2th Biennial Infrared and Raman Users group (IRUG) Conference 23-25 May 2016 Ormylia, Greece After attending my first IRUG meeting in Boston, USA in 2014, the invitation to the next biennial meeting in Greece was hard to pass by. Held every two years, typically in the USA followed by a European venue, the choice of
Earlier this year I spent two long, hot, beautiful, informative weeks in Prague, attending this course, the third in a series of professional development workshops. The Getty Conservation Institute Workshop was attended by 17 enthusiastic mid-career professionals from across Europe (including Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Italy), as well as the USA, Argentina
The Second International Conference on Study of Oriental Lacquer Initiated by H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for the Revitalization of Thai Wisdom was held at the Napalai Ballroom, Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand from 24-25th July. The conference began with a traditional ceremonial opening and formal photograph with H.R.H Princess Sirindhorn, followed by presentations
In July 2015, I attended a 4-day workshop on the Conservation of Plastics, hosted by Museum Victoria in Melbourne and led by Yvonne Shashoua. Yvonne is the Senior Conservation Scientist at the National Museum of Denmark and a leading expert on plastic degradation and care. She has over 80 publications in this area, including the
Earlier this year, I completed a seven-week Certificate in the Conservation of Photographic Material from the Centre for Photographic Conservation, London, UK. Run by photograph conservators, Ian Moor and Angela Moor, they have pioneered the field for more than 40 years. Their vast experience includes working with photograph collections at the British Library, National Gallery,
Heritage Destruction in the Middle East: Beyond the Media Hype Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, Melbourne, 15 October 2015 On Thursday 15th of October, the Middle East Studies Forum of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADRI-GC) coordinated a public half-day symposium at the Deakin University Melbourne City Centre: Heritage Destruction in the
On a recent visit to the UK, I attended the ICON Ceramics and Glass Group Conference in Worcester. Day 1 was in a particularly appropriate location – the Museum of Royal Worcester, in the former Royal Worcester factory. This day had a particularly porcelain aspect, from demonstrations of fine slip casting and decorating by Worcester
