Dinah Eastop - The Impact of Cross-Disciplinary Conservation on Social Development 16th & 17th May at the UCL Institute of Archaeology

Dinah Eastop (National Archives, UK)

Learning from archives: integrating preservation and access

Eastop introduces the inter-disciplinary approach to conservation (understood as investigation, preservation and presentation) adopted at The National Archives (UK) and links it to the democratic mandate of the institution. The paper highlights the underpinning conceptual and practical approaches used to make conservation sustainable by integrating strategies for preservation and access. It demonstrates the engagement of local groups in the development of archival records, the democratic ethos of The National Archives, and how this ethos is manifested in practice. The main conclusion is that the archive sector can provide excellent models for managing cultural heritage in a way that is sustainable in environmental, social and economic terms.

Miriam Clavir - The Impact of Cross-Disciplinary Conservation on Social Development 16th & 17th May at the UCL Institute of Archaeology

Miriam Clavir (Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Canada)

Conservation and collaboration

Clavir reviews changes in the last thirty years, using Canada as an example, that have prompted conservation’s material-based field to incorporate values related to the intangible attributes of objects in museum collections. The following questions are then asked: today, are the conservation field’s own self-image of what we do, the idea employers have of our competencies, and what is taught in our conservation training programs, sufficiently addressing concerns indigenous people have voiced in relation to the preservation of their belongings?  In addition, can we say that collaboration is now a recognized conservation skill?  She will illustrate three examples where relationships are part of a project’s goal, not just conservation.

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Jody Butterworth: The Impact of Cross-Disciplinary Conservation on Social Development 16th & 17th May at the UCL Institute of Archaeology (Jody Butterworth)

Jody Butterworth (British Library, UK)

The Endangered Archives Programme (EAP): a global approach to saving vulnerable material

Butterworth discusses EAP’s aims to raise awareness of vulnerable material and encourage initiatives that will combat further loss and destruction. The project promotes a better understanding of archival standards, particularly of cataloguing and preservation as well as promoting scholarship and research of previously scarcely known archives. The paper discusses and compares several past projects where true partnership and training have taken place and produced successful outcomes for all parties concerned, both locally and abroad.

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The Impact of Cross-Disciplinary Conservation on Social Development 16th & 17th May 2014 (Timetable)

The Institute of Archaeology Annual Conference 2014, titled 'The impact of cross-disciplinary conservation on social development' has now released a tentative timetable.  

The conference will be held Friday and Saturday, 16 & 17 May 2014, at the UCL Institute of Archaeology in Lecture Theatre G6 from 8:30 to 18:00.  Conference posters will be on display all day Friday in room 612.

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Please note that this is a tentative timetable. Details may change without prior notice. 

Friday                                         16th May 2014 Day 1
8.30-9.30	Registration
Session 1
9.30-9.40	Conference Opening
9.40-10.05	M Clavir. Conservation and collaboration: a discussion
10.10-10.30	A M Deisser. The nature of culture and culture of nature: conservation perspectives
10.35-10.55	E W Wahome & Mugwima B. Njuguna. Conserving for whom? Sociological impediments in heritage conservation in Kenya.
11.55-11.25	Break
11.25-11.30	Opening
11.30-11.50	C Collins. Conservation as a support for grief and expression
11.55-12.15	A Guy. Engaging the public with landscape scale conservation
12.15-12.45	Discussion
12.45-1415	Lunch (not provided)
13.05-14.05	Open Lab
Session 2
14.15-14.20	Opening
14.20-14.40	N Arafat. Restoration in a crisis area: a struggle towards development
14.45-15.05	J Butterworth. The Endangered Archives Programme (EAP): a global approach to saving vulnerable material
15.10-15.30	D Goodburn-Brown. Conservation as a retail opportunity
15.30-16.00	Break
16.05-16.10
16.10-16.30	C Magee.The Washoe People at Lake Tahoe: the reciprocal relationship of tourism and cultural heritage preservation
16.35-16.55	R Peters. Conservation and engagement
16.55-17.25	Discussion
17.30-20.00	Reception
18.00-19.30	Poster session
Saturday                                     17th May 2014 Day 2
Session 3
9.30-9.50		Registration
10.00-10.10		Opening
10.10-10.30		E Pye. Conservation and wellbeing
10.35-10.55		C Spence: Open lab project: successfully addressing the skills deficit of volunteer community archaeologists in Lincolnshire
11.00-11.20		F Ravaioli. Selecting locally accessible materials for use in preventive conservation
11.20-11.50		Break
11.50-11.55
11.55-12.15		D Eastop. Learning from archives: integrating preservation and access
12.40-13.00		J Johnson et al. The role of conservation education in reconciliation: the example of the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage.
13.00-13.30		Discussion
13.30-14.30		Lunch (not provided)
Session 4
14.30-14.35		Opening
14.35-14.55		D Sully. Creating conservation communities
15.00-15.20		P Greaves et al. The Staffordshire Hoard Conservation Programme and the Mercian Trail: reaffirming regional pride in our Anglo-Saxon past
15.25-15.45		A T Ronchi. Community involvement in built heritage conservation: a learning tool for local development
15.45-16.15		Break
16.15-16.20
16.20-16.40		G K Wafula. Archaeological heritage and public benefits: effectiveness of Kenya’s legal administrative and policy framework
16.45-17.05		M Sibanda. Contesting power and knowledge in conservation: a case of Sengwe in Zimbabwe
17.05-17.35		Discussion
17.35-17.45		Closing

The Impact of Cross-Disciplinary Conservation on Social Development 16th & 17th May 2014

The Institute of Archaeology Annual Conference 2014, titled 'The impact of cross-disciplinary conservation on social development' has selected a slate of presenters.  The conference will be held Friday and Saturday, 16 & 17 May 2014, at the UCL Institute of Archaeology in Lecture Theatre G6 from 8:30 to 18:00.  Conference posters will be on display all day Friday in room 612. A Friday evening reception will be held, giving people time to view and discuss the presentations. 

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Conservation decision-making processes are influenced by local, national and international socio-economic factors and their associated contexts. Conversely, conservation can also significantly affect socio-economic development and lead to improvements in people’s lives. Understanding layers of history, values, how they are shaped, their contexts, motivations, and their impact form the fundamental basis for effective decision-making processes in conservation today.

The conference will explore the impact of conservation ethics and practices on socio-cultural, economic and ecological contexts in need of development, areas of post-conflict recovery and reconstruction due to natural disasters.  The main purpose of the conference is to stimulate lasting discussion (within heritage conservation, the broader field of heritage, and nature conservation) on how the practice of conservation can promote human wellbeing and economic prosperity, support conflict or disaster recovery, and foster social cohesion.

Take advantage of the early bird fees! And check out our stunning list of presenters!

Naseer Arafat (Arafat Soap Factory, Palestine); Jody Butterworth (The British Library, UK); Miriam Clavir (Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Canada); Chris Collins (Natural History Museum, UK); Anne-Marie Deisser (University of Nairobi, Kenya); Dinah Eastop (National Archives, UK); Dana Goodburn-Brown (CSI: Sittingbourne Project, UK); Pieta Greaves, Simon Cane, David Symons, Cathy Shingler and Elizabeth Thatcher (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, UK); Adam Guy (University College London, UK); Jessica Johnson, Brian M Lione, Kim Cullen Cobb (Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage, Iraq); Sophia Labadi (University of Kent); Renata F Peters (University College London, UK); Elizabeth Pye (University College London, UK); Flavia Ravaioli (University College London, UK); Anna Teresa Ronchi (Politecnico de Milano, Italy); Manasa Sibanda (Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe); Craig Spence (Bishop Grosseteste University, UK); Dean Sully (University College London, UK); Gilbert K. Wafula (University of Nairobi, Kenya); Ephraim Wahome (University of Nairobi, Kenya).

Sofia Aleixo (Évora University, Portugal); Laura D’Alessandro (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, USA); Dominica D’Arcangelo, Sally MacDonald and Melina Smirniou (University College London, UK);Dimitris Chatzigiannis (University College London, UK - alumnus); Yuqi Chock (University College London, UK); Abigail Duckor and Anna Funke (University College London, UK); Francesca Guiducci (University College London, UK - alumna); Kristen Gillette (University College London, UK); Madeline Hagerman (University College London, UK); Muzhgan Hamraz (Kabul University, Afghanistan); Misa Tamura (British Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum, UK); Katarzina Jarosz (International University of Logistics and Transport, Wrocław, Poland); Megan Narvey (University College London, UK); Elia Quijano Quinones (University College London, UK); Sylvia Dorsch Schweri (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA, USA); Patricia Torres Sepulveda (University College London, UK); Louise Smith (University College London, UK); Seiko Tokuda (University College London, UK); Melany Hoshun Wan (Matho Museum Project).

This event is being organised by the UCL Conservation and Development Research Network, in collaboration with the Heritage Conservation and Human Rights Network (University of Nairobi) and the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (University of Delaware). 

The two-day conference, on 16-17 May 2014, has been awarded the UCL Institute of  Archaeology's Conference Competition award as well as being a winner of a 2013 UCL Grand Challenges Small Grant (Intercultural Interaction). 

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Conservation Impact on Living heritage, by E. Q.

Conservation decisions can impact on social systems of meaning, uses and functions of objects. Working with the tangible spheres of objects can also affect intangible aspects. Examples of the impact of conservation can be seen more clearly when conservators work with living heritage and communities.