In conjunction with the 42nd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, and in partnership with our network of indigenous peoples' and civil society organizations, World Heritage Watch is organizing the 5th International NGO Forum on World Heritage at Risk 22 - 23 June 2018 in Manama, Bahrain. The Forum will follow four International NGO […]

A one-day conference is to be held at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, on Friday 12th October 2018. Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 31st March 2018. There are many ways in which water and humidity can physically alter paintings, sometimes with disastrous effect; such as staining canvases, flaking and blanching paint, warping […]

The Swedish National Heritage Board with partners is pleased to announce the call for papers and posters for the 4th International Conference on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Cultural Heritage in Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 May 2019. Deadline submission of abstracts: 15 April 2018. More information

Call for Papers for the upcoming symposium on 23 and 24 November 2018 in Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum. Over the last few decades the field of conservation has changed rapidly. New methods of research and analysis have been developed, production techniques like laser cutting and digital printing have become available and many modern conservation materials have been […]

The twelfth biennial North American Textile Conservation Conference (NATCC) will be held in Ottawa, Canada, September 23-29, 2019 and will focus on the theme of “Lessons Learned – Textile Conservation – Then and Now.” Analytical studies, conservation protocols, treatments, exhibition displays, and materials and techniques have evolved during the past 20+ years, often dramatically. We […]

"Zu den Dingen!" heißt das Motto des 35. Deutschen Kunsthistorikertages, den der Verband Deutscher Kunsthistoriker e.V. gemeinsam mit dem Kunstgeschichtlichen Seminar und der Kunstsammlung der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen vom 27. bis 31.03.2019 in Göttingen veranstaltet. Im Rahmen des Call for Papers können ab sofort Bewerbungen für insgesamt 64 Vorträge über das Online-Bewerbungsportal eingereicht werden. Interessierte Kolleginnen […]

On 8 and 9 November 2018, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will host an international symposium on the history of conservation of paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn. The aim is to heighten awareness of how the appearance and condition of paintings by Rembrandt can (partly) be explained by their treatment history. The symposium is organised on […]