The Open Palace Programme is now open for applications for Summer 2017. It is a 20 day programme in the UK that offers you the chance to: - Step behind the scenes at some of the most significant palaces and mansions in the UK including Hampton Court, Kensington Palace and the Tower of London - Learn from the palace professionals how to conserve, present and interpret sites and collections - Take part in hands on activities tackling real challenges alongside the experts - Immerse yourself in history where it happened - Handle fascinating historical artefacts and records - Gain invaluable experience and contacts for your resume - Benefit from bespoke careers advice - Visit and stay in some of the most delightful historic parts of England including Bath,Brighton,London, Stowe, Windsor and Buckingham These experiences provide a richness and diversity with which few individual placements or internships can compare. For further information please visit: http://openpalace.co Places are offered to candidates who send appropriate applications on a ‘first come,first served’ basis. This year we are delighted to have achieved 4 Bursaries including a new Museums Australia and a new Museums Aotearoa sponsored bursary. Details of these bursaries are now available on our website. On 23 August 2016 at 18:30, Mina, Laura <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The Textile Specialty Group (TSG) of the American Institute for > Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) is seeking abstracts for > the 45th Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, IL, USA, May 28 through June 1, > 2017. > > > > The theme for this meeting will be “Treatments 2017: Innovation in > Conservation and Collection Care.” > > > > Colleagues are invited to submit abstracts that address the theme from > many perspectives including (but not limited to): > > · Innovations in treatments, exhibition mounts, and storage > systems > > · Reflections on historical practices that have evolved or been > replaced > > · New technologies used in treatments, storage, analyses, or > documentation > > · Collections care strategies that reduce the need for, or extent > of, interventive treatments > > · Collaborative and cross-disciplinary work with conservators in > other specializations, collections care colleagues, scientists, curators, > and other allied professionals > > · Treatments that did not go as planned > > · Ethical considerations and decision making during treatments > and collections care work > > Abstracts relating to cleaning treatments are particularly encouraged: > > · Wet cleaning > > · Bleach treatments > > · Use of solvents > > · Poultices and other spot treatments > > While abstracts that directly relate to the meeting theme are strongly > encouraged, the selection committee also welcomes all scholarly submissions > that broadly relate to textile conservation. > > > > The deadline for submitting materials is *Monday, September 12th, 2016 at > 11:59EST* > > > > For more information about the Annual Meeting > > http://www.conservation-us.org/annual-meeting > > > > To see the full Call for Papers and Submission Guidelines > > http://www.conservation-us.org/annual-meeting/call-for- > submissions#.V6Oug_krKUk > > > > Please contact TSG Program Chair Laura Mina if you have any questions, > comments, or suggestions. > > [log in to unmask] > > > > Best wishes, > > Laura > > > > > > -- > > Laura Mina > Associate Conservator > The Costume Institute > 212 731 1047 > > * The Metropolitan Museum of Art* > 1000 Fifth Avenue > New York, NY 10028 > @metmuseum <https://www.instagram.com/metmuseum> > metmuseum.org <http://www.metmuseum.org/> > > >