[Consdistlist] collection of chemicals

We have been asked recently to do a preventive conservation project for a historical collection of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade. The collection consists of different devices, lab-ware, tools and instruments, but also of hundreds of flasks and jars with original chemicals, some

[Consdistlist] Conference News - Association for Heritage Preservation of the Americas

Association for Heritage Preservation of the Americas; Conference News September 23 - 25 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The APOYOnline 30th Anniversary Conference and Workshop on Heritage Preservation; 30 Years Building Bridges and Pathways for the Preservation of Cultural Patrimony in the Americas

[Consdistlist] Feather Conservation Survey

On behalf of Renee Riedler (rried...@amnh.org ): Please consider participating in a conservation community survey on methods and materials used to preserve and care for feathers: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RCVL3PZ With

[Consdistlist] Paper Conservator (term) Position at Princeton University Library

Princeton University Library (PUL) seeks an enthusiastic and collaborative Paper Conservator to support exhibitions, digitization, and collection moves within the Library's Preservation & Conservation Department. PUL is one of the world's leading research libraries, serving a diverse community

[Consdistlist] Online publication on Islamic manuscript

The Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press recently published "Going Beyond Appearances: Examination of Hidden Paint Layers in a Gulistan of Sa'di from the Freer Gallery of Art," in Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation, no. 8. The authors are Elisabetta Polidori, Emily Jacobson

[Consdistlist] Joint Icon Pest Odyssey Network/Care of Collections Group Open Meeting

The Pest Odyssey Network are pleased to announce that we will be holding our next annual meeting in conjunction with the Icon Care of Collections Group at the Museums Collection Centre in Birmingham on 16th October 2019. The speaker details are to be confirmed following the recent call for papers

[Consdistlist] CAC Reconciliation Working Group

CAC Reconciliation Working Group - Announcement and Fundraising With new policies and legislation being developed at a national level to comply with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, the Canadian

[Consdistlist] AIC 48th Annual Meeting: Call for Presentations Abstract Submission Portal Open (Ruth Seyler)

AIC 48th Annual Meeting: Call for Presentations Abstract Submission Portal Open The American Institute for Conservation's 48th Annual Meeting will be held in Salt Lake City, UT, May 19-23, 2020. Pre-sessions will take place on May 19 and 20 and will consist of workshops, seminars, and study

[Consdistlist] Seeking nominations for the CAA/AIC Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation (extended deadline: September 18, 2019)

Dear colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that we are still gathering nominations (and support materials for the existing ones) for the College Art Association (CAA) / American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation. The nominees do not have

[Consdistlist] Look for email instructions for new ConsDistList

We are close to launching the new ConsDistList, now the Global Conservation Forum. Over the past few days, we've sent emails to both those who are in the AIC and FAIC database and those who are not. There are about 3,400 users in the Global Conservation Forum now, and 8,000 more subscribers