[Consdistlist] Use of Profume for pest treatments

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

[Consdistlist] Vacancy Rijksmuseum

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

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

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

[Consdistlist] Fluid preservation course in December

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

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

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

[Consdistlist] Call for Papers: SBMK Summit on International Collaboration, 15-16 November, The Netherlands

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

[Consdistlist] Deadline extended: 2018 AICCM Book, Paper & Photographic Materials Symposium - proposals due 10 November 2017

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,

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

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