International Course on Stone Conservation
Course on theoretical and practical methods for stone conservation for practicing conservation professionals
Project Details
- Categories
- Years 2008 – 2015
- Status
- Organizer
Photo: Scott S. Warren
About
Goal
The International Course on Stone Conservation seeks to offer an accessible and intensive format in which to learn theoretical and practical methodologies for stone conservation. It provides a constructive and intimate forum for international professionals to exchange ideas about conservation practices and challenges in their home countries.
ICCROM and Getty partnered for four instances of this course in 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015.
Outcomes
- More than 60 professionals from a wide variety of disciplines, including conservators, architects, archaeologists, conservation scientists, and others trained during the four iterations of the course
- Six tombs in the Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome conserved as part of the 2011 course fieldwork
Background
The International Course on Stone Conservation, first held in 1976, has long served a vital educational role. Following a multiyear review period, the course was relaunched in 2009 with Getty as a new partner.
Partners
ICCROM, Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome
2009 Course: the University of Venice, UNESCO—Bresce, Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici di Venezia e Laguna, and Soprintendenza Speciale per Patrimonio storico, artistico, etnoantropologico e per il Polo Museale della città di Venezia e dei comuni della gronda lagunar