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ICOM-CC 2024 Flyer

Join us now!

By joining ICOM-CC, the International Committee for Conservation, you become part of the largest worldwide network of conservation professionals, which aims to promote the investigation, analysis and conservation of culturally and historically significant works, and to further the goals of the conservation profession.

Benefits of membership

Subscription to ICOM-CC e-zine On Board
Participation in Working Groups including subscription to Working Group Newsletters
Reduced registration fees at the ICOM-CC Triennial Conferences and Interim Meetings of Working Groups when applicable
Voting rights for matters such as the election of the Directory Board members and Working Group Coordinators
Eligibility to stand for office within the ICOM-CC structure as a Directory Board member or Working Group Coordinator
For more information about becoming a member of ICOM and ICOM-CC visit our website: www.icom-cc.com

Connect to our network

ICOM-CC is the largest of the 34 International Committees of ICOM.

By being member of ICOM-CC you are also connected to the global network of:

55,000+ museums and museum professionals
5000+ professionals in conservation
125 ICOM National Committees
34 ICOM International Committees
8 ICOM Regional Alliances

Where to find us?

Explore ICOM-CC and the 21 Working Groups at: www.icom-cc.org
Download our free publications: www.icom-cc-publications-online.org
Visit the Triennial Conference Oslo 2026 website: www.icom-cc2026.org

ICOM-CC’s sustaining partners

Getty Conservation Institute (GCI)
Getty Foundation
Stichting ICOM-CC FUND

Donate today to support our projects:
https://www.icom-cc.org/en/icom-cc-fund

Share our passion

ICOM-CC is made up of 21 working groups and offers over 5000 conservators, scientists, curators and other professionals the opportunity to collaborate, study and promote the conservation and analysis of culturally and historically significant works.

ICOM-CC’s 21 Working Groups

Archaeological Materials and Sites
Art Technological Source Research
Documentation
Education and Training in Conservation
Glass and Ceramics
Graphic Documents
Leather and Related Materials
Metals
Modern Materials and Contemporary Art
Murals, Stone, and Rock Art
Natural History Collections
Objects from Indigenous and World Cultures
Paintings
Photographic Materials
Preventive Conservation
Scientific Research
Sculpture, Polychromy, and Architectural Decorations
Textiles
Theory, History, and Ethics of Conservation
Wet Organic Archaeological Materials
Wood, Furniture, and Lacquer

Brighten your vision

ICOM-CC aims to promote the conservation of culturally and historically significant works and to further the goals of the conservation profession around the world.

ICOM-CC strategic plan 2023-2026

During the triennial period 2023-2026, ICOM-CC will be guided by the following objectives:

Advocate and celebrate the essential role of conservation philosophy in practice to the sustainable development of museums and the excellence of the work carried out by our members.
Explore and develop new opportunities for crossdisciplinary collaboration within the ICOM community.
Recognising that conservation is a global undertaking, seek to deepen our member’s experience and engage new members in ICOM-CC.
Engage with the topic of sustainability throughout the ICOM-CC structure ensuring that the Committee’s work is effective in leading relevant professional practice.
Manage Committee operations in a consistent, professional, and efficient way.

Attend our activities

Triennial Conferences bring together professionals from all over the world who are interested in conservation. The Conference represents the apex of the triennial activity of the Committee and of its Working Groups.

The next Triennial Conference is 14 to 18 September 2026 in Oslo, Norway.
www.icom-cc2026.org

ICOM-CC’s past and future activities

Triennial Conference 2026, Oslo, Norway
ICOM General Conference 2025, Dubai, UAE
Triennial Conference 2023, Valencia, Spain
ICOM General Conference 2022, Prague, Czech Republic
Triennial Conference 2020, Beijing, China
ICOM General Conference 2019, Kyoto, Japan
Triennial Conference 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark
ICOM General Conference 2016, Milan, Italy
Triennial Conference 2014, Melbourne, Australia
ICOM General Conference 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Triennial Conference 2011, Lisbon, Portugal
ICOM General Conference 2010, Shanghai, China
Triennial Conference 2008, New Delhi, India
ICOM General Conference 2007, Vienna, Austria
Triennial Conference 2005, The Hague, Netherlands

Don’t forget to check out our past Working Group activities on the ICOM-CC Publications Online Platform.

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