News

Caroline Rae has written a review of our virtual seminar ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ with Jørgen Wadum. The seminar took place on 7th April 2022. The review is published in the Autumn 2022 issue of The Picture Restorer. Please find an excerpt of the review below.

‘ (…) This detailed and thoughtful lecture, beautifully illustrated, with many slides containing close details of the artist’s painting techniques, as well as many illustrative comparative/ contextual examples, provided a wonderful journey for me from a rainy, dreich afternoon in Scotland back to the Dutch Golden Age. It was clear that the author and his collaborative colleagues have carried out far more extensive research into the artist’s practice (for example, the results of MA-XRF scanning (Macro X-ray Fluorescence scanning), which, due to reasons of space could only have a passing mention) and this fascinating introduction and the following discussion only left the attendee wanting to hear more.’

We are currently planning our Autumn 2022 programme. Many seminars and courses can already be found on our website and you can already register to attend on Eventbrite now.

More seminars and courses will be added later.

If you have any questions please let us know!

We will run the following 2 session courses in 2022:

Integrated Pest Management
Insect Pest Identification
Hazards in Collections
Printmaking Techniques
Nanocellulose Films in Paper Conservation

The ICRI (Institute of Conservator Restorers in Ireland) would like to bring your attention to our free biennial conference “Conference Activities in Ireland VII, Celebrating 30 years of conservation in Ireland, Challenges in Conservation: Past, Present and Future” which will be held online on Thursday 14^th and Friday 15^th October 2021. The conference will feature talks, short presentations and posters from a range of disciplines (paper, easel and wall paintings, objects and preventive conservation) with Q&A sessions throughout the 2-day event. The conference is free and open to all. To register and view the full conference timetable please go to:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/icri-conservation-activities-in-ireland-vii-2-day-event-tickets-170054735291

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Any queries: events@icriconservation.ie

We are delighted to organise IAP Virtual seminars with Matthew Cushman specifically timed for our colleagues in Australia, Eastern Asia, New Zealand and America.

Solvents and Solvent Gels for Cleaning Painted Surfaces – 3rd September
Chelators in Conservation – 8th October 2021

AICCM & NZCCM Members can attend for a discounted price

Subscribe to our enews to hear of more seminars to come…

The preliminary programme of IAP Virtual Seminars and Courses for June 2021 includes the following topics:

Nanocellulose and its use in Paper Conservation
Identification of Insect Pests

To receive further details (when available) of these and other seminars please subscribe to our enews.

The programme of IAP Virtual Seminars and Courses for May 2021 includes the following topics:

Library Conservation
Organic solvents and paint films…healthy perspectives
Turning points in the history of picture restoration in Britain
Hazards in Collections

To receive further details (when available) of these and other seminars please subscribe to our enews.

We are very excited to announce the very first Archetype Book Talk – the first of a new intermittent series of online talks hosted by Archetype Publications in association with IAP Virtual.

In our very first Book Talk David Pinniger will talk to us about his publication Integrated Pest Management for Cultural Heritage. This practical, colour- illustrated, working handbook was designed for curators, conservators and all persons concerned with the management of collections. It is an essential guide to the recognition of insect, rodent and bird pests with advice on the practical steps required to prevent and control damage to collections.

This talk is gratis but you must register via Eventbrite in order to receive the link to participate on Zoom.
Expected duration: 60 minutes including a presentation and Q&A
Participants at this gratis event will be able to purchase the following book at a discounted price: Integrated Pest Management for Cultural Heritage by David Pinniger, ISBN 9781909492226