The Course

The purpose of the course is to discuss and practice the risk management approach to the management of cultural property. Risk management can be understood as not only the management of rare catastrophes, but also the management of slow continual hazards, and everything in between. At the core of risk management is the concept of “loss of value,” which depends on the concept of the value of the collections. Thus risk management becomes an integrated institutional view of both the use and the conservation of cultural property. It provides a reliable tool to establish priorities and design strategies . The course focuses on the principles of risk management in the field of cultural property, and reviews current interpretations and applications. It examines the best available research to enhance estimates of risk. Participants practice the systematic stages of risk management in teams, from risk assessment of a real museum or archive collection, to development of options for risk mitigation . The course emphasizes risk communication, and participants will have various opportunities to exercise this skill.

The Course Methodology

The course builds on the successes of the 2003 and 2005 ICCROM-CCI courses, using workshops, case studies, seminars, and presentations. Participants will share in a variety of large and small group activities. Significant time will be allocated for independent consultation with CCI’s expert conservators and scientists, and for research in the CCI library on participants’ projects related to the course.

Participants

The course is designed for collection managers, curators, registrars, conservators, and also directors of small to medium size museums, galleries, and archives, from all regions of the world. The course will also interest educators and professionals who teach collection management and preventive conservation, in either an academic or a vocational environment. Candidates must submit, with their formal application, a 500-word summary of their experience and the way in which the course relates to their current or future projects. A maximum of 20 participants will be selected from among the applicants.

Teaching Team

CCI, ICCROM, ICN, CMN and associated professionals.

Working Language

English. Course notes in English and French.

Course Fee

CAN $1050 (approximately US$ 900).

Travel, Accommodation and Living Expenses

Participants will be responsible for their round trip travel costs to and from Ottawa. In order to cover living costs in Ottawa during the course, participants should plan for a minimum total allowance of CAN$1900 (approximately US$1620). This sum would include the costs of accommodation in moderately priced hotel rooms (which CCI will locate for participants). Candidates are strongly encouraged to seek financial support from sources such as governmental institutions, employers and funding agencies. The organizers may be able to offer a limited number of scholarships to selected candidates who have been unable to secure funding.

Application

Please use the ‘Course application form’ at http://www.iccrom.org/eng/training/forms.htm and mail to the following address, to be used for all correspondence relative to the course:

Learning and Development Officer
Canadian Conservation Institute
1030 Innes Rd, Ottawa ON, K1A OM5
CANADA
Tel: +1 613 998 3721 xt 114
Fax: +1 613 998 4721,
E-mail: julie_murtagh@pch.gc.ca

Candidates’ applications must be received by February 28, 2006