This short list is not meant to be exhaustive, we just wanted to put in evidence some places we found in the WWW that could be useful to people interested in conservation, preservation and restoration of works of art.
If anyone wants to indicate new locations, please contact us; we will visit the place and decide if add the link to our list.
http://www.natmus.min.dk/cons/iic/
This is the place we found about the famous IIC [International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, London,UK]; they publish quite a good magazine, "Studies in Conservation". Write for more informations to: iicon@compuserve.com.
The link to one of the most famous museums of all the world, the J.Paul Getty Museum. You will find thousands of very special things to visit. We add one more link to take you quickly to an interesting place inside the Getty.
"ICOMOS [International Council on Monuments and Sites] is an international organization of professionals dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites. Through National and International Scientific committees, symposia, and other meetings, ICOMOS provides a forum for professional dialogue and a vehicle for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of information on conservation principles, techniques, and policies." Excerpt taken from ICOMOS homage; it sounds interesting and, yes, it is very interesting. At this site site you will find a lot of other links to organizations working with the conservation of world cultural heritage.
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/~wl0libash/res.htm
We find this site quite an interesting one if you are looking for a visit to the most famous Museums all over the world; not so much to do with restoration but thousands of pictures and links for an endless trip in the world of art. Really worth a visit to this UK University. For a very comprehensive list of museums around the world just click here:
http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/other/museums/world.html
ICOM , the International Council of Museums, is "[..]devoted to the promotion and development of museums and the museum profession at an international level. ICOM is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) maintaining formal relations with UNESCO. It has a consultative status to the United Nations' Economic and Social Council. ICOM was created in 1946 and has around 13,000 members in 145 countries. The membership participates in the activities of 112 National Committees and 25 International Committees. Some National Committees have also organised on a regional level to reinforce their action". For everybody interested in museums the definitive WEB place to go. The list you find in the link above is an ICOM resource.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
This is the CoOL place, that is to say Conservation on Line. A name that is quite appropriate to one of the richest site for documentation about conservation of libraries, archives and museums. Go there and see by yourself.
ICCROM [International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property] is a long time established cultural organization, located in one of the largest building in Rome. Anyone involved in restoration MUST know ICCROM, so visit their pages immediately.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/conservation/jcms/
"Published under the auspices of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, the Journal exists as an academic World Wide Web publication, disseminating information to the global conservation and museum community." A small but good try at publishing a WEB magazine; you can find some nice articles, too.
The French site of IIC, small but quite interesting and rich of links.
You will find informations about the LRMH, national laboratory of France
for research applied to historical monuments.
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