Conservation Associations and Professional Organizations
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The following is a list of conservation organizations associated with the professional field of art conservation.
Professional conservators join and take part in the activities of numerous conservation associations and professional organizations with the wider conservation field, and within their area of specialization.
These organizations exist to "support the conservation professionals who preserve our cultural heritage". This involves upholding professional standards, promoting research and publications, providing educational opportunities, and fostering the exchange of knowledge among conservators, allied professionals, and the public.
Professional conservators join and take part in the activities of numerous conservation associations and professional organizations with the wider conservation field, and within their area of specialization.
These organizations exist to "support the conservation professionals who preserve our cultural heritage". This involves upholding professional standards, promoting research and publications, providing educational opportunities, and fostering the exchange of knowledge among conservators, allied professionals, and the public.
Australia
- Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material Inc. http://www.aiccm.org.au/index.aspx
Bulgaria
- Association of Conservator-restorers in Bulgaria (Асоциация на реставраторите в България) http://www.arbbg.org/
- Conservation Section of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (Секция "Реставрация" при Съюза на българските художници) http://sbhart.com/
- Bulgarian National Committee of ICOMOS (Български национален комитет на ИКОМОС) http://www.icomos-bg.org/
Canada
- Canadian Association for Conservation CAC http://www.cac-accr.ca/
- Canadian Association of Emerging Conservators - Association canadienne des restaurateurs émergents (committee of CAC)http://caecacre.wordpress.com/caec/
- Canadian Association of Professional Conservators CAPC http://capc-acrp.ca/index.asp
- Canadian Conservation Institute http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/
Croatia
- Croatian Conservation Institute (CroatianCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
: Hrvatski restauratorski zavod) Official website
Italy
- A.R.I. Italian C-Restores' Organisation (IT Professional Body) http://www.ari-restauro.org
- Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro I.S.C.R.Rome-Italy http://www.iscr.beniculturali.it/
- Opificio delle Pietre Dure O.P.D. Florence-Italy http://www.opificiodellepietredure.it/
Portugal
- ARP - Associação Profissional de Conservadores Restauradores de Portugal - Portuguese Professional Conservators-Restorers Association http://www.arp.org.pt
- A-RSF - Restauradores Sem Fronteiras - Grupo Portugal - http://www.a-rsf.org/grupos/grupo-portugal
United Kingdom
- Institute of ConservationInstitute of ConservationThe Institute of Conservation is the lead voice for the conservation of cultural heritage in the UK, with over three thousand individuals and organizations in membership, including professional conservators in all disciplines as well as others who share a commitment to improving the understanding...
http://www.icon.org.uk/ - Digital Preservation CoalitionDigital Preservation CoalitionThe Digital Preservation Coalition is a UK-based non-profit limited company which seeks to secure the preservation of digital resources in the UK and internationally to secure the global digital memory and knowledge base.-History:...
http://www.dpconline.org/ - Society for the Protection of Ancient BuildingsSociety for the Protection of Ancient BuildingsThe Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris, Philip Webb and J.J.Stevenson, and other notable members of the Pre Raphaelite brotherhood, in 1877, to oppose what they saw as the insensitive renovation of ancient buildings then occurring in Victorian...
http://www.spab.org.uk/ - Institute of Historic Building Conservation http://www.ihbc.org.uk/
United States
- American Institute for ConservationAmerican Institute for ConservationThe American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works supports the conservation professionals who preserve our cultural heritage...
http://www,conservation-us.org- AIC Emerging Conservation Professionals Network http://www.conservation-us.org/emerging
- Intermuseum Conservation AssociationIntermuseum Conservation AssociationThe Intermuseum Conservation Association is a non-profit regional art conservation center located in Cleveland, OH. It was the first such regional conservation laboratory in the United States. The ICA currently offers conservation and preservation treatments for paintings, murals, works on paper,...
http://www.ica-artconservation.org - Midwest Regional Conservation GuildMidwest Regional Conservation GuildThe Midwest Regional Conservation Guild is a professional conservation association in the Midwestern United States.-History:The MRCG was formed in 1980 by art conservation and restoration professionals with the purpose of bringing together those individuals in the Midwest region interested in...
http://mrcg.wik.is/ - Washington Conservation Guild
- Western Association for Art Conservation
- Bay Area Conservation Guild
European
- European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations A.I.S.B.L. / Confederation Européenne des Organisations de Conservateurs-Restaurateurs A.I.S.B.L. http://www.ecco-eu.org/
International
- International Institute for ConservationInternational Institute for ConservationThe International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works is a global membership organisation for conservation professionals; with over two thousand members, in over fifty countries...
of Historic and Artistic Works http://www.iiconservation.org/ - International Council Of Museums - Committee for Conservation http://www.icom-cc.org/
- The Society for the protection of Natural History Collections http://www.spnhc.org/
- International Center for the study of preservation of Cultural Property ICCROMhttp://www.iccrom.org/
- A-RSF - Restauradores Sin Fronteras - Organización de cooperación al desarrollo para la salvaguarda del Patrimonio Cultural -http://www.a-rsf.org