Applications Close: 20 March

There is still time to apply for a place on this year’s Victorian Society in America London Summer School, which takes place 28 June – 12 July 2025. Now in its 49th year, the Summer School is a two-week intensive postgraduate study course in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century architecture and decorative arts. From its hotel base in Bloomsbury, the Summer School explores Victorian and Edwardian London, with lectures by distinguished scholars and behind-the-scenes visits to significant sites. Six days are spent visiting the great industrial cities of the north of England, and masterpieces of the Arts and Crafts movement in the Cotswolds. The VSA is an IHBC-registered CPD provider.

For more information on how to apply for places and scholarships, please visit: London Summer School – Victorian Society

Inquiries can be directed to Anne Mallek at admin@vsasummerschools.org 

Applications close: 4th March 2025

ICCROM has a long history of developing and implementing research and training on conserving and managing urban and built heritage. From 1960 to 1988, the International Architectural Conservation Course (ARC) equipped professionals from various disciplines with the knowledge and tools to develop a mutual understanding of architectural conservation. Recognizing the evolving challenges in built heritage conservation, ICCROM launched the Integrated Territorial and Urban Conservation Programme (ITUC) in 1995. The programme aimed to integrate urban conservation with urban and territorial planning systems, focusing on landscapes or larger territories and recognizing the dynamic relationship between people and heritage. Building on ARC and ITUC courses, ICCROM developed a new course, Conservation of Built Heritage (CBH), which combined theoretical and practical capacity building for professionals from a wide range of disciplines. 

Additionally, ICCROM has also collaborated with partners to develop courses linked with built heritage, such as archaeological heritage, mural paintings, stone and wood conservation. 

The Sustainability and Built Heritage programme focuses on several priority areas that aim to address conservation challenges in the light of current global challenges such as disasters, climate change, conflicts and ill-conceived tourism and development. It also strives towards designing, testing and implementing tools and methodologies based on cutting-edge digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence for documentation, assessing damages and risks, long-term monitoring as well as developing sustainable post-crisis recovery, conservation and management practices for built and urban heritage. It also aims to develop new initiatives aimed at conservation of modern materials such as concrete. 

This internship offers the opportunity to work closely with a dynamic team engaged in projects addressing research and capacity development for built heritage conservation, post-crisis recovery and urban heritage management for sustainable development. The selected candidate will gain insights into international heritage protection initiatives, learn project management techniques, and develop professional skills in a multicultural environment.

For more information, visit the website here

The Herbert Baker Society and University of York have recently been successful in securing funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, for a PhD research project focusing on Sir Herbert Baker. For more information, please visit the website.
 
The deadline for expressions of interest is noon on Wednesday 5th March 2025.

We give grants for the conservation of our historic church interiors and churchyard structures in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Pilgrim Trust, the Radcliffe Trust, the Oswald Allen Bequest, the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, the Gunnis Fund, and the Anglican Parish Churches Fund.

If you are interested in grants for Net Zero Carbon projects, please visit the Net zero carbon projects for churches webpage. 

Includes:

Grants for historic church interiors and churchyard structures

Conservation report and groundwork grants

Find out more here

Nominations for the 2025 Plowden Medal Conservation Award are open until Friday 16^th May 2025. If you know of any talented conservators who deserve recognition for their work, please consider nominating them and sharing the details with your network.

The nomination form can be completed online and the deadline for nominations is Friday 16^th May 2025. The medal will be presented to the winner in the Autumn.

We encourage you to attend one of our open surgeries where members of the Committee will be able to answer any queries about the nomination process and completing the nomination form. These will be held on Tuesday 18^th February and Tuesday 4^th March @11am on Zoom. To register or for any queries please email plowdenmedal@rwha.co.uk

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