IHBC's Support Officer @CarlaPianese at ICON Conference: Turn and Face the Change. Conservation in the 21st Century pic.twitter.com/udlzjMehv8
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IHBC Support Officer Carla Pianese, also a supporter member of the Institute of Conservation, ICON, represented the IHBC at ICON’s 2016 Triennial conference in Birmingham, hosting the IHBC’s stand and introducing the IHBC to many interested delegates and colleagues.
Reporting on the conference Carla Pianese said:
‘I am delighted to represent IHBC at the third Triennial ICON Conference `Turn and Face the Change: Conservation in the 21st Century` in Birmingham.
‘The conference offered a wealth of presentations that questioned accepted practices, explored how science and technology can contribute to our knowledge, and provided insights into developing practice, while the headline events have been most impressive.’
‘On Thursday the keynote speaker, Dr James Noyes, author of The Politics of Iconoclasm’, discussed the impact of social and political change to both the tangible and intangible concept of heritage, as well as heritage and destruction in the Middle East and the conservation of ruins: what is deemed to be valued and why? This raised the interesting concept of heritage as vision that entails social justice, economic and society.’
‘Dr Noyes was followed by Jonathan Ashley-Smith, whose interests focus on decision-making in the field of cultural heritage’, and who offered a thought-provoking talk on the loss of craft skills in conservation practice’
‘Later sessions covered conservation standards; the importance of CPD for the profession and using standards to support decision making in relation to the impact of building works, all with, as I write, lots more to come on the Friday.’
‘Hosting the IHBC’s stand at ICON also has offered a great opportunity to raise awareness and disseminate information on what we do and how IHBC operates across the UK. I’m delighted to say that many delegates were very interested in our work, especially those involved in preventive conservation and historic interiors, and were very keen on find out more about us. It was also a great chance to meet some of the ICON members who also are members of the IHBC.’
‘Clearly the conservators’ world and that of the historic built environment have the potential to establish more collaborative working together, founded on our common concerns for heritage. In my role as the IHBC’s Support Officer, I am keen to generate more joint training and advocacy events, helping empower people into the profession and increase dialogue among professionals in charge of buildings and collections.’
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See the impressive programme
