2021 Annual Conference Association for Art History. Call for Papers: “Contemporary Art, Health and Medicine”

This panel explores the proliferation of artistic practices addressing medical and health-related subjects, both within and outside of traditional systems of art production and display. As well as the increasing prevalence of medical themes in the work of individual artists, contemporary art is now called on to interpret, communicate and produce health-related knowledge in academic research, medical museums and medical environments. The intersections between contemporary art and medicine have received little critical attention (to date, most work on art and medicine has focused on the 19th and early 20th centuries). As Jordanova notes, “we lack a basic map” of “the…

Webinars “Arquitetura e Transculturação: conexões transatlânticas | 2020” [“The Architecture and Transculturation: transatlantic connections | 2020]

Professora Ana Tostões, chair of docomomo International, participated on the initiative “Architecture and Transculturation event: transatlantic connections | 2020” of LoCAU (Laboratory of Criticism in Architecture, Urbanism and Urbanization) and, in this edition, in partnership with the PhD in Architecture and CITUA (Center for Innovation in Territory, Urbanism and Architecture), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (IST-UL). These webinars aim to promote and disseminate the debate on a thematic of transculturation in Architecture and Urbanism between Brazil, Europe and Africa. There will be five webinars, with speakers from Brazil, Europe and Africa. The webinars will take place every Thursday from…

Design Foundation for Women and Crafts

The experimentadesign presents its most recent program: the Design Foundation for Women and Crafts, an international initiative dedicated to the preservation, innovation and dissemination of handicrafts practice developed by women. In the era of widespread production and consumption and high technology, it is urgent to preserve manual knowledge – particularly that which actively contributes to the social cohesion of the communities in which it operates, which is closely linked to the sustainable management of planet’s resources and the preservation of a unique historical and cultural heritage. Already fragile, isolated, aged and, in many cases, endangered, artisan communities are risk groups…

Public consultation on opportunities offered by digital technologies for the culture heritage sector

The European Commission launched a public consultation in view of the evaluation and possible revision of its main policy instrument to support the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector. Digitization of cultural heritage, especially in high quality and with advanced technologies, can provide significant support to conservation, renovation, study and promotion of European cultural assets. In an age of accelerated global digital transformation, digitized cultural heritage items made available online are valuable resources for education, entertainment or further re-use. They also give a lot of visibility to Europe’s cultural diversity and can inspire a sense of belonging and shared European values….

BORDERS Festival 2020

ITSLIQUID Group, in collaboration with Venice Events and ACIT Venice – Italian-German Cultural Association, is proud to announce BORDERS FESTIVAL 2020 that will be held in Venice at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space and at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, from July 23 to August 21, 2020, with the participation of more than 120 artists from more than 30 countries. The openings will take place on the 23rd of July at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space and on the 24th of July at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello and they will last all day long, by appointment only. Here below all info to book your visit. OPENING July 23, 2020 THE…

Edinburgh Congress 2020 – Current Practices & Challenges in Built Heritage Conservation

The International Institute of Conservation’s (IIC) Edinburgh Congress “Practices and Challenges in Built Heritage Conservation” will take place online from 2 – 6 November 2020 – with opportunities for real world meet ups and livestreamed tours of remarkable built heritage across Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage site and surrounding areas. The program bridges the divide between built heritage and conservation around the world – with international sessions on the Mackintosh Building and Burrell Collection as well as examples of wall paintings at the Fengguo Temple in Yixian, China, to preservation strategies for painted tombs at El-Kurru, Sudan. Registrations from £35 for…

International Call: Reconnecting with your culture. Draw your heritage

EdA Esempi di Architettura International Research Center together with UNESCO University and Heritage and coordinated by Olimpia Niglio organized a project in order to bring the younger generations closer to the theme of cultural heritage. The project is addressed to all schools in the world and to children between 5 and 17 years old. The first presentation of the project will be held in Lima (Peru) on July 31st. Other presentations will follow in Latin America and then move on to Asia and Europe. Everything is done through Webinars. The main languages of the project are: English, French, and Spanish (UNESCO languages)….

Footprint 26 “The Architecture Competition as Contact Zone: Towards a Historiography of Cross-Cultural Exchanges” published

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that Footprint 26 is out now. This issue, edited by Jorge Mejía Hernández and Cathelijne Nuijsink, is dedicated to the theme “The Architecture Competition as Contact Zone: Towards a Historiography of Cross-Cultural Exchanges”. It includes research articles by Bénédicte Zimmermann; Bruno Gil, Susana Lobo and José Ribau Esteves; Carmela Cucuzzella; Jean-Pierre Chupin; Véronique Biau, Jodelle Zetlaoui-Léger and Bendicht Weber. This issue also includes review articles by Torsten Lange; Federico Ortiz; and Hamish Lonergan, as well as an interview with Sarah Williams Goldhagen. This issue of Footprint follows a double trajectory. On the one hand, it advances…

Recruiting 15 international PhD students in Marie Curie ITN SUBLime

Docomomo International informs that the SUBLime network is currently looking for dedicated and highly motivated Early Stage Researchers (ESR), who will join our team to craft the future of lime mortars/plasters in new construction and conservation of the built heritage. They are recruiting 15 international PhD students to be trained as European experts in Sustainable Building Lime applications via Circular Economy and Biomimetic Approaches (SUBLime). SUBLime is an European Training Network (ETN) program that will start in February 2021, as a Marie-Sklodowska-Curie action (Innovative Training Network – ITN) involving 9 countries in Europe. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your international career prospects: Original research…

Cycle of sessions of the Urbanism Meeting – “COVID 19 – Preparar as Cidades para Riscos Globais” [“COVID 19 – Preparing Cities for Global Risks”]

Docomomo International is pleased to present this year’s cycle of sessions of the Encontro de Urbanismo – “COVID 19 – Preparar as Cidades para Riscos Globais” [Urbanism Meeting – “COVID 19 – Preparing Cities for Global Risks”], coordinated by Prof. João Ferrão (Geographer, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon)  – will provide a comprehensive view on global systemic risks which become apparent through disruptive events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of these risks, and focusing on the immediate effects of the ongoing pandemic, it will be promoted a wide and informed debate in which citizens and specialists…