[Consdistlist] 3-Day Practical Gilding Course, Glasgow

Icon Scotland Group has organised a 3-Day Practical Gilding Course for September 3rd -5th in Glasgow. This course will familiarise participants with the materials, methods and techniques of both water and oil gilding. It will provide opportunities to learn skills relating to gilding using

[Consdistlist] NACCA symposium, 25 - 26 June 2018, Cologne: From different perspectives to common grounds in contemporary art conservation (Heydenreich, Gunnar)

NACCA Symposium 2018 From different perspectives to common grounds in contemporary art conservation 25th – 26th June 2018 Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences, TH Köln Programme: http://nacca.eu/symposium-2018/ Due to the tremendous interest in the symposium we changed the location within

[Consdistlist] NEDCC Seeks Associate Book or Paper Conservator for Outreach Program

NEDCC Seeks Associate Book or Paper Conservator for Outreach Program ** The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) is seeking a passionate and mission-driven conservation professional to lead its successful conservation

[Consdistlist] 3 positions at the British Library

3 fixed term positions at the British Library International Dunhuang Project, Scroll & Digitisation Conservator SALARY £26,000 FULL TIME Fixed-Term until 30th July 2021 British Library, St Pancras, London The International Dunhuang Project is a ground-breaking international collaboration to

[Consdistlist] Art Institute of Chicago symposium June 28-29

Dear colleagues, We would love to invite you to attend our upcoming event. Please consider joining us. Please reserve your spots online for the symposium ( http://www.artic.edu/event/symposium-unfixed-material-challenges-contemporary-art) and evening keynote lecture (

[Consdistlist] NEDCC Seeks Book Conservator

Job Opportunity at NEDCC - Book Conservator ** NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center is seeking an innovative and creative Conservator to join its Book Conservation Lab. The Conservator will perform conservation of diverse and unique

[Consdistlist] IADA 2019 Congress - Warsaw, Poland - September 23-27: CALL FOR PAPERS

CALL FOR PAPERS XIVth Congress of the International Association of Book and Paper Conservators (IADA) - Warsaw 2019 Date: 23-27 September 2019 Venue: POLIN Museum - Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw Abstract submission deadline: 1 October 2018 Submit here: abstra...@iada-home.org We

[Consdistlist] Plenderleith Lecture 2018 - A clearer view: new thinking on lighting in museums and galleries

Icon Scotland Group is delighted to announce that this year’s lecturer will be David Saunders. This, the 21st Annual Harold Plenderleith Memorial Lecture will be held at Discovery Point in Dundee on 29th November this year at 6 pm. The event will be followed by a drinks reception. Dr Saunders was

[Consdistlist] Booking is open for the Icon Book and Paper Group Conference 2018

Unexpected fame: Conservation approaches to the preparatory object 2nd Institute of Conservation Book and Paper Group Conference Oxford, 1–3 October 2018 Generously supported by the Clare Hampson Fund and Tru Vue Location: Andrew Wiles Building Mathematical Institute University of

[Consdistlist] Meeting Preservation of natural history wet collections (Paris 5 -7th December 2018)

Dear colleagues, A meeting on the theme of the Preservation of natural history wet collections will take place in Paris from December 5 through 7, 2018. Organized by the French Center on Research for Preservation, under the CNRS, the French natural History Museum and the French Culture

[Consdistlist] Job Advert: Conservation/Post-excavation Technician, AOC Archaeology, Edinburgh

*Technician - Post Excavation/Conservation* *Two year post based in Edinburgh* *Salary £18,600 - £21,700 depending on experience* AOC Archaeology is one of the leading heritage companies in the UK. We have one of Britain’s largest and most experienced team of in house artefact, ecofact and

[Consdistlist] Conservation periodicals available

Small collection of periodicals available, *IIC Studies in Conservation*, Volumes 17, 26, 32-47, 56-58 and *Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, *Volumes 50-56. Looking to donate to an individual's or institution's library. For more information, please contact: Aisha Wahab

[Consdistlist] Seeking replacement for Rhoplex n580 contact adhesive

Rhoplex n580 is an aqueous acrylic emulsion, which dries to a permanently soft and tacky film and can be made into small 'dots' for use a contact adhesive. These have been used in many display situations to help lightly secure materials, including paper, textiles, ceramics, glass, plastics,

[Consdistlist] Help with participation in a Master's thesis survey

Dear Sir or Madame, I am a Master's student at OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway and writing a thesis on "Information needs of researchers and professionals in art history and conservation science in a digital museum environment». I wish to ask you to fill in an anonymous

[Consdistlist] Moss on historic buildings survey - For circulation

I am conducting research on the effects of moss growth on historic buildings at the University of Oxford, and was wondering if you would circulate this survey to the ConsDistList mailing list. If anyone would like to reach me to ask any other questions, they can reach me at