After 30 years at the Australian Museum, Colin Macgregor has decided to make use of his Long Service Leave before retiring from the institution. Colin’s last day was 3 May. Colin began working in conservation after graduating with a post-graduate diploma in archaeological conservation from Durham University in 1981. His early conservation jobs in the
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has started to recycle disposable gloves through the Zero-Waste-Box program created by TerraCycle. All nitrile, vinyl, latex and plastic gloves are collected and will be turned into new recycled plastic products. More information about the program and other projects, initiatives and practical tips to make conservation practice more
On Monday 28th of January 2019 at the Society of Antiquaries of London, Julian Bickersteth was elected as President of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC). This is the first time that an Australian has held this role. To recognise his achievement, Nick Flood met with Julian earlier this month
The Victoria branch of AICCM invites you to attend the next plastic focused Off the Record event: International Plastic Conservation Research and the PolyMuse Project. This event will be presented by Melbourne based members of the ARC-LP entitled ‘A National Framework for Managing Malignant Plastics in Museum Collections’, also known as PolyMuse (www.polymuse.net.au). Content: Dr Petronella
To be admitted to the AICCM Hall of Fame is a wonderful thing—a wonderful honour. It is a celebration, not simply a personal one, that acknowledges the many individuals who care about the things that make up our world. Of course caring for and about the material object is a starting point for a journey
The recipient of the 2016 Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal, Professor Robyn Sloggett AM has been described by her peers as a contemporary hero of understanding and protecting cultural heritage both in Australia and internationally. Mayor of Bathurst Cr Gary Rush announced Prof. Sloggett as winner of the prestigious $25,000 national prize at a dinner in
In December 2015 I travelled to South Korea for the Hanji Workshop for Foreign Paper Specialists. This event was hosted by the Korea Crafts and Design Foundation, a public institution of the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the aim of promoting traditional Korean paper to paper conservators. The KCDF has been actively
The AICCM Environmental Standards Committee is currently collecting case studies for the ICOM-CC Environmental Standards project that is being organised by Bill Wei. AICCM has offered its assistance, being well placed to provide a 'southern hemisphere perspective' on the international issue of environmental standards for loans. Case studies are required by the end of March
The AICCM plays a critical role in supporting the conservation profession in Australia and by extension ensures the preservation of Australia’s cultural material. As documented in the 2015 Annual General Meeting reports, this has been achieved over the past year through: Events: three AICCM workshops with a total of 94 attendees; a joint conference with
At its recent AGM in November 2015, AICCM released updated documents: Statement on Conservators in an Australian Context, and Statement on Conservation Technicians/Assistants in an Australian ContextThese documents update previous AICCM definitions, and aim to clarify the role of conservators, technicians and assistants in an Australian context. They describe a range of skills, knowledge and
