc) and whether it aligns to one of the proposed themes. Make sure to 
include your contact details, the names of any co-contributors, a one- or 
two-line bio for each, and a working title.

The conference will be held at Melbourne Museum, from Tuesday 20 November 
through to Friday 23 November, 2018.


Alice Cannon

Acting Manager, Conservation

Museums Victoria

PO Box 666, Melbourne VIC 3001

(03) 8341 7235 / 0402 041 064

acan...@museum.vic.gov.au



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[Consdistlist] Call for Papers: 2nd Icon Book & Paper Group Conference, 1-3 October 2018, Oxford, UK

[Icon BPG]

Call for Papers

Unexpected fame: Conservation approaches to the preparatory object

2ND Icon Book & Paper Group Conference

Oxford, 1–3 October 2018

The Icon Book & Paper Group is pleased to announce the theme for our 2018
conference, and to open the call for papers. Please see below for further
details of how you can submit an abstract for consideration by our review
panel. A call for posters will follow in early 2018.



Objects such as artists’ sketchbooks or authors’ manuscripts were not
necessarily created with posterity in mind. Their creators may not have
anticipated a lifespan encompassing display, digitisation or heavy
consultation. Indeed in some instances the producers of these objects may
not have expected this part of their oeuvre to survive beyond its first
use. Do we therefore treat them differently to ‘finished’ works, which were
always expected to have a wider audience and longer lifespan? How – and how
far - do we preserve the evidence of working techniques and practices left
by the author, artist, printer, publisher, or architect? Does their
original function affect how we conserve, display and interpret these
objects? If a maker has deliberately tried to obscure previous versions of
a work, where does the remit of the conservator or researcher end when it
comes to uncovering erasures or amendments? Do we alter the legacy of such
objects with our interventions?

Abstracts are invited for 30 minute presentations on all aspects of
conservation relevant to these issues, including scientific studies and PhD
research.

Examples of possible topics include:

Papers exploring the reconciliation of conservation needs with the desire
to preserve evidence of the artist or author’s working practices (eg.
intentionally torn pages; use of unsuitable materials such as sellotape)

Conservation treatment or research that has uncovered deliberately obscured
information, such as redacted text or evidence of working methods

Innovative conservation treatments or display methods that take into
account the particular nature of objects considered part of an artist,
author or architect's preparatory body of work

Conservation of preparatory works on/in paper or board such as artists’
sketchbooks, sculpture maquettes, stage sets and models

Abstracts should be in English and 300–500 words in length. Please download
and use the designated template available on the conference website
https://icon.org.uk/groups/book-paper/icon-book-paper-group-conference-2018,
or request a copy by emailing icon...@gmail.com. Participation from
students, new Icon members and professionals in allied fields is encouraged.

The deadline for abstracts is 31 January 2018. A selection committee will
review abstracts and notify speakers no later than March 2018.

Fiona McLees
Icon Book & Paper Group Committee
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