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Heroes of Traditional Trades Photographic Competition – entry deadline extended to Saturday 7 November 2015
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Quality Conservation Forum at Fabric conference
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Australia ICOMOS FABRIC 2015 Conference – update
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Sydney Forum for Architecture & Urban Design event, Sydney, 22 October
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Heritage Consultants – Who are they? Call for Expressions of Interest
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Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne, 28 October
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Keynote speech, tour and meeting of the Australia ICOMOS Intangible Cultural Heritage NSC, Adelaide, 5 November
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NSCES Meeting, Adelaide, Thursday 5 November 2015
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‘Motets in the Gaol’ – Polyphonic Voices at the Old Melbourne Gaol, Saturday 24 October
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Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO / AIA NSW Chapter Sydney Talk Series, MOVED TO 22 OCTOBER
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Special TrustTalks Event: Remembering William Cooper – Melbourne, 9 November
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Call for donations of conservation reference books
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Julfa Cemetery Digital Repatriation Project discussion, Melbourne, Saturday 17 October
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Opportunities within the Asian Development Bank (ADB) seminar, video conference, 27 November
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CHNT20 2015 – 2-4 November 2015, Vienna
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News from Réseau Art Nouveau Network
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News from Sydney Living Museums
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News from the Best in Heritage 2015
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Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
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Contribute to online directory of museum studies and related programs
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Latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin available online
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Proceedings of 9th Forum for the conservation and technology of historic stained-glass
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Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) conference, 6-10 June 2016, Montreal – call for paper and poster proposals
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Nominations for AAA Awards – closing date: 30 October 2015
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1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy
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Edinburgh Conference on Late Antiquity, April 2016 – call for papers
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European Cultural Heritage Year initiative event, Berlin, 13 November
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Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference, Amsterdam, November 2015
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SITUATION WANTED Italian Art Restorer seeking work
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1. Heroes of Traditional Trades Photographic Competition – entry deadline extended to Saturday 7 November 2015
Heroes of Traditional Trades Photographic Competition
We have extended the date for submission of entries, to encourage you to enter the competition! Online entries will now close Saturday 7 November 2015.
So, dig through your hard drives, search out the slide collection or flip through your photo albums – we want to see your photographic skill in capturing the tradespeople of heritage conservation!
The winning entry will receive $500 prize money, donated by the National Trust of Australia (South Australia).
You do not have to be attending Fabric 2015 to enter and non-ICOMOS members can also enter – so please spread the word!
If you are unable to contact your subject to get permission for your award-winning photo, don’t worry, just note this on the entry form. We will manage the copyright issue. If the subject is a group of people, please also still enter – permission not necessary.
As they say, “you have to be in it to win it”!
Atlas Gouverneur at Wrought Artworks, Eveleigh, NSW.
Image courtesy of Steel Windows and Doors in Sydney.
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2. Quality Conservation Forum at Fabric conference
Following consideration in early 2014 by Australian Heritage Agencies at HOCANZ of a proposal for an Australian Quality Framework to address shortcomings in Australian heritage conservation practice, Australia ICOMOS and the APT Australasia Chapter are moving to develop the Quality Framework proposal. Participation by heritage practitioners concerned about the loss of heritage conservation skills and experience will be important in ensuring that the proposed quality framework has a practical use.
You are invited to participate and to help shape this initiative. Click here for the final program (note, this has been updated from last week), which is intended to convey information about the scope of the event. More information about the forum is available at the conference website.
Bookings for the Quality Forum can be made as part of the Fabric Conference registration process. Alternatively please RSVP to Mary Knaggs or Donald Ellsmore with your intention to attend and pay the $45 fee (note correction to fee) to cover refreshments on the day.
Should you have any questions regarding this invitation please contact:
- Mary Knaggs, Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee Member – email Mary, or
- Donald Ellsmore, FAPT, Convenor, APT Australasia Chapter – email Donald
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3. Australia ICOMOS FABRIC 2015 Conference – update
It is now only 20 sleeps until the Fabric conference in Adelaide. We will shortly be posting further details about the Saturday field trips, so keep a look out on the website. Places for the conference dinner at the State Library are filling fast, so don’t miss out on a great night. We have selected a fabulous three-course menu with superb local wines and exciting entertainment.
The co-conveners have decided to amend the Sunday conference venue to the National Wine Centre, which is already the Friday conference venue. Our numbers have exceeded our expectations and a current exhibition in the main gallery space at Tandanya would limit our plenary and keynote audience requirements. If you are interested to see the Tarnanthi Textile exhibition, the gallery at Tandayna is open to the public Monday to Saturday from 9am-4pm for free. Tandayna is located at 235 Grenfell Street, Adelaide. Further information can be found on their website.
Please don’t forget to submit a photo in the Heroes of Traditional Trade photographic competition for the conference, which is proudly supported by the National Trust of South Australia. Further details about the competition can be found on the conference website.
For further information about the Fabric conference, please visit the conference website.
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4. Sydney Forum for Architecture & Urban Design event, Sydney, 22 October
Sydney Revealed – the hidden gems of the city’s forgotten artists and stonemasons.
Architectural historian and critic Philip Drew, and distinguished architectural photographer Anthony Browell bring to life the extraordinary riches and embellishments of a city that still retains much of its unique 19th and early 20th century character – despite the impact of modernisation.
Unseen Sydney:
6pm, Thursday 22 October 2015
Venue:
PIDCOCK: Architecture + Sustainability,
16 Kent Street, Millers Point, Sydney, NSW 2000
Admission:
Non-members, non-concession holders: $5
SFAUD Members, Concession holders and Students: free admission
Light refreshments will be provided.
Download the SYDNEY REVEALED flyer.
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5. Heritage Consultants – Who are they? Call for Expressions of Interest
The field of heritage conservation has been taking shape in Australia over a long time, especially since 1977 with the Heritage Act coming into force. After nearly 40 years the profession of heritage conservation has:
- Professionals who work primarily in the field of heritage conservation;
- Specialist educational training in heritage being available in more than one university in Australia;
- Heritage Councils and supporting staff considered to be specialists in heritage conservation across Australia;
- Specific heritage laws in many States in Australia;
- Positions specific to heritage expertise in various State and Local Government bodies across Australia;
- Professional practices providing advice only in the field of heritage conservation;
- Heritage experts being required in the courts to argue heritage-related issues;
- Existence of ICOMOS as a place of gathering for heritage professionals; and
- Recognition of heritage professionals from Australia at an international level.
However, there is no clarity in terms of what are the necessary educational qualifications, professional affiliations, training and skills in the field of heritage conservation required to be identified as a Heritage Professional. Architects, planners, engineers, archaeologists, plumbers or electricians all require some educational qualifications and experience in their field of work. Each of these professions defends their title with some strength. Sadly, this is not the case in the field of heritage conservation.
The result of this confusion is being manifested in a gradual deterioration of heritage outcomes.
Currently, there is no specific title to defend and no specific professional body to defend such a title. The old Heritage Office of NSW started a consultant’s list some time ago but has never taken an “accreditation” type of role and was not willing to do this.
Some of the questions to ask are:
- Should heritage conservation be a distinct mature profession in Australia separate to architecture, planning, archaeology, engineering etc?
- Is it already a mature distinct profession in its own right?
- If it is, what should a heritage professional be called (Title)?
- What educational qualifications, training and skills are required to be acknowledged as a heritage professional?
- Which body is best placed to pronounce such acknowledgement (Australia ICOMOS, or do we need a separate Institute of Heritage Conservation supported by Australia ICOMOS)?
- How is this profession recognised in other countries?
It is perhaps time to start a debate within the heritage community to respond to the above questions and any other questions that may arise once we start looking at the issues.
The Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee at its June meeting resolved to set up a committee to examine these issues in some detail and come up with some recommendations.
Expressions of Interest are invited from members of Australia ICOMOS who believe in the need to answer such questions and wish to be part of this Committee.
Please provide your expression of interest by 16 October to Kerime Danis by email. Please include ‘Heritage Consultants – Who are they?’ in the subject field of your email.
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6. Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP) seminar, Melbourne, 28 October
The next CHCAP seminar at Deakin University will be a presentation by Prof. Laurajane Smith, Australian National University on “Affective experiences: the embodied performances of heritage making”.
Abstract
This seminar will summarise some of the findings of a recently completed project to explore the memory and identity work visitors do at heritage sites and museums in Australia, the United States, and England. Over 4,500 qualitative interviews were undertaken at 45 museums, exhibitions and sites across three countries. The research has documented a range of embodied performances that visitors undertake to affirm and negotiate not only particular historical narratives, but also the social and political values that underpin and inform those narratives. Developing the concept of ‘registers of engagement’, the research explores the agency of museum visitors in heritage making and illustrates the ways in which emotions are used by visitors to affirm or rework their commitment to particular understandings of both past and present.
Biography
Laurajane Smith is Professor and Head of the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, at the Australian National University, Canberra. She is editor of the International Journal of Heritage Studies, co-general editor with William Logan of the Key Issues in Cultural Heritage book series (Routledge) and founder of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies. She is the author of several books, most notably ‘Uses of Heritage (2006, Routledge) and is currently writing her next book based on over 10 years of research with visitors to heritage sites and history museums.
Date: Wednesday 28 October 2015
Time: 12.00 noon
Venue: Meeting Room 3, Deakin Prime, City Campus, 3/550 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Email list: To be included in the CHCAP email newsletter distribution list, email Yamini Narayanan
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7. Keynote speech, tour and meeting of the Australia ICOMOS Intangible Cultural Heritage NSC, Adelaide, 5 November
A meeting of the Intangible Cultural Heritage National Scientific Committee (NSC) will be held in association with the Australia ICOMOS Fabric Conference. All are invited. It will include an update on activities, a keynote speaker, Mandy Paul (Senior Curator Exhibitions, Collections and Research, History SA) on Intangible heritage, difficult histories and the Migration Museum, and a specially tailored tour of the University of Adelaide Collections.
Mandy Paul’s talk will consider what impact does does migration have on intangible cultural heritage? How does a museum, established to interpret the history of migration to South Australia and to collect its material culture, document and contribute to the maintenance of intangible cultural heritage? What place does place play in remembering? And how can a museum negotiate the presentation of contested and difficult histories in the public realm?
Over the last two decades Mandy has worked in social history museums and as a consultant historian specialising in native title history. She holds postgraduate qualifications in history and museum studies, and her most recent exhibition and (co-authored) publication is Interned: Torrens Island, 1914-1915 (Adelaide: Wakefield Press, 2014).
The meeting venue is the Ira Raymond Room, Level 3 Hub Central, North Terrace Campus, University of Adelaide, and the meeting will take place at 12.30-3.30pm, Thursday 5 November 2015.
To register please email the ICH-NSC.
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8. NSCES Meeting, Adelaide, Thursday 5 November 2015
National Scientific Committee for Energy and Sustainability (NSC-ES) Meeting
Adelaide, Thursday 5 November 2015
A NSC-ES meeting is being held in Adelaide before the start of the Fabric Conference. We would like to welcome all those with an interest in energy and sustainability in heritage. We encourage young members, students and young graduates to come along and join us. We invite you to actively participate in the committee and projects.
WHERE: the Meeting Hall behind the Adelaide Town Hall
WHEN: 2 – 4pm, Thursday 5th November
Hope to see you there.
Helen Wilson and Rachel Jackson
NSCES Convenors
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9. ‘Motets in the Gaol’ – Polyphonic Voices at the Old Melbourne Gaol, Saturday 24 October
Music lovers around Melbourne might well choose to note 7:30pm on Saturday 24 October 2015 in their diaries…
Following a Christmas Eve broadcast on ABC and completing their successful 2015 season, Polyphonic Voices will be giving what is believed to be the first choral performance in the state-listed Old Melbourne Gaol.
The ensemble, which comprises former members of Melbourne University’s several chapel choirs and counts current AI Vice President Ian Travers as a founder member, will present a program of motets by the great masters of the choral tradition, ranging from Gregorio Allegri’s anguished Miserere to Eric Whitacre’s sublime Saint Chappelle.
Those familiar with the National Trust (VIC) managed site, including Australia ICOMOS members who attended the 2011 Watermarks Conference dinner there, may recall the wonderful acoustic and be able to fully appreciate that this promises to be a truly thrilling experience!
Download the Motets in the Gaol flyer and click here to book.
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10. Australia ICOMOS / DOCOMOMO / AIA NSW Chapter Sydney Talk Series, MOVED TO 22 OCTOBER
Disaster Planning and Recovery for Cultural Heritage
presentation by Catherine Forbes
Disaster Risk Management Planning: The Rocks, Sydney
Although built cultural heritage contributes to the structure, grain and character of our cities, it is rarely considered in emergency planning. Yet the loss of built cultural heritage following disaster is often greatly mourned by local communities. Focusing on The Rocks heritage precinct, this presentation will outline the process of disaster risk management planning for places of cultural heritage significance. It will examine vulnerabilities and risks to the built fabric and heritage values, and discuss mitigation, preparation, response and recovery strategies to minimise risks and losses to cultural heritage from disaster.
Disaster Response and Recovery: Rebuilding Nepal
The Gorkha Earthquake of April 2015 caused extensive damage across areas of Nepal, extending from the mountain villages of Gorkha, through the World Heritage sites of the Kathmandu Valley to the base camp of Everest. The impact of the quake has been immense and rebuilding will take many years. This presentation will look at the input of heritage professionals and others to the recovery and reconstruction process – through damage assessment, provision of training, providing culturally appropriate solutions to reconstruction issues, and promoting the use of local materials, knowledge and skills.
Catherine Forbes
Catherine Forbes is an architect and Built Heritage Specialist with GML Heritage, a member of the Australian Institute of Architects and an expert member of ICOMOS-ICORP (International Committee on Risk Preparedness). Catherine has been involved in post disaster recovery through Emergency Architects Australia and undertook the UNESCO International Training Course in Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, in 2014. She is currently involved in the Rebuilding Nepal network and village reconstruction with Healthabitat.
Time & Date: Thursday 22 October 2015 (NOTE NEW DATE), 5.30pm for 6pm start
Cost: Members $10, non-members $15 payable at the door
Venue: NSW Government Architect’s Office Level 4 Conference Room McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place Sydney (diagonally opposite the Central Station clock tower)
RSVP: by Monday 19 October 2015 to Kate Higgins via email
Please note: RSVP is needed because of secure building access and for catering purposes.
Download the AICOMOS-DOCOMOMO-AIA_NSW_Chapter_talk_22_October flyer.
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11. Special TrustTalks Event: Remembering William Cooper – Melbourne, 9 November
Special TrustTalks Event: Remembering William Cooper
Monday 9 November 2015
5.45pm for a 6pm start
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
6 Parliament Place,
East Melbourne, Victoria
William Cooper was one of the greatest Australian activists of the twentieth century, and yet his story remains unknown to many. To celebrate Cooper’s life and legacy, the National Trust has invited his grandson Alf Turner (Uncle Boydie), who is a Yorta Yorta elder, and his great-grandson Kevin Russell, to share the extraordinary story of his historic fight for human rights.
This special talk will examine Cooper’s historic 1938 protest against Kristallnacht and the treatment of Jews in Germany leading up to World War II, which is now recognised both here and in Israel, as well as Cooper’s extraordinary Indigenous activism including his petition to George VI calling for Aboriginal rights, and the 1938 Day of Mourning. (Photo courtesy of Alick Jackomos, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, archive image JACKOMOS.A06.BW—N4416.34A.)
Enquiries: contact Felicity Watson at (03) 9656 9818 or email Felicity.
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12. Call for donations of conservation reference books
In addition to a number of outcomes and recommendations, the ICOMOS Pasifika workshop, held in Levuka (Fiji) earlier this year identified a need to set up a reference book collection in the local library to assist those in Levuka with the management, maintenance and repair of their cultural heritage, particularly buildings, structures and landscape. Most of the buildings are of timber, similar to Queenslander construction, while others are of coral-concrete (similar to coralite) often with steel or iron reinforcing bars, rendered internally and externally. Roofs are of corrugated iron. Some of the churches have high quality stained glass. Levuka has suffered severe cyclone damage in the past and will no doubt be subject to these in the future. Water and termite damage are also big issues.
If any Australia ICOMOS members have appropriate conservation reference books they would like to donate for Levuka, please email details to Kerime Danis.
Kerime Danis
Australia ICOMOS Secretary
ICOMOS Pasifika Project Convenor
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13. Julfa Cemetery Digital Repatriation Project discussion, Melbourne, Saturday 17 October
Dr. Judith Crispin (Chief Investigator) will discuss the progress and challenges of the Julfa Cemetery Digital Repatriation Project.
MAGNET GALLERIES MELBOURNE INC
Level 2, 640 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Saturday 17 October, 4pm
RSVP: to Susanne by email
Download the Julfa Cemetery exhibition invitation.
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14. Opportunities within the Asian Development Bank (ADB) seminar, video conference, 27 November
Austrade would like to invite you to attend the Opportunities within the Asian Development Bank (ADB) seminar. This will be held on 27 November 2015 and will be run via video conference at Austrade’s Sydney, Melbourne (2.30pm to 1.30pm) and Brisbane (1.30pm to 2.30pm) offices.
About the briefing
The ADB’s Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism in India has goals of developing and conserving natural and cultural attractions, improving basic tourism facilities and connectivity to tourist attractions, as well as building the capacity of sector agencies and local communities in the Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab. Mr Ron H. Slangen, ADB Urban Development Specialist and Mr Vivek Vishal, ADB Procurement Specialist will provide insights on the opportunities and challenges of these projects in India. For further information, please see the Asian Development Bank projects in India brochure and ADB press release.
Who should attend?
- Architects/Designers (conservation consultants, interiors, management and master plans)
- Professional restorers (handling/storage of cultural assets, archival management)
- Engineering firms
- Tourism service providers (market research, feasibility studies, tourism planning and destination management, and workforce training)
- Interpretation specialists (lighting, signage, acoustics)
- Landscaping and urban planning firms
- Universities
Registration
If you are interested in attending this seminar, please register here. Registration will close on 25 November 2015.
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15. CHNT20 2015 – 2-4 November 2015, Vienna
Urban Archaeology and Public Relations
“New Technologies Enabling Archaeological Outreach”
The Urban Archaeology of Vienna and its cooperation partners are hosting the “20th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies” (CHNT20 2015) from 2-4 November 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
For further information about this conference, visit the conference website – also join the forum.
The program is available at this link. Information about the conference rooms and social events is available here.
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16. News from Réseau Art Nouveau Network
To read the latest news from the Réseau Art Nouveau Network, click here.
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17. News from Sydney Living Museums
To read the latest news from the Sydney Living Museums, click here.
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18. News from the Best in Heritage 2015
From 24-26 September 2015, the city of Dubrovnik was the meeting point where representatives of award-winning museum, heritage and conservation projects from the world met to share their success stories with the wider professional community. Representatives of 28 laureates from 22 countries, being chosen from 11 award schemes, formed the programme. 130 participants from 37 countries gathered to learn about these best practices, most of whom contributed to further discussions within the programme.
Voting on the last day of the conference for the “Project of Influence 2015”, the audience sent a message to the heritage sector. This year the participants were in favour of the strong, unreserved public commitment and courage to help the quality of societal discussions on the issues of disputable heritage. The competition was close, reflecting thus the rising quality of projects and quality of their presentations. The audience granted the title of the Project of Influence to “The Coen Case” project, laureate of EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award 2014, presented in Dubrovnik by Dr Ad Geerdink, director of Westfries Museum from Hoorn, The Netherlands.
The Project of Influence Prize is part of the new promotional strategy of The Best in Heritage conference under the title of “Projects of Influence”. The motivated and professional audience was deservingly trusted with choosing, in this respect, the project of their preference. The intent is to stress the underlying concepts and the expected outcome of 14 years of presence of The Best in Heritage conference within the wide heritage scene in the world. The mission is to spread the influence of the best practices, picked among many awarded projects from the world.
The Westfries Museum thereby completes the list of projects that will be presented at the upcoming EXPONATEC fair in Cologne (18-20 November), where The Best in Heritage stand and programme will feature 4 laureates from the last two editions of the conference: Museum aan de Stroom from Antwerp, William Morris Gallery from Walthamstow, National Archive of The Netherlands from The Hague and Westfries Museum. Also, with special lectures by Dr Anne Catherine Robert-Hauglustaine, Director General of ICOM, “Museums and Cultural Landscapes”, and Sneška Quaedvlieg Mihailović, Secretary General of Europa Nostra. More information here.
Following the main programme, the post-conference event “Financing heritage institutions in times of scarcity” was held at Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik, organised in partnership with the Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands in Croatia. Experts from both countries exchanged insights and experiences on the topic. Ellen Berends, Dutch Ambassador in Croatia, Dr Darko Babić, Chairman of ICOM Croatia, Dr Ad Geerdink, Director of Westfries Museum, Irene Gerrits, Director of Collections & Public at National Archief of Netherlands, Toine Berbers, Director, Dutch Museum Association, Goranka Horjan, Professor Tomislav Šola and John Sell all took part.
The conference images have been captured by our official photographer Domagoj Režić – a compact selection has been made and can be viewed on the official Flickr page. All of the presentations have been filmed and the video material will be made available periodically throughout 2015 and 2016. The first video is the Keynote address by Carl Depauw, General Manager of Art Museums Antwerp: “Heritage and Crisis? Some recommendations“. Do subscribe to our YouTube channel to be prompted on new releases. The conference publication, sponsored by ICOM Endowment Fund, is available online on Issuu.
The Best in Heritage is a different conference: a successful mixture of the top professional event with a tough programme and a relaxed, almost familial atmosphere. That makes long term friends. The Executive president of Europa Nostra, Denis de Kergorlay, is a noble in many ways, a lifetime devotee to heritage. We all know that cultural heritage counts for Europe. So the play with meanings on the T-shirt (Heritage count-s) Professor Šola offered to Mr Kergorlay at the closing ceremony in Dubrovnik would also suggest that a generous devotion to it forms open, positive elite. The present was a simple reminder of this appreciation.
The project does not stop after the packed programme in Dubrovnik. It continues for the rest of the year being freely accessible on our web site, through the contacts forged in Dubrovnik, and at different occasions where we can present our philosophy. The imminent event is the trip to the formidable Glasnevin museum in Dublin, bearer of many awards and voted as the best by our audience in 2013. Since 2003 Ireland contributed with nine presentations of its laureates, all of them institutions of very high standard of excellence. “The Best in Heritage: What have we learned from Ireland” event is taking place on October 14th at Glasnevin Museum.
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19. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.
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20. Contribute to online directory of museum studies and related programs
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) is compiling an online directory of museum studies and related programs that will be available on the AAM website to assist those interested in pursuing or advancing a museum career. We would like to ask for your help in making this important directory happen.
If you are part of a museum studies or related program, we would like to include your program. So that we may have the most current information about your program, please take a moment to fill out this form. If there is more than one program at your institution, please fill out a form for each program.
If you know of a program that should be included in this directory, thank you for forwarding this email.
If you have any questions, please contact Greg Stevens directly by email.
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21. Latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin available online
To read the latest Federation of Australian Historical Societies e-Bulletin, click on the link below.
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22. Proceedings of 9th Forum for the conservation and technology of historic stained-glass
“Stained-glass: how to take care of a fragile heritage?”, the book of proceedings from the 9th Forum for the conservation and technology of historic stained-glass, is now available for order on the ICOMOS France website.
If reading this newsletter online, click on the image above for more information.
Click here to download the order form.
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23. Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) conference, 6-10 June 2016, Montreal – call for paper and poster proposals
The organisers of the Montreal ACHS 2016 Conference, with the theme “What does heritage change”, are calling for paper and poster proposals.
The session abstracts are available online as is the call for proposals.
Deadline: 1 November 2015
The proceedings of the Congress will be the subject of a publication, which will be issued in French and English. Each session chair will be in charge of selecting the best papers presented. A Scientific Committee will make the final choice. Other options for publication (electronic, or paper journals) will be made available to participants and will be announced soon.
More information is available at the conference website.
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24. Nominations for AAA Awards – closing date: 30 October 2015
Nominations are called for the following four Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) Inc. Awards
Closing Date: 30 October 2015
1. Rhys Jones Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Archaeology
The Rhys Jones Medal is the highest award offered by the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. It was established in honour of Rhys Jones (1941-2001) to mark his enormous contribution to the development and promotion of archaeology in Australia. The Medal is presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to the field. Established in 2002, previous winners include Sue O’Connor (2011), Mike Morwood (2012) Richard Wright (2013) and Peter Veth (2014).
Nominations should consist of a one page statement outlining the nominee’s archaeological career and how this work has benefited Australian archaeology, along with short supporting testimonials from other archaeologists, as well as a full list of the nominee’s publications. Note that nominees do not need to be members of the Association; be an Australian citizen; or work exclusively in Australia or on Australian material.
2. John Mulvaney Book Award
The Award was established in honour of John Mulvaney and his contribution and commitment to Australian archaeology over a lifetime of professional service. It acknowledges the significant contribution of individual or co-authored publications to the archaeology of the continent of Australia, the Pacific, Papua-New Guinea and South-East Asia, either as general knowledge or as specialist publications. Nominations are considered annually for books that cover both academic pursuits and public interest, reflecting the philosophy of John Mulvaney’s life work. Established in 2004, previous winners include Jane Lydon for “Fantastic Dreaming: The Archaeology of an Aboriginal Mission” (2010), Annie Ross et al. for “Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature” (2011), and Mike Smith for “The Archaeology of Australia’s Deserts” (2013).
Nominations must be for books written by one or more authors, but not for edited books, published in the last three calendar years (i.e. 2013, 2014 or 2015). The nomination must be accompanied by at least two published book reviews. A short citation (no more than one page) on why the book should be considered must also be included.
3. The Bruce Veitch Award for Excellence in Indigenous Engagement
This Award celebrates the important contribution that Bruce Veitch (1957-2005) made to the practice and ethics of archaeology in Australia. In particular, the award honours Bruce’s close collaboration with Traditional Owners on whose country he worked. It is awarded annually to any individual or group who has had long-standing and sustained engagement with Indigenous communities during archaeological or cultural heritage projects which have produced significant outcomes for Indigenous interests. Established in 2005, previous winners include Peter Veth (2010), Ken Mulvaney (2011), Ian McNiven (2012), Daryl Wesley (2013) and Sean Ulm and Amy Roberts (joint winners in 2014).
Nominees will have actively engaged with Indigenous communities to produce successful outcomes. The nature of nominations is flexible (e.g. video tape, audio tape, poster etc), considering the wide range of Indigenous collaborations and the remoteness of some communities. Nominators are strongly encouraged to include supporting statements from relevant Indigenous individuals or community organisations.
4. Life Membership for Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Archaeological Association Inc.
This award was established to recognise significant and sustained contribution to the objects and purposes of the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Previous winners include Annie Ross (2010), Lynley Wallis (2012) and Fiona Hook (2013).
Nominations should consist of a one page statement outlining the nominee’s contributions to the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Note that nominees must be members of the Association.
NOMINATION PROCEDURE
Nominations for all Awards will be considered by the Executive of the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. with advice as appropriate from senior members of the discipline. The decision of the Executive is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Nominations should be addressed via email to the AAA President, marked private & confidential and for attention of Fiona Hook, current President of AAA, and sent to arrive no later than 30 October 2015.
Recipients of all awards will be announced at the Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Annual Conference.
Dates: 1 – 4 December 2015
Location: Fremantle
Host: University of Western Australia
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25. 1st International Life Beyond Tourism Symposium, 3-7 February 2016, Italy
1st International Symposium Life Beyond Tourism
Dialogue Among Cultures: Carnivals In The World
Florence and Viareggio, Italy
3-7 February 2016
The Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco with its International Institute Life Beyond Tourism, the University of Nariño, Pasto, Colombia, with the collaboration of Carnival Foundation of Viareggio (Italy), are hosting the above symposium.
The Symposium offers an academic reflection on the international Value of Intangible Heritage as defined by UNESCO, or rather practices, representations, knowledge and techniques that must facilitate a strong sense of cultural identity (UNESCO, Declaration of 2003) among the communities, groups and individuals. This Cultural Heritage is showed in different sectors of human activity: art, economics, sociology, anthropology, architecture, engineering, etc.. So the Carnival plays an important role in the cultural world because it proposes to protect an important traditional heritage and to strengthen the cultural and social integration between East and West.
See the official symposium webpage for more information.
Download the FOCUS_on_Carnivals_in_the_World.
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26. Edinburgh Conference on Late Antiquity, April 2016 – call for papers
Edinburgh Conference on Late Antiquity for Postgraduates and Early Career Researchers
University of Edinburgh
21-22 April 2016
Since its creation as a distinct discipline, the field of late antique studies has undergone many transformations and reinterpretations. As this exciting and still evolving field establishes its own place in academia, we feel it is integral for those studying Late Antiquity at the postgraduate level to meet and work together in creating the future of our field. And what better place to do this than the University of Edinburgh, an established and thriving centre for Late Antiquity in the beautiful ‘Athens of the North’.
Our inaugural Edinburgh Postgraduate Conference on Late Antiquity will take place at the University of Edinburgh from April 21-22, 2016. This cross-disciplinary conference is intended to bring together postgraduates and early career researchers from across the UK and abroad whose research focuses on any aspect of Late Antiquity. We welcome submissions from disciplines including (but not limited to) history, literature, archaeology, classics, art and architecture, and divinity. The conference aims to provide a forum to meet fellow postgraduates of Late Antiquity and discuss our current research and enthusiasm for the field.
We invite postgraduate students and early career researchers to submit abstracts for papers (or proposals for panels) on any aspect of Late Antiquity. Papers should be 20 minutes in length and will be followed by a 10 minute discussion period. Please submit abstracts of no more than 300 words by email by 15 February 2016.
Visit the conference website for more information.
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27. European Cultural Heritage Year initiative event, Berlin, 13 November
A preparatory event “Europe’s cultural heritage common opportunities and challenges” to announce officially the European Cultural Heritage Year initiative will be held in Berlin on 13 November 2015.
On occasion of the media conference and the workshop ICOMOS will also present Volume III of “Monumenta”, “The 40th anniversary of European Architectural Heritage Year (1975–2015)” edited by Michael Falser and Wilfried Lipp and reflecting the European Architectural Heritage 1975.
For more information, click here.
Download the Falser_Lipp_2015_European_Architectural_Heritage_Year_1975_(Cover&ToC).
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28. Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference, Amsterdam, November 2015
Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality International Conference (HTHIC2015)
Preservation, Presentation, Promotion and Profit, Research Agendas, Best Practices and Hospitable Partnerships
Amsterdam, 26-27 November 2015
The Heritage, Tourism Hospitality conferences focus on the questions “How can tourism destinations succeed in attracting tourists while simultaneously engaging all stakeholders in contributing to the conservation of tangible and intangible heritage?”
HTHIC2015 offers a unique forum for academics, policy makers, representatives of destination marketing and management organisations, cultural institutes, technology providers, consultancies and others working in the heritage, tourism and hospitality industry, to share research and experience.
For more information, click here and visit the conference website.
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29. SITUATION WANTED Italian Art Restorer seeking work
Giovanni Galati is a skilled heritage conservator and restorer. He is looking for work from museums and/or private collectors. Giovanni has worked in the field for 20 years. He has worked collaboratively with many Italian museums and heritage institutions on antique paintings and oils, wooden and stone artifacts, and has excellent carpentry and antique furnishings restoration skills. He also worked 5 years on stone monuments and another 4 years on wooden roofs. Giovanni’s skills are listed in the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List (CSOL) (conservator).
Email Giovanni directly if you have any work available for him.
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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia
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